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Registration Closed - VA Office of Healthcare Transformation (OHT) Virtual Business Opportunity Session


U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Direct Access Program
 and
 Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
 Office of Healthcare Transformation (OIT)
 Virtual Business Opportunity Session

Next Generation Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) IDIQ


Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Virtual Format: Powered by Cisco Webex


Presentation: OSDBU DAP BusOpp IHT2-June2023-final.pdf

Session Recording Link: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/ldr.php?RCID=890a4be7c6238ea176d46d2960b015f2

Recording Link Password: Bpi3ufT$


Company Opportunities
The VA Office of Healthcare Transformation (OHT), in collaboration with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Direct Access Program (DAP), will host a virtual business opportunity session. This market research event is intended to identify prospective small business partners for potential or strategic partnership opportunities.

This event is an extension and in support of the following RFI via SAM.gov: 

  • SAM.gov posting R499--Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 IDIQ Contract: SAM.gov

 

 

  • NVSBC DC Networking Dinner & VetFedAcademy Information session (NVSBC VetFedAcademy event): “IHT 2.0 Update and the Integrated Teaming Model- What you should know” May 10, 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM ET

 

  • Industry Day session during VETS 23: Session BO206, VA SAC Contract Focus: IHT, May 23, 2023, 3:00-4:00 PM ET

 

Event Goals

By attending this virtual session, participants will:

  • Gain a better understanding of this VA program office’s needs and unique solicitation requirements
  • Help the Program Office to provide input on the contract vehicle’s structure and scope
  • Receive information to begin a networking opportunity to develop teaming or subcontracting partnerships

 

Community of Interest


 Capabilities

  • Experience as a prime contractor on large integrated complex efforts (VHA preferred)
  • Inter-agency program implementation
  • Leading organizational change in a large, complex regional or national (preferred) healthcare environment
  • Understanding of all aspects of health plan management including but not limited to operations, regulations, claims processing, covered services, provider contracting, budgeting, forecasting, care modalities, and fee schedules
  • Clear understanding of business architecture and design
  • Ability to quickly recruit high quality personnel through multiple channels, staff on short notice with experienced personnel, extensive reach-back capability, and access to unique subject matter experts
  • Experience and expertise in Program and Project Management and Integration, Improvement and Change Management
  • Experience with large, integrated, complex deployment efforts, such as Electronic Healthcare Modernization (EHRM) and High Reliability Organization (HRO)


Applicable NAICS
OHT is interested in Veteran-Owned and small businesses related to the following NAICS:

 

NAICS             Description

541611            Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
541618            Other Management Consulting Services
541690            Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
541990            All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

561110            Other Administrative Services
611430            Professional and Management Development Training

 

 

Targeted Federal Socio-Economic Classifications

OHT is seeking Veteran-Owned small businesses associated with the following socioeconomic statuses:

 

  • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
  • Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
  • Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
  • Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone)
  • 8(a)
  • Minority-Owned
  • Small Business
  • Large Business

 

 

About the Program Office

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Healthcare Transformation (OHT), is the thought leader that supports the Under Secretary for Health (USH) & Deputy Under Secretary for Health (DUSH’s) transformational agenda. The primary mission of OHT is to plan, engineer and implement enterprise Veteran-driven systems of care in support of VA priorities. Much of this work is complex, agile, responsive to the needs of the organization and requires expertise spanning all functions of healthcare.

 

Key Capabilities:

  • Program Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Business Operations
  • Rapid Design and Implementation
  • Change Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Strategic Implementation

 

Strategic Acquisition Center – Frederick (SAC-F) provides enterprise-wide solutions, dedicated acquisition support, program management expertise and non-IT life cycle management of for VA’s highly complex requirements through the delivery of strategically sound contracts.

 

 

If you have questions about the virtual event, please contact the Direct Access Program by email at directaccess@va.gov.

 

 

Location

Contact Us

Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern)
+1 202-461-4694
DirectAccess@va.gov
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