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Small Business Outreach Session

Small Business Outreach Session. Welcome. Department Of Veteran Affairs Valerie Barlow National Cemetery Administration October 31, 2012. Agenda. Who are we Organization & Mission Goals & Priorities What Products & Services We Purchase How can you help us.

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Small Business Outreach Session

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  1. Small Business Outreach Session

  2. Welcome Department Of Veteran Affairs Valerie Barlow National Cemetery Administration October 31, 2012

  3. Agenda • Who are we • Organization & Mission • Goals & Priorities • What Products & Services We Purchase • How can you help us

  4. Who are We?Organization chart:Title: Small Business LiaisonOffice: National Cemetery Administration

  5. Deputy Under Secretary for Management Head of Contracting Authority National Cemetery Administration Organization Chart IT Business Requirements and Administrative Service Administrative Support Division

  6. National Cemetery Administration Objective/Goals or Mission: The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to a grateful Nation.

  7. What Products & Services We PurchaseGrounds MaintenanceGrave Markers & HeadstonesRaise and Realignment

  8. Goals and Priorities • Develop new cemeteries • Improve or expand existing cemeteries • Maintain and provide construction, supplies and services to support cemetery operations

  9. How can you help us? • Needs NCA creates and maintains a dignified final resting place that honors veterans and eligible dependents. Contractors should have an understanding of this priority and be able to meet the requirements that NCA sets for this mission. • Current Contracting Areas Construction; Ground Maintenance/Landscaping; Janitorial Services; Headstone and Markers; Raise and Realign Headstones; Gravesite Maintenance; Burial Vaults/Grave Liners; Historic Preservation; Inscription Services • Need Companies who are: • Familiar with the National Cemetery Administration’s special requirements • Already possess VA credentials or are at least positioned to be cleared quickly • Competent in appropriate technologies and methodologies

  10. Important Web Sites • Watchwww.fbo.gov (FedBizOpps) for specific opportunities • Forecast of Contracting Opportunities (FCO) • https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/eVP/fco/FCO.aspx • VAi2 Program • https://www.va.gov/vai2 • VOA • https://www.voa.va.gov

  11. Small Business Liaison Contact Information Name: Valerie Barlow Title: Program Specialist Email: valerie.barlow@va.gov Phone: 703-441-4023 Website: www.cem.va.gov

  12. Small Business Liaison Contact Information For questions regarding doing business with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Small Business programs and goals for VA, please contact us at (800) 949-8387 or (202) 461-4300. www.va.gov/osdbu

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