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Coming Soon - 1st Quarter FY2022 Construction and Facilities Management Virtual Scheduled 1 on 1 Meetings

1st Quarter FY 2022 Office of Construction and Facilities Management Virtual 1 on 1 Meetings

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!!!

Event Date:   Tuesday, November 23, 2021

KEY EVENT DATES

October 29, 2021  -  Registration Closes

November 1, 2021 - Deadline for Questions

Registration will close earlier than October 29 if the allotted 13 sessions are exhausted.


In response to the Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business community request to have business networking dialogue with a senior leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC), the Department made available a series of quarterly events.


The 1st Quarter FY 2022 event will be hosted by Mr. Zebulon Fox, (Acting) Eastern Region Director of Acquisition Support, Office of Facilities Acquisition, Office of Construction and Facilities Management for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The event is intended for firms operating under the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes:

236220 - General Construction

237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

541310 - Architectural

541330 - Engineering

541360 - Seismic Geophysical Surveying Services

The cost is free to attend. Space is limited; only 13 sessions are available.

One representative per firm will be permitted to participate.

This event is comprised of thirteen (13) 20-minute 1-on-1 meetings during which Mr. Fox can answer OALC-related questions. In preparation for the sessions, Mr. Fox will accept no more than 3 questions from each firm which will be addressed during the one-on-one meeting. Participating firms must provide its questions in advance to maximize the value of time invested.

Registration does not guarantee a session. If selected (based on registering before the allotted 13 sessions are exhausted) your firm will receive a confirmation email to include the time, session information and access link for virtual meeting .

When your session is confirmed, you must email the earlier mentioned three (3) questions by November 1, 2021 to directaccess@va.gov.

Annotate the subject line of your email as follows: Questions for Mr. Fox; November 23rd Virtual 1-on-1 Meetings.

If you have questions about the virtual event, please contact the Direct Access Program by e-mail at directaccess@va.gov or by phone at 202-461-4694. 




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