Notice2025-20743
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses 852.237-70, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance
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Published
November 24, 2025
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Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 224 (Monday, November 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53064-53065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20743]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0590]
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review:
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses
852.237-70, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; 852.228-
71, Indemnification and Insurance
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics,
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent by December 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, please type the following link into your
browser: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/publicdo/PRA/Main">www.reginfo.gov/publicdo/PRA/Main</a>, select ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments, then search the list for the
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0590.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow,
202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81d7c0d1d3c0c1f7e0afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eeb8afbebcafae988fc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clauses 852.237-70, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance;
852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0590. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>.
Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously
approved collection.
Abstract: VAAR clause 852.237-70, Indemnification and Medical
Liability Insurance, is used in lieu of Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) clause 52.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance,
in solicitations and contracts for the acquisition of nonpersonal
health care services. It requires the apparent successful bidder/
offeror, upon the request of the contracting officer, prior to contract
award, to furnish evidence of insurability of the offeror and/or all
health-care providers who will perform under the contract. In addition,
the clause requires the contractor, prior to commencement of services
under the contract, to provide Certificates of Insurance or insurance
policies evidencing that the firm possesses the types and amounts of
insurance required by the solicitation. The information is required in
order to protect VA by ensuring that the firm to which award may be
made and the individuals who may provide health care services under the
contract are insurable and that, following award, the contractor and
its employees will continue to possess the types and amounts of
insurance required by the solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will
not be held liable for any negligent acts of the contractor or its
employees and ensures that VA and VA beneficiaries are protected by
adequate insurance coverage.
VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance, is used in
solicitations for vehicle or aircraft services. It requires the
apparent successful bidder/offeror, prior to contract award, to furnish
evidence that the firm possesses the types and amounts of insurance
required by the solicitation. This evidence is in the form of a
certificate from the firm's insurance company. The information is
required to protect VA by ensuring that the firm to which award will be
made possesses the types and amounts of insurance required by the
solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will not be held liable for any
negligent acts of the contractor and ensures that VA beneficiaries and
the public are protected by adequate insurance coverage.
VA uses the information to determine whether additional contract
terms and conditions are necessary. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published at 90 FR
39264, August 14, 2025.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance--750 hours.
b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--250
hours.
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Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance--30 minutes.
b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--30
minutes.
Frequency of Response:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance--1 per each contract awarded.
b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--1 per
each contract awarded.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance--1500.
b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--500.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-20743 Filed 11-21-25; 8:45 am]
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