VA Keeps Construction Paperwork Exactly the Same, Yawn
Published Date: 11/20/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing its paperwork rules for construction contracts without making any changes. Contractors working on VA projects will keep submitting cost schedules and work details as before. If you have thoughts, send them by December 22, 2025—no new fees or delays, just a smooth paperwork refresh!
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VA construction paperwork continues
If you are a contractor on VA construction projects, you must keep submitting the same schedules, cost proposals, coordination drawings, and statements required by VAAR clauses 852.232-70, 852.232-71, 852.236-72, 852.236-80, and 852.243-70. The collection keeps OMB Control No. 2900-0422, with an estimated annual burden of 2,974 hours, an average burden of 105 minutes per respondent, frequency listed as "More than quarterly," and an estimated 1,706 respondents.
Extension without change confirmed
The VA is renewing the existing information collection for VAAR construction provisions as an "extension without change" under OMB Control No. 2900-0422, so no new paperwork requirements or new clause text are being introduced by this renewal.
Deadline to submit comments: Dec 22, 2025
If you or your business want to comment on this information collection, submit comments by December 22, 2025 through the reginfo.gov portal (search OMB Control No. 2900-0422).
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