National Contract Management Association

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National Contract Management Association November
9, 2007
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Pleased to Meet You!

• Federal Program Snapshot
• 3 prime contract goal for Service-Disabled
  Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs)
• 3 subcontract goal for SDVOSBs
• Floating subcontracting goal for VOSBs
• Objective expand population of businesses and
  increase capacity to support Federal requirements

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(some of) Todays Acronyms

• CVE Center for Veterans Enterprise
• e-SRS Electronic Subcontract Reporting System
• FPDS Federal Procurement Data System
• IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment
• SDVOSB Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small
  Business
• VetBiz Veterans in business
• VIP Vendor Information Pages database
• VOSB Veteran-owned Small Business

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Center for Veterans Enterprise

• Office of the Secretary Organizational Element
• 17 FTE in 3 Units
• Communications
• Business Development
• Business Expansion
• Mission
• We promote business ownership and expansion for
  veterans and service-disabled veterans.
• Objective
• Expand the Business Base thru Structured Growth
• Established February 2001

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What problem(s) are we trying to solve?

• Reach the 3 SDVOSB prime contract goal
• Reach the 3 SDVOSB subcontract goal
• Improve performance with VOSBs
• Increase the capability and capacity of both
  SDVOSB and VOSB concerns
• Stay Green on SBA Scorecard

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FY 2007 VA Goals Accomplishments
Partial data as of 10/25/07 8.66 billion
reported. Final reporting date for FY 2007 is
11/15/07.
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What is that in REAL Dollars?

• VOSB 10.74 1,094,680,421
• SDVOSB 7.36 749,864,454
• Total FY 2007 VA Spend 10.1 Billion
• We use VIP to source for Veterans.
• VA prime contractors must use VIP.

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SDVOSB Prime and Subcontracting Percentages
represents the percentage of total prime
contract dollars. Source of information SBA
Office of Government Contracting -
http//www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/gc/index.h
tml
We are not responsible for the accuracy of the
data depicted and questions about the data should
be referred to the originating agencys Director
for Small Business Programs. Contact information
is available at www.OSDBU.gov.
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SDVOSB Prime and Subcontracting Percentages
represents the percentage of total prime
contract dollars. Source of information SBA
Office of Government Contracting -
http//www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/gc/index.h
tml
We are not responsible for the accuracy of the
data depicted and questions about the data should
be referred to the originating agencys Director
for Small Business Programs. Contact information
is available at www.OSDBU.gov.
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SDVOSB Prime and Subcontracting Percentages
represents the percentage of total prime
contract dollars. Source of information SBA
Office of Government Contracting -
http//www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/gc/index.h
tml
We are not responsible for the accuracy of the
data depicted and questions about the data should
be referred to the originating agencys Director
for Small Business Programs. Contact information
is available at www.OSDBU.gov.
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FY 2006 Contract Actions
Source of information SBA Office of Government
Contracting - http//www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprogr
ams/gc/index.html
We are not responsible for the accuracy of the
data depicted and questions about the data should
be referred to the originating agencys Director
for Small Business Programs. Contact information
is available at www.OSDBU.gov.
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Success Strategies

• Choose Veterans as suppliers
• Find veterans in business at VetBiz.gov
• Spread success stories
• Partner VOSBs with PTACs
• Partner VOSBs with other smalls
• Use all tools

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Statutory Foundation for VIP

• Annually Notify Veterans in Business about help
  services
• Distribute Lists of Service-Disabled
  Veteran-owned Businesses to Federal Agencies
• Verify ownership and control of SDVOSBs and VOSBs
• Privacy Act compliant

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Collaboration

• Data Integration
• IAE (CCR) VA (VIP)
• SBA VA
• DLA, NAVAIR VA
• VA State/Local Governments
• Joint Outreach Info Exchange

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Verification

• VA verifies eligibility of VOSBs
• Use VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages database
• Agencies must verify accuracy of reported data
• FPDS
• e-SRS

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Online VetBiz Vendor Information Pages
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Finding SDVOSBs VOSBs
Customized market research reports
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Whats Changed? Recent Legislation

• Public Law 109-461
• Enacted December 22, 2006
• Effective June 20, 2007
• Applies only to U.S. Department of Veterans
  Affairs prime and subcontracting opportunities

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VAs Order of Priority

• Source First for
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
• Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
• 8(a)
• HUB Zone Businesses
• Other Small Businesses
• Other Businesses

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Eligibility Requirements (1)

• Businesses must be registered in VetBiz.gov
  Vendor Information Pages (VIP).
• VA will verify the ownership and control of the
  company and the status of veteran owners.
• Businesses in the VIP database on Dec 22, 2006
  are presumed eligible for one year.
• Some surviving spouses are eligible for 10 years
  unless they remarry or sell their ownership
  interest.
• Veteran was rated 100 service-connected or
• Veteran died as a direct result of
  service-connected injury.

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Eligibility Requirements (2)

• Providing ownership and control information is
  optional. Veterans may continue to sell to VA
  without verifying their status.
• HOWEVER -
• Participation in the set-aside and subcontracting
  programs is limited to eligible businesses
  registered in VetBiz.gov VIP.

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New Procurement Tools

• May direct source below the Simplified
  Acquisition Threshold (SAT) to eligible firms.
• Shall use VOSB Competitive Set-Asides above SAT
  if
• Reasonable expectation of two or more offers and
• CO determines Price is Fair and Reasonable.
• May direct source above the SAT if
• Source is Responsible Eligible,
• Award does not exceed 5 Million, and
• CO determines Price is Fair and Reasonable.

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Subcontracting Changes

• VA will establish a review mechanism to ensure
  subcontracts awarded by VA prime contractors go
  to eligible VOSB and SDVOSB concerns.

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Team CVE
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National Veterans Conference

• Caesars Palace Las Vegas July 7-10, 2008
• www.nationalveteransconference.com
• Conference Hotline [phone]
• 1300 participants in 2007
• Legislative Update
• Sponsored by Interagency OSDBU Directors
• Come and meet the best team in Government Team
  CVE!

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Because Veterans Is Our First Name