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Subpart 8-1.16—Reports of Identical Bids 8-1.1602 Definitions.

AUTHORITY: 72 Stat. 1114, sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 38 U.S.C. 210, 40 U.S.C. 486(c), unless othersise noted.

Subpart 8-1.1-Introduction

SOURCE: 37 FR 28057, Dec. 12, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

§ 8-1.101 Scope of subpart.

This subpart establishes the Veterans Administration Procurement Regulations (VAPR), Chapter 8 of the Federal Procurement Regulations System (41 CFR Chapter 8) and states its relationship to the Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR) 41 CFR Chapter 1, and to instructions governing the procurement operations of the Veterans Administration.

§ 8-1.102 Purpose.

The VAPR is prescribed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide direction, control, and uniformity in the agency's procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction).

§ 8-1.103 Authority.

VAPR is issued under 5 U.S.C. 301, 38 U.S.C. 210 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

§ 8-1.104 Applicability.

(a) The FPR applies to the general procurement operations of the agency (including construction) as implemented and supplemented by the VAPR.

(b) The FPR and VAPR will not apply to purchases and contracts which utilize General Post Funds when such regulations would infringe on a donor's prerogative to specify the exact item to be purchased and the source of supply.

(c) The FPR and VAPR will apply to the special procurement programs authorized by Title 38, United States Code (viz. Veterans Canteen Service and the Loan Guaranty programs), to the extent indicated in VAPR.

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