VA Acquisition Regulations; Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest; Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) concerning the requirement to include an Ethics in Government Act certification in solicitations. This amendment is necessary to delete this requirement due to the Clinger-Cohen Act, Section 4301, which stipulates that all certification requirements not required by law be eliminated from agency supplemental acquisition regulations. The implementing regulations of the procurement integrity provisions of the Act have eliminated any requirement for such certifications in solicitations. Therefore, since the certification is not required by law, it must be removed from the VAAR.