As of07/13/2018

RESCINDED/INACTIVE INFORMATION LETTERS

IL# / Subject / Effective Date / Expiration / Comments
90-91-3 / Evaluation of Surety Bonds / 3/4/1991 / Obsolete / The guidance in this IL has been incorporated into FAR Part 28 and VAAR Part 828; therefore, this IL is obsolete. Additional guidance was also provided in Acquisition Flash 13-03, dated December 7, 2012.
90-91-4 / Field Advisory Council / 5/29/1991 / Obsolete / The Field Advisory Council is now defunct. This IL is obsolete.
90-92-2 / Support of Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program / 4/16/1992 / Obsolete / With the issuance of further guidance (e.g., IL 001AL-10-06, Providing Guidance on Placing Items on Ability One’s Procurement List), and more recent policy - in addition to the former JWOD organization now being known as Ability One - this IL is obsolete.
90-92-3 / Preparation of proposed VAAR Changes / 6/11/1992 / Superseded / Superseded by IL 90-97-10, dated April 24, 1997.
90-92-5 / Deviations from the FAR and VAAR / 9/8/1992 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by more recent policy. Therefore, it has been deemed obsolete.
90-92-6 / Use of Multiple Award Federal Supply Schedules / 11/12/1992 / Obsolete / This IL promoted/reminded the acquisition community of the use of Multiple Award Federal Supply Schedules. As policy on this topic is established in the FAR, this IL is obsolete.
90-92-7 / Executive Order 12800 / 11/30/1992 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and is covered in FAR Clause 52.222.40.
90-93-3 / Differences between an Economy Act Interagency Agreement and a VA/DOD Sharing Agreement / 2/17/1993 / Superseded / This IL was superseded by more recent, VA Regulations and Policy Memoranda; i.e., IL 001AL-09-04, Managing Interagency Acquisitions, dated March 23, 2009, and VA PPM (2013-06) Interagency Acquisitions (IAs) Guidance and Procedures (Revised), dated December 31, 2013.
90-93-6 / Contractor Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, and FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era / 7/6/1993 / Rescinded and Replaced / Superseded by IL 90-96-3, dated 6/3/96.
90-94-5 / Charter - VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Advisory Board / 5/16/1994 / Obsolete / The Advisory Board is defunct. This IL is obsolete.
90-94-6 / New Format for Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Determinations / 8/10/1994 / Obsolete / This IL announced a new format for Service Contract Act Wage determinations and is now obsolete.
90-94-7 / Receipt of Overages / 8/18/1994 / Rescinded / Rescinded by IL 90-95-7 dated 7/6/1995.
90-95-2 / Baxter Healthcare Corporation Federal Government Customer Service Center / 2/1/1995 / Obsolete / VHA concurs that it is obsolete.
90-95-3 / Donations of Surplus Property to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) / 3/28/95 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-95-4 / Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card Program Implementation / 3/1/1995 / Obsolete / Superseded by ILs 90-97-7 and 049-08-06, and VA Government Purchase Card, VA Financial Procedures, Volume XVI, dated December 2014.
90-95-5 / Solicitation of Nominations for the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Advisory Board for 1995 / 2/27/1995 / Obsolete / This IL is obsolete. It was only open for nominations for four weeks, and nomination forms were to be kept on file for one year.
90-95-6 / VA Transportation and Logistics Center (VATLC)< General Freight Management Program for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) / 3/31/95 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-95-7 / Receipt of Overages / 7/6/95 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-95-8 / Replacement Community Nursing Home (CNH) Uniform Contract Formats / 6/15/1995 / Rescinded and Replaced / Rescinded by IL 049-02-15, Replacement Community Nursing Home (CNH) Uniform Contract Formats, dated September 19, 2002.
90-95-10 / Receipt and Distribution of Recycling Revenues / 8/23/95 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-95-13 / Accounting for Supply Fund Property Located at Field Facilities / 10/5/1995 / Obsolete / As per the CFO VA Supply Fund, this IL is now obsolete.
90-96-1 / Required Sources of Supplies and Services / 4/16/1996 / Obsolete / Updates to FAR Part 8 and VAAR Part 808 made this IL obsolete.
90-96-2 / Contracting Under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program / 5/13/1996 / Obsolete / This IL was for awareness and is obsolete.
90-96-3 / Contractor Compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, and FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era / 6/3/1996 / Superseded / This IL was superseded by ILs 001AL-10-14, dated 9/13/10, and IL 001AL-09-10, dated 8/7/09.
90-96-5 / Oracle Queries for VA Medical Centers / 6/24/1996 / Obsolete / No available longer on Government Website; deemed obsolete.
90-96-6 / Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) for Office Supplies Made and Sold by People Who Are Blind or Have Severe Disabilities / 9/30/1996 / Obsolete / This IL is over 19 years old with all mentioned contracts expired; the clarification provided in the attachment was of informational nature. This IL is no longer applicable and is deemed obsolete.
90-97-1 / Interim Acquisition Guidance for Health Care Resources Sharing Authority (Public Law 104-262) / 11/13/1996 / Obsolete / These procedures were incorporated into the 2008 VAAR. Additional guidance is provided via VA Directive 1663,dated August 10, 2006.
90-97-2 / Supply, Processing, and Distribution (SPD) Self Evaluation Guide / 12/11/1996 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-97-3 / 8(a) Program / 12/30/1997 / Obsolete / This IL provided clarification letter until the Department of Justice was able to complete its review. The issue has long been resolved and the IL is obsolete.
90-97-4 / Biological Monitoring of Sterilizers / 12/13/1996 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-97-5 / Reprint of the VAAR / 2/16/1997 / Obsolete / This IL announced the reprinting of the VAAR. It is now obsolete.
90-97-6 / Purchase of Recycled Paper / 2/20/1997 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by numerous, more recent VA policy and Executive Orders (EOs), including EO 13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, dated March 19, 2015, and is deemed obsolete.
90-97-7 / Use of Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) and Purchase Card / 2/21/1997 / Obsolete / This IL is over 18 years old and has been superseded by subsequent guidance.
90-97-8 / Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management (OA&MM) Web Site Management Responsibility / 2/25/1997 / Obsolete / OA&MM was reorganized and the OA&MM website is no longer accessible; therefore, this IL is obsolete.
90-97-9 / Contract Coverage for Field Standardization Projects / 3/26/1997 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-02-6, dated 4/16/02.
90-97-10 / Preparation of Proposed VAAR Changes / 4/24/1997 / Obsolete / Updated procedures for proposed VAAR changes were incorporated into the 2008 VAAR in subparts 801.403 and 801.404.
90-97-11 / Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program Accomplishments, Handbook, and Catalog / 4/29/1997 / Obsolete / With the issuance of further guidance, (e.g., IL 001AL-10-06, Providing Guidance on Placing Items on Ability One’s Procurement List), this IL is obsolete.
90-97-12 / Welfare to Work Program / 8/18/1997 / Obsolete / This guidance is obsolete, as it has been overcome by events.
90-97-13 / Copier Paper From General Services Administration (GSA) / 9/13/1997 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by more recent VA policy and Executive Orders (EOs), including EO 13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, dated March 19, 2015, and is deemed obsolete.
90-98-1 / Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Request for Quotation Provisions and Clauses / 11/5/1997 / Obsolete / This IL is outdated and has been overcome by events. It is therefore obsolete.
90-98-2 / Bar Code Scanners and Personal Computers for Electronic Commerce / 3/9/1998 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-98-3 / Earth Day 1998 / 3/31/1998 / Obsolete / This IL announced Earth Day 1998. It is obsolete.
90-98-4 / Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order Contracts / 6/10/1998 / Obsolete / IL 90-98-4, Competition under Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order Contracts, dated June 10, 1998, is obsolete since:
(1) FAR 16.505(b)(1) and FAR 16.505(b)(2) cover the information included in IL 90-98-4;
(2) VA PPM 2016 and its attached Class Deviation address compliance with Veterans First Contracting Program, 38 U.S.C. 8127 & 8128 for competitive acquisitions; and
(3) No current audit addresses the issue identified in IL 90-98-4 regarding non-compliance with FAR 16.505(b)(1) and FAR 16.595(b)(2).
90-98-5 / Use of Appropriations to Purchase Employee Business Cards / 6/10/1998 / Obsolete / This IL is no longer active.
90-98-6 / Procurement of Uniforms / 7/16/1998 / Superseded / Updated guidance provided in VHA Handbook 1850.04, dated 11/4/2011.
90-98-7 / General Freight Management Program for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Transportation and Logistics Center (VATLC) / 9/2/1998 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-98-8 / Year 2000 (Y2K) Contracting Issues / 12/1/1998 / Obsolete / Federal Register 79, No. 227 FR 70344, dated November 28, 2014, amended FAR Part 39 by deleting Y2K language. Therefore, this IL is obsolete.
90-99-1 / Procurement Marketing and Access Network (PRO-Net) / 2/1/1999 / Obsolete / PRO Net was integrated as part of CCR beginning in January 2004. Therefore, PRO Net is no longer applicable and is obsolete.
90-99-2 / Operator and Biomedical Maintenance Training Including Lodging and Travel / 2/11/1999 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-99-3 / Small Disadvantaged Business (8(a)) Program Direct Contracting / 6/15/1999 / Superseded / Superseded by IL 90-01-3.
90-99-4 / Use of the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 13.5 / 7/26/1999 / Superseded / Superseded based on several more recent policy updates, which include: Public Law 119-291, CCAC Letter 2012-01, and VA Class Deviation issued January 16, 2015.
90-99-5 / Acquisition Training / 11/24/1999 / Obsolete / This IL is obsolete as several new documents providing guidance have been produced since the time of its issuance; i.e., IL 049-05-2 Contracting Personnel Competencies, dated 10/14/2004; and OMB Policy letter 05-01 dated April 15, 2005.
90-00-1 / Preparation of Proposed VAAR Changes / 1/30/2000 / Obsolete / Updated procedures for this IL were incorporated into the VAAR, per subparts 842.102.
90-00-2 / Solicitation and Contract Review Procedures / 6/20/2000 / Obsolete / The updated procedures for proposed VAAR changes were incorporated into the 2008 VAAR.
90-00-3 / Forthcoming Policy Changes on Firearms and Motor Vehicles / 6/21/2000 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
90-00-4 / Management, Acquisition, and use of Information Technology and Capital Asset Procurements / 90-00-4 / Obsolete / With the issuance of VA Directive 4085 and VA Handbook 0011, the guidance contained in this IL has been superseded, therefore making this IL obsolete.
90-01-1 / Greening the Federal Government Executive Orders Implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) / 11/08/2000 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by more recent Executive Orders and VA policy and is deemed obsolete.
90-01-2 / Timely Delivery and Contract Performance / 11/9/2000 / Obsolete / This was informational guidance. It is no longer active.
90-01-3 / Small Disadvantaged Business (8(a)) Program Direct Contracting; View the Renewed and Reissued Partnership Agreement / 12/26/2000 / Obsolete / Obsolete - There is an expiration date of 6/30/2003 on the Partnership Agreement (PA) attached to the IL.
90-01-4 / Class Deviation from VAAR 819.7003 and VAAR Provision 852.219-70 / 5/11/2001 / Superseded / Superseded, as the VAAR has since been updated.
90-01-5 / Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 1998 Amendments / 6/25/2001 / Obsolete / Updated procedures for this IL were incorporated FAR Subpart 39.2. Technical guidance can be found at
90-01-6 / Contractor Personnel Security Requirements / 07/16/2001 / Obsolete / Since the issuance of this IL, numerous updates have been made to contractor personnel security requirements and to the Directives and Handbook that were utilized in conjunction with this IL, including VA Directive 0710, Personnel and National Information Security (updated June 24, 2010); VA Handbook 0710, Personnel and National Information Security (updated June 24, 2010 and May 5, 2016);and VHA Directive 6210, Automated Information Systems (AIS) Security, which was rescinded and replaced by VA Directive 6500 (dated August 4, 2006, and updated in September 2012).
90-01-7 / VA's Business Opportunities System (BOS) and FedBizOpps / 7/20/2001 / Rescinded / IL 90-01-10, which supplemented this IL, was replaced and rescinded by IL 049-07-6.
90-01-8 / Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Prime and Subcontracting Goals / 7/31/2001 / Obsolete / Superseded by VA Regulationsand Policy Memoranda and therefore deemed obsolete.
90-01-9 / Contracting for Conference and Training Space / 9/5/2001 / Obsolete / Based on the numerous updates to the policy since 2001, it has been determined that this IL is no longer applicable and is deemed obsolete.
90-01-10 / VA Business Opportunities System (BOS) User Training (eLearning Application) / 9/6/2001 / Rescinded / ILs 90-01-10 and 90-01-7 were rescinded by IL 049-07-6.
90-02-1 / Extension of Class Determination to Waive Synopsis Requirements When Certain Contract Conditions are Met / 12/18/2001 / Obsolete / The IL provides an expiration date of 9/30/2004. Therefore, no further action is needed.
90-02-2 / Enforcement of Controls on the Acquisition of Information Technology and Telecommunications / 01/08/03 / Superseded / Information and guidance contained in this IL have been superseded by the issuance of VA Directive 4085 and VA Handbook 0011.
049-02-3 / Existing Contracts with Arthur Andersen, LLP, and the Enron Corporation / 2/6/2001 / Obsolete / This has been overcome by events and is obsolete.
049-02-4 / Operator and Biomedical Maintenance Training (Including Lodging and Travel) / 2/7/2001 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
049-02-5 / Interim Guidance for VA's Energy Investments / 4/3/2002 / Obsolete / The interim guidance in this IL has been superseded by numerous updates in the past 13 years; therefore, it is obsolete.
049-02-6 / Contract Language for Field Standardization Projects / 4/16/2002 / Obsolete / Information in this IL has been superseded, rendering it obsolete. Guidanceon contract language for field standardization projects was incorporated into the 2008 VAAR, under 808.002 and subsequently revised via Class Deviation—Veterans First Contracting Program (VFCP 2016).
049-02-7 / Executive Order 13221, Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices / 4/16/2002 / No longer necessary / The language in the IL has been deemed redundant; therefore, the IL is no longer necessary.
049-02-8 / Special Contracting Methods Procedures for Service and Performance Based Service Contract Options Exceeding 5 Years / 4/30/2002 / Rescinded / This IL was superseded and rescinded.
049-02-9 / Protests, Claims, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as Factors in Past Performance and Source Selection Decisions / 5/6/2002 / Obsolete / This IL has been superseded by 80 FR 75906, dated Dec. 4, 2015, 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law, and was incorporated into the FAR in February 2016, under FAR 52.209-11.
049-02-10 / Revised Advisory and Assistance Services Approval / 6/13/2002 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-03-3, dated 12/12/02. IL 049-02-10 is not available; however, it is rescinded in the body of the language of IL 049-03-3.
049-02-11 / Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management / 7/5/2002 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, dated January 24, 2007; therefore, it is obsolete.
049-02-12 / Legal and Technical Review of Proposed Contracts for Conferences / 7/30/2002 / Obsolete / This IL is obsolete, having been superseded by more recent guidance: Acquisition Policy Flash! 13-06, Contracting for Conferences, dated January 31, 2013; and VA Handbook 0632, Section 5.3.b. (Mandatory RCE Actions), dated December 23, 2013.
049-02-13 / Clarification of Senior Level Contracting Officers as Selling Officials / 8/1/2002 / Obsolete / This IL has been superseded by VAAR 801.602 and is obsolete.
049-02-14 / Socioeconomic Goals / 9/3/2002 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by numerous, more recent VA Regulations and Policy Memoranda; therefore, it is obsolete.
049-02-15 / Replacement Community Nursing Home (CNH) Uniform Contract Formats / 9/19/2002 / Obsolete / With the issuance of VA Handbook 1143.2, VHA Community Nursing Home Oversight Procedures, dated June 4, 2004, the guidance and information contained in this IL is obsolete.
049-03-1 / Priorities for Use of Government Supply Sources / 11/20/2002 / Obsolete / This IL was superseded by more recent VA Regulations and Policy Memoranda, and is therefore obsolete.
049-03-2 / Change of Field Office Name / 11/21/2002 / Obsolete / This IL announced a change of field office name. It is now obsolete.
049-03-3 / Revised Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services / 12/12/2002 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-03-12, dated 8/5/2003.
049-03-4 / Class Deviation from VAAR 802.100 (a) Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) / 1/15/2003 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-03-10, dated 4/2/2003.
049-03-6 / Parameters of Contracting Authority / 3/17/2003 / Rescinded / Rescinded and replaced by VA Procurement Policy Memorandum (PPM) 2017-04, Interagency Acquisitions (IAs), Guidance, and Procedures (VAIQ 7640793), dated October 27, 2016.
049-03-5 / Center for Acquisition and Materiel Management Education Online Implementation / 1/16/2003 / Obsolete / This initiative has been replaced by other initiatives since 2003 (i.e., ACMIS and FAITIS). Finalized 9/30/2015.
049-03-7 / Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 / 3/4/2003 / Obsolete / VA Directive 6066, Protected Health Information (PHI) and Business Associate Agreements Management, dated September 2, 2014, provides current, updated guidance on implementing HIPPA. Given the updates to VAAR Part 824.1, and to VA Directives and Handbooks, this IL is no longer required and, therefore, deemed to be obsolete
049-03-8 / Abandonment and Destruction of Information Technology Equipment / 3/24/2003 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
049-03-9 / Evaluating the Contractor's Past Performance / 3/28/2003 / Rescinded and Replaced / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 001AL-10-03. Additionally, IL 001AL-10-03 has been rescinded by Procurement Policy Memorandum 2013-03, dated August 12, 2013.
049-03-10 / Revised Class Deviation from VAAR 802.100 (a) Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) / 4/2/2003 / Obsolete / The deviation included in this IL was incorporated into the 2008 VAAR which supersedes this IL, making it obsolete.
049-03-11 / Using Reverse Auctions to Acquire Goods and Services / 6/9/2003 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by Acquisition Flash 12-14, dated 4/6/2012.
049-03-12 / Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services / 8/5/2003 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-04-8, dated 4/8/2004.
049-03-13 / Shipping Policies When Contracting on Behalf of the Department of Defense / 9/11/2003 / Logistics / No longer active with PPS; transferred to Logistics Policy.
049-03-14 / Contracting With Veteran-Owned and Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses / 9/17/2003 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-06-1.
049-04-1 / The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, and Other Lists / 1/5/2004 / Rescinded and Replaced / This IL was rescinded and replaced by Procurement Policy Memorandum 2013-05 dated August 12, 2013 - see Acquisition Flash 13-11.
049-04-2 / Mandatory use of the Central Contractor Registration(CCR) / 1/6/2004 / Rescinded / Rescinded by Deputy Senior Procurement Executive memo of 8/4/16: Rescission of IL 049-04-2, Mandatory Use of the CCR, dated 1/6/04; and Class Deviation from FAR Sec 32.1110, Solicitation Provision and Contract Clauses, dated 11/2/03. CCR has been replaced by SAM (System for Awards Management).
049-04-4 / Implementing the Set-Aside Provisions of Public Law 108-183 for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns / 2/24/2004 / Rescinded and Replaced / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-04-9, dated June 4, 2004.
049-04-5 / Contract Bundling and Contract Bundling Reviews / 3/3/2004 / Rescinded and Replaced / This IL was rescinded and superseded by Acquisition Flash! 16-09 dated 6/22/2016.
049-04-6 / Revised Business Clearance Review Requirements and reporting Actual and Planned Awards of $5 Million or More / 3/4/2004 / Rescinded / This IL was rescinded and superseded by Acquisition Flash 15-07 dated 1/26/2015, and by PPM 2015-01, Reporting Requirements for Congressional Notification of Certain Actions, dated 1/26/2015.
049-04-7 / Maximizing Use of SmartBuy and Avoiding Duplication of Agency Activities with the President's E-Government Initiatives / 4/6/2004 / Obsolete / This IL has been overcome via FAR Case 2005-014 SmartBuy
049-04-8 / Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services / 4/8/2004 / Rescinded and Replaced / This IL was rescinded and replaced by IL 049-07-10, dated 8/13/07.