Program to obligate current funding authority to the VA Supply Fund for future re-obligation to fulfill intended program purposes.
What is the 1VA+ Program?
A program that, subject to an obligating agreement with the VA Supply Fund, extends availability of program funds for currently needed goods or services.
Typical 1VA+ Program Applications
- Information Technology Projects
- Telecommunications Projects
- Activation and other Equipment
- Larger programs that require longer planning or site development lead time
How is the 1VA+ Program Possible?
- VA Supply Fund has the authority
- The Supply Fund is Authorized
- as a revolving fund
- without fiscal year limitations to operate a supply system
- with cost reimbursements from appropriate customer sources
- VA authority - 38 U.S.C. 8121
How Does 1VA+ Program Work?
Technical guidelines are contained in
- VA Directive 7127
- VA Handbook 7127/3 (Part 5A Supply Fund Management, Section 5500, et al.)
- VA General Counsel opinion (VAOPGCAV 26-97)
General guidance conforms to the following Five Steps
- Step 1 - A formal agreement between a Program Office and the Supply Fund
- Certifies a current bona fide program need
- Identifies funds available for such needs
- Serves as the basis for an obligation from the Program Office to the Supply Fund
- Step 2 - The Supply Fund receives the obligation as an Unfilled Customer order and a Reimbursement Receivable.
- Step 3 - When the program office is ready to fulfill the certified bona fide need, the procurement is solicited and obligated against the Supply Fund accounts.
- Step 4 - As the customer order is fulfilled, the program office obligation to the Supply Fund is reduced.
- Step 5 - When agreement is fulfilled or after five years, the remaining program office obligation balance is returned to the Treasury.
What else do Program Officials Need to Know?
- VA Program Offices that have contracting authority retain the option to award and administer the contracts, if they have a station Supply Fund account.
- There is a 1% fee for executing 1VA+ Program agreement with the Supply Fund.
- Contract fees only apply if the Supply Fund awards/administers contracts.
- Do not cite Economy Act in Agreements.
- Funds not originally appropriated to VA must not have been received under Economy Act authority.
- 1VA+ Program is not available to OGAs or for NRM Projects.
1VA+ Program
1VA+ Program provides VA program officials
- a valuable option to preserve funding of authorized procurements;
- the ability to synchronize deliveries from major dollar purchases to the optimal point for installation and use; and
- a cost-effective alternative to the increasing VA use of GSA's FEDSIM project for IT project funds
Need more information on 1VA+ Program?
Contact - OA&MM CFO
Steve Graves
Email: steve.graves@mail.va.gov
Tele: (202) 273-6124
FAX: (202) 273-7158