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Doing Business with the Department of Veterans Affairs October 20, 2016

Join the USPAAC Government Contracting 101 Webinar to learn about the vision, mission, and hierarchy of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for procurement readiness. Discover the differentiators and small business tips of the trade, and get information about the upcoming National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE) in Minneapolis.

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Doing Business with the Department of Veterans Affairs October 20, 2016

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  1. Doing Business with the Department of Veterans Affairs October 20, 2016 USPAAC Government Contracting 101 Webinar Chanel Bankston-Carter, Director Strategic Outreach and Communications

  2. Overview • Vision/Mission • Veterans Hierarchy • Be Prepared/Procurement Readiness • Differentiators • Kingdomware Inc. vs. United States • Small Business Tips of the trade • 2016 National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE) November 1-3rd, 2016 Minneapolis, Minnesota.

  3. Vision and Mission of VA OSDBU Vision Within the next five years, OSDBU will transform how procurement ready small businesses gain access to economic opportunity through increased awareness reduced risk, enhanced access, improved procurement mechanisms and better performance in order to enable Veterans to gain access to economic opportunity and promote Veteran employment. Mission Enable Veterans to gain access to economic opportunity by leveraging the federal procurement system and expanding participation of procurement ready small businesses.

  4. VETS FIRST Hierarchy A new procurement hierarchy within VA for open market procurements was created which places highest priority with SDVOSB then VOSB.  These small business groups are followed by 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned Small Business, then all other small businesses. 

  5. Be Prepared The Key to Success is being prepared…. Procurement Ready Checklist What does it mean for you?

  6. VOSBs: What are your Differentiators ? Differentiators is defined as unique features and/or benefits of a product, or aspects of a brand (your business), that set you apart from competing products or brands (other businesses).

  7. Supreme Court of the United States Decision on Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States “…provides that a contracting officer “shall award contracts” by restricting competition to veteran-owned small businesses if the officer reasonably expects that at least two such businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States.” 38 U. S. C.§8127(d).

  8. Small Business Tips of the Trade • BE VERIFIED ! • VA Business Intelligence Tool (VA BIT) • Website (BrightCloud)

  9. 2016 National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE) November 1-3rd, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN

  10. Small Business Resources • Learn more about VA at: http://www.va.gov • Learn more about VA OSBDU at: www.va.gov/osdbu • Conferences, Events, and Webinars: www.va.gov/osdbu/library/events • Public Law (P.L) 109-461: www.va.gov/ogc/docs/pl109-461.pdf • Vets First Contracting: www.va.gov/osdbu/verfication • National Veterans Small Business Engagement: www.nvsbe.com Download a copy of Doing Business with VA and Procurement Readiness Reference guides at: www.va.gov/osdbu/library/dbwva

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