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VA - Direct Access Program - GDIT – Your Vision, Your Future, Innovation and Trust in Every Step - Virtual Scheduled 1-on-1s

UPDATE: Registration is now closed. If your firm is selected by GDIT for an appointment, you will receive additional correspondence from the Hosts and the Direct Access Support Team no later than Wednesday, November 18.

REGISTRATION NOTE:

  • Completing registration does NOT guarantee a 1-on-1 session with GDIT.
  • Firms NOT selected will receive communications from GDIT.

Date: Wednesday, December 2-3, 2020* Time:* By confirmed appointment only (20-minute meetings held between 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET) Virtual Format: Powered by Cisco Webex with audio and video capability* Deadline to register for consideration: *12:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 5, 2020 or whenever capacity is reached. Whichever comes first.

Note: Your registration is ONLY for consideration to be selected by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for a limited number of 20-minute virtual meetings. You must fully complete your profile, upload your capability statement and click \"submit\" to begin the meeting consideration process. GDIT is the sole decision-maker regarding firms selected to meet with its representatives. Selected firms will participate in a virtual 1-on-1 meeting which entails a video and audio interaction with GDIT representatives.

Company Opportunities

GDIT seeks specific skills as we grow our capacities to serve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Upcoming procurements and ongoing needs include professionals with experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), fraud waste and abuse, software architecture and development (including agile methodologies), cyber security, robotic process automation, machine learning, data analytics and cloud. In addition, existing work and strong qualifications from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are also of interest. It is worth noting that GDIT is not currently pursuing work in medical equipment or facility construction and maintenance. The details below summarize the business sectors, NAICS codes, capabilities, contract vehicles, agencies and socio-economic categories that are related to this event.

Business Sectors:

• Defense, Security & Justice

• Federal Health

• Civil Government

• State & Local/Higher Education

• Commercial

Applicable NAICS:

General IT NAICS Codes

NAICS Description

541511 Custom Computer Programming Services

541512 Computer Systems Design Services

541513 Computer Facilities Management Services

541519 Other Computer Related Services

Precision Medicine NAICS Codes

NAICS Description

339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

621511 Medical Laboratories

325411 Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing

Capabilities

• Robotic Process Automation

• Precision Medicine

• Artificial Intelligence

• Cyber Security

• Software-as-a-Service

• Human Capital as a Service

• Mobile Applications

• Managed Services

• Cloud Services

Contract Vehicles

• OASIS SB

• STARS II 8(a)

• Alliant SB

Agencies

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA)

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• United States Army

• U.S. Department of Health Human Services (HHS)

Federal Socio-Economic Classifications

• 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 (HUBZones)

• Minority-owned (Black-owned; Native American, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian, etc.)

State & Local/Higher Education Socio-Economic Classifications

• SBE - Small Business Enterprise

• DBE - Disadvantage Business Enterprise

• SDBE - Small Disadvantage Business Enterprise

• MBE - Minority Business Enterprise

• WBE - Women Business Enterprise

• MWBE - Minority - Woman Business Enterprise

• GLBT - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender

About Company

GDIT is supporting some of the most challenging and important government, defense, and intelligence missions across the country. At VA, our 500+ member team provides a variety of services from software architecture and development to technical service desk support to digitization of Veterans claims records to providing technical training on a variety of VA software applications. As a recipient of the 2021 Military Friendly Employer and the 2020 U.S Veterans Magazine Top Supplier Diversity and Top Veteran-Friendly Companies, GDIT is always seeking new small business partners who can bring innovative IT solutions to help us grow and serve the VA Mission.

If you have questions about this 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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Please note: Content on this Web page is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal advice or to be a comprehensive statement or analysis of application statures, regulations, and case law governing this topic. Rather, it's a plain language summary. If you are seeking claims assistance, your local VA regional office, a VA-recognized Veterans Service Organization, or a VA-accredited attorney or agent can help.