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VA Direct Access Program – VHA Procurement & Logistics Office (P&LO) Regional Program Office (RPO) West NCO 20 Virtual Business Opportunity Session

Date: November 9, 2021

Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

Virtual Format: Powered by Cisco WebEx

Webex event recording: VA Direct Access Program – VHA Procurement & Logistics Office (P&LO) Regional Program Office (RPO) West Quarterl-20211109 2000-1

Recording link: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/lsr.php?RCID=0e7beeb85330864950965996f34c9ce4

Password: bPCSnx3*

RPO West NCO20 Presentation.pdf

Company Opportunities

Regional Procurement Office West’s Quarterly Small Business Virtual Event will cover the need-to-know Small Business Regulatory process to help increase your VA procurement readiness, regulatory understanding, and opportunities on winning a VA contract.

Subjects covered will include: VA Rule of Two, The Vet First Program, Small Business Hierarchy of Preference; discovering opportunities in sub-contracting, Forecast of Contracting Opportunities, and teaming/JV/Mentor Protégé.

Federal Socio-Economic Classifications

VHA is seeking small businesses associated with the following socioeconomic statuses.

• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

• Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

• 8(a)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

• Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

• Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone’s)

About The Program Office

The VHA Procurement and Logistics Organization (P&LO) healthcare support organization within the Operations and Management branch of VHA, serves in four fundamental roles:

Maintaining a supply chain management system for VHA by providing procurement and logistics services.
Exercising oversight and stewardship responsibilities for the VHA Procurement and Logistics Program to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and national policies governing federal acquisition and property management.
Ensuring customers are served in a manner that meets their needs.
Promoting excellence in business practices through acquisition, administrative, financial, and clinical efficiencies.

Applicable NAICS:

NAICS Description

236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing

334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant

Wholesalers

423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

561320 Temporary Help Services

621511 Medical Laboratories

811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

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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Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (eastern)

+1 202-461-4694

DirectAccess@va.gov

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