Conducting Business With the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Derrick Williams Small Business Liaison Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8)

2 VHA Structure – “VISNs” Veterans Integrated Service Networks

3 Service Area Offices (SAOs) East, Central, and West

Veteran Population:1,642,402 Unique Patients: 524,228 Total Outpatient Visits:8,000,000 Square Miles: 64,153 States/Territories: - Florida Counties (60) - Georgia Counties (19) - Puerto Rico - USVI Total VISN 8 Owned GSF: 7,515,104 Total VISN 8 Land: 707 Acres Total VISN 8 Leased NUSF: 1,671,490 VBA Regional Offices: 2 VA National Cemeteries: 8 The Nation’s Largest Network of VA Hospitals and Clinics Geographics / Demographics VISN 8 Information

5 VISN 8 Medical Centers C.W. Young VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FLwww.baypines.va.govwww.baypines.va.gov Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando, FLwww.orlando.va.govwww.orlando.va.gov West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, FL James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, FLwww.tampa.va.govwww.tampa.va.gov Lake City VA Medical Center, Lake City, FLwww.northflorida.va.govwww.northflorida.va.gov Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center, Miami, FLwww.miami.va.govwww.miami.va.gov San Juan VA Medical Center, San Juan, PRwww.caribbean.va.govwww.caribbean.va.gov

6 VA Small Business Program Goals Socioeconomic CategoryFY 2015 Small Business (SB) 32% Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) 12% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 10% Small Disadvantaged Businesses (including Section 8(a)) 5% Women-Owned Small Business 5% Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business 3%

How Do We Buy? Most of our construction requirements are fulfilled with our Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). Potential subcontractors can view posted requirements for the VISN 8 South MATOC construction holders via the Vendor Portal website. The North MATOC has reached its maximum limitation and all solicitations are posted on FedBizOpps.Gov (FBO).FedBizOpps.Gov Register via the Vendor Portal site: 7

8 Priority When Buying Open Market VA Acquisition Regulation Contracting Order of Priority a) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) b) Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), including but not limited to SDVOSBs; (c) Pursuant to— (1) Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)); or (2) The Historically-Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program (15 U.S.C. 657a); and (d) Pursuant to any other small business contracting preference. If your company is a service-disabled veteran-owned business or veteran-owned business, please register at

9 P.L Set-Aside Authorities Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): Competitive – Unlimited by dollar value Sole Source – Limited to $5M Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB): Competitive – Unlimited by dollar value Sole Source – Limited to $5M As a result of Public Law , VA is authorized to award sole source contracts and/or set aside contracts for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). From 01/01/2008 to 09/30/2014, the VA OIG Office of Investigations indicted 44 individuals/ companies; arrested 40 individuals; and as of 09/30/2014, convicted 33 individuals/ companies, resulting in $13.9M in fines and court-ordered forfeitures. In each of these cases, Federal suspension/debarment was pursued. As of 09/30/2014, there are 81 open investigative SDVOSB cases.

10 Verification Logos These are the officially recognized symbols of your success and are only issued to Verified Veterans and Service-Disabled Veterans!

Locating Contracting Opportunities GSA eBuy Federal Business Opportunities (FBO); enter “VA248” to view NCO8 solicitations: Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) > $10M VA Forecast of Contracting Opportunities (FCO) > $25K 11

12 VA Forecasting Site (FCO)

Additional Sites VA OSDBU: VA Small Business Liaisons: Veteran Entrepreneur Portal: The Veteran Entrepreneur Portal (VEP) is designed to save time! BusinessUSA makes it easier for small businesses to access Federal services, regardless of its source. VA OSDBU quickly connects Veteran entrepreneurs to relevant ‘best- practices’ and information. Collectively, VEP offers direct access to the resources necessary to guide every step of entrepreneurship.BusinessUSA 13

14 Improve Your Chances SDVOSBs and VOSBs must register with the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) to participate in the VETS First Contracting ProgramVETS First Contracting Program Review VA Forecasts of Contracting Opportunities (FCO)VA Forecasts of Contracting Opportunities Ensure Your Information is Accurate Register in the System for Award Management (SAM ) for the NAICS Codes in which you hold expertiseSAM Obtain Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) AccountFPDS Consider VA and GSA Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) Accept Government Purchase Cards (GPC) Sharpen Your Pencil-Competitive Pricing Review the Entire Solicitation and Evaluation Criteria Take Advantage of Capacity Building resources: (e.g. PTAC, SBDC, SBA, etc.) Maintain ACTIVE Registrations with SAM and VETBIZVETBIZ your 1-2 page Capability Statement to

VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) Derrick Williams Small Business Liaison U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Phone: