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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 04, 2012 FBO #3753
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R -- Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Acquisitions and Logistics Supplier Relationship Transformation Annual Webinar - Attachment

Notice Date

3/2/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Acquisition Service- Frederick;Department of Veterans Affairs;8490 Progress Drive, Suite 100;Frederick MD 21701
 

ZIP Code

21701
 

Solicitation Number

VA79812I0101
 

Archive Date

5/1/2012
 

Point of Contact

Mr. Jesse Beaman
 

E-Mail Address

9-2049<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Acquisitions and Logistics Supplier Relationship Transformation - Annual Webinar This is not a solicitation. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government. Date: Monday, March 12, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Location: Online webinar Registration: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=412386&s=1&k=88CC08A11D918B6987239CBE89A7BEE5 Point of Contact: Ben Rebach, brebach@theambitgroup.com, 240-271-9192 Cost: No participant fees for webinar I. Background Information for the Event: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is soliciting Supplier participation in this fiscal year's Supplier Relationship Transformation (SRT) Webinar. The SRT initiative is a part of VA's broader effort to transform the end-to-end acquisition process which will capitalize on industry expertise as an effort to improve the VA acquisition process as a whole. During the webinar, VA acquisition leadership will brief Supplier participants on collective feedback from the Supplier community and internal VA Program Offices in the past year about what is and what is not working with VA's acquisition and procurement processes. VA will report a summary of findings from the feedback collection efforts and address what has been done, what is currently being done, and what VA will continue to do in the future to address this feedback. VA acquisition leadership will address specific issues and concerns expressed by the Supplier community. General Supplier concerns include: "Communications and response times; "Process timelines and modifications issues; "VA organizational alignment (National Acquisition Center, Strategic Acquisition Center); and "Training (Contracting Officer and Supplier). The following chart displays which VA Acquisition representatives will brief Suppliers on specific topics: OfficeRepresentativeFocus Topic Office of Acquisition and Logistics Maurice StewartSRT/Surveys Update Office of Policy, Systems, and OversightC. Ford HeardSubcontracting Compliance Review Program Office of Acquisition OperationsIris CooperStrategic Acquisition Center Update Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business UtilizationTom LeneyService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Process National Acquisition Center Craig RobinsonFederal Supply Schedule Update Veterans Health Administration (VHA)Susan TaylorFedBid and/or other topics of interest for VHA suppliers VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA)Lisa DoyleVAAA Update National Cemetery Administration (NCA)Dave SchettlerTopics of interest for NCA suppliers II. Objectives of the Event: "Educate Suppliers on past, current, and future SRT activities, direct results of Supplier feedback, collective Supplier concerns, and visible improvements to VA's acquisition lifecycle. "Provide Suppliers across the country with the opportunity to ask questions directly to VA acquisition leadership, and receive real-time responses. "Build and strengthen the rapport between concerned Suppliers and VA acquisition representatives. III. Agenda: Brief/DiscussionSpeakerTime Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) - VA Acquisition Transformation "SRT Initiative "Integrated Acquisition Initiative Mr. Glenn D. Haggstrom Principal Executive Director, OALC10 Minutes Supplier Relationship Initiatives Update "Office of Acquisition and Logistics oSRT/Surveys Update "Office of Policy, Systems, and Oversight oPolicy Update "Office of Acquisition Operations oStrategic Acquisition Center Update "Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization oService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification Process "National Acquisition Center oFederal Supply Schedule Update "Veterans Health Administration (VHA) oFedBid and/or other topic of interest for VHA Suppliers "VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA) oVAAA Update "National Cemetery Administration (NCA) oTopic of interest for NCA Suppliers Mr. Maurice "Mo" Stewart Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Mr. C. Ford Heard Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Systems, and Oversight Ms. Iris Cooper Executive Director for Acquisition Operations Mr. Tom Leney Executive Director, Small and Veteran Business Programs Mr. Craig Robinson Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for National Healthcare Acquisition Ms. Susan Taylor Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, VHA Office of Procurement and Logistics Ms. Lisa Doyle Chancellor, VAAA Mr. David Schettler Associate Deputy Undersecretary for Management70 minutes Q & A, Discussion of IssuesOpen to all participants30 minutes Closing RemarksDeputy Secretary Gould10 minutes VI. How to Register: If you would like to attend the webinar, please register at l http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=412386&s=1&k=88CC08A11D918B6987239CBE89A7BEE5 by5:00 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Only the first 500 registrants will be able to attend and participate in the webinar. This is not a solicitation. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AFMLOVASS/VASSMD/VA79812I0101/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA798-12-I-0101 VA798-12-I-0101.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=303029&FileName=VA798-12-I-0101-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=303029&FileName=VA798-12-I-0101-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02688147-W 20120304/120302235037-5967aae7016621049f8990bf7fa1d695 (fbodaily.com)
 

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