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Direct Access Program - VHA Procurement & Logistics Office (P&LO) Regional Program Office (RPO) West NCO 22 Quarterly Virtual Business Opportunity Session

VHA Procurement & Logistics Office (P&LO)

Regional Program Office (RPO) West

(NCO 22) Quarterly

Virtual Business Opportunity Session

Date: April 12, 2022

Time: 3:00pm (EST)

Hosts: Catalina (Cathy) Fernandez, Small Business Specialist

Jawaid (Jay) Khan, Small Business Specialist

Virtual Format: Powered by Cisco WebEx

Virtual Session Recording:

To access the session recording, click the link below.

The recording access password is: fTqUSJ@3

Recording Link: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/lsr.php?RCID=90d4afe911b93cc8638a865ce2c2aebd

Session Presentation: Presentation - RPO West NCO22 VBOS - April2022 - Final.pdf

Regional Procurement Office West’s Quarterly Small Business Virtual Event will cover the need-to-know Small Business Regulatory process to help increase your VA procurement readiness, regulatory understanding, and opportunities on winning a VA contract.

Subjects covered will include: VA Rule of Two, The Vet First Program, Small Business Hierarchy of Preference; discovering opportunities in sub-contracting, Forecast of Contracting Opportunities, and teaming/JV/Mentor Protégé.

Applicable NAICS:

NAICS Description

236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing

334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

561320 Temporary Help Services

621511 Medical Laboratories

811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

If you have questions about the virtual event, please contact the Direct Access Program by email at directaccess@va.gov or by phone at 202 461 4694.

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