How to do Business with Network Contracting Office 20 (NCO 20) Network Nicholas Contracting Jenkins Office 20 Director (NCO of Contracting 20) Overview
Who Am I? Rick Steffey Deputy Director of Contracting, NCO 20 Responsible for all purchasing in support of VISN 20 (Northwest US), Region 1 OI&T and the Western States Network Consortium Construction, Services, Commodities, MSO, Leasing, IT, VISN wide bundling Close to $500M Spend Annually 2
VHA Structure VISNs Veterans Integrated Service Networks
Alaska Western Washington Inland South Idaho 496 South Cascades Station 463 Anchorage CBOC Fairbanks CBOC Kenai CBOC Mat Su Outreach Clinic Juneau Outreach Clinic Homer Station 663 Seattle / 663A4 American Lake CBOC Mount Vernon CBOC Bremerton CBOC King County (3) sites CBOC South Sound Outreach Clinic Port Angeles, MOB Station 531 Boise CBOC Caldwell CBOC Twin Falls Outreach Clinic Salmon Outreach Clinic Burns Outreach Clinic Mtn Home Station 648 Portland / 648A4 Vancouver CBOC East Portland CBOC West Portland (Hillsboro) CBOC Bend CBOC Salem CBOC North Coast CBOC West Linn Outreach Clinic The Dalles Outreach Clinic Newport Welcome to the Vancouver WA Inland North Station 653 Roseburg CBOC Brookings CBOC Eugene CBOC North Bend Outreach Clinic Crescent City Station 692 White City CBOC Klamath Falls CBOC Grants Pass Outreach Clinic Lakeview MOB Mobile Medical Unit 4 Station 668 Spokane CBOC Coeur d Alene CBOC Wenatchee Outreach Clinic Libby MOB Mobile Medical Unit Community Partnerships: Colville, Tonasket, Republic, Sandpoint Station 687 Walla Walla CBOC La Grande CBOC Lewiston CBOC Richland CBOC Yakima Community Partnerships: Grangeville 4
VISN 20 Other Key Information Geography & Markets Square Miles: 817,417 Time Zones: 3 States: 6 Alaska Washington Oregon most of Idaho 1 county each in Montana and California 5 Markets Alaska South Cascades Inland North Inland South Idaho Western Washington Regions: urban, rural, highly rural (frontier) 56 geographic sites of care Historic, Tribal & Congressional Senators: 8 Congressional Districts: 17 Federally recognized Tribes Alaska = 235 WA = 29 OR = 9 ID =5 National Register of Historic Places Buildings Boise: 21 Walla Walla: 13 Eligible: 82 Districts American Lake Walla Walla Boise Roseburg (pending) Research & Academic Affiliates Affiliates University of Washington Oregon Health Sciences University University of Oregon University of Portland Boise State University Research 5th largest VHA/ VISN funded program Centers of Excellence: 2 Seattle: Northwest Center for Outcomes Research on Older Adults Boise: Primary Care Education NATIONAL CENTER Portland: National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research VA and DoD Partners Vet Centers: 18 VBA Regional Offices: 4 VA Cemeteries: 6 State Veterans Cemeteries: 2 State Veterans Homes: 3 DoD Partners Elmendorf AFB (Anchorage, AK) Mountain Home AFB (Boise, ID) Fairchild AFB (Spokane, WA) Joint Base Lewis McChord (Tacoma, WA) 5
VISN 20 Geography and Sites of Care Square Miles: 805,126 States: 6 (135 counties) 6 6
What NCO 20 Buys Information Technology - Hardware, Software, Maintenance & Other Services Medical, Dental and Veterinary Equipment & Supplies, Pharmaceuticals (FSG 65) Instruments & Laboratory Equip (FSG 66) Perishable and Non-Perishable Subsistence
What NCO 20 Buys Nursing Home Services Prescription Eyeglasses Readjustment Counseling Services Medical Transcription Services Home Oxygen & Medical Gases Security Services Consulting & Advisory Services
What NCO 20 Buys Grounds Maintenance Transportation Services Integrated Pest Management Svcs Trash, Garbage & Infectious Waste Disposal Office Supplies & Equipment Office Equipment Maintenance
What NCO 20 Buys Architect & Engineer Services Construction Services Leases
What NCO 20 Buys Strategic Capital Investment Plan (SCIP) Included in the Department s Budget Submission to Congress http://www.va.gov/budget/products.asp Volume IV: Construction Long Range Capital Plan
VISN 20 SCIP Snapshot from FY15 Congressional Budget Submission 1 Total estimated costs provided in the table are preliminary planning costs and are considered to be the mean cost in a range of plus or minus 10 percent. 2 Lease costs include first year annual unserviced rent plus any associated build out cost, but excludes future annual rent payments. 3 Other projects include disposals and sharing projects 4 Future planning includes estimates for NRMs and Minors for future years and minor construction, non-major lease, disposal, and sharing projects for the ten-year planning horizon. 5 Action Plans include below threshold lump sums for NRM and minor construction projects that are below established dollar thresholds. For the current planning period, VA has a lump sum amount of $1.4 billion for emergent needs, below threshold NRMs, and below threshold minor construction projects that will be allocated during the year. 6 Non-recurring and recurring activation totals are inclusive of the entire costs over a 10 year time frame, reflected in the first year funding year of each project. SCIP Estimated Long Range Magnitude Costs The cost to correct all currently-identified gaps for VISN 20 is estimated to be between $2.7 and $3.3 billion. This range is an estimate only; costs may change as projects are further refined.
Construction Program Definitions MAJOR Construction >$10M Major projects appropriation provides for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any VA facility, including planning, architectural and engineering services, assessments, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is over $10,000,000, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous appropriation under this heading. MINOR Projects <$10M Minor projects, appropriation provides for constructing, altering, extending and improving any VA facilities, including planning, assessment of needs, architectural and engineering services, site acquisition and disposition, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than $10,000,000.
Construction Program Definitions Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) SUSTAINMENT: Maintenance and repair activities to keep a typical inventory of facilities in good working order over a 50 year service life primarily within the buildings envelope, These projects range from $25,000 to $10,000,000 including costs associated with the expansion of space not to exceed 1,000 sq ft INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS: These projects improve buildings and land beyond sustainment. They include reducing Facility Conditions Assessment deficiencies and demolishing buildings. These projects start at $25,000 and have no upper limit due to their pure infrastructure nature. GREEN MANAGEMENT: These projects include environmental, energy, green building and fleet management related activities in support of reducing energy, water and vehicle fleet fuel consumption and increasing environmental sustainability.
How VA Buys Prime Vendor Programs - Med/Surg - Pharmaceutical - Subsistence National Contracts
How VA Acquires IT NASA SEWP* (www.sewp.nasa.gov) VETS-GWAC** (www.gsa.gov/vetsgwac) GITSS** (www.buyit.gov) FSS (www.fss.gsa.gov) Open Market (FAR Parts 12, 13, 14 & 15) *Mandatory Use **Preferred Acquisition Method
Who Buys VA Medical Centers (VAMC) Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) VA National Acquisition Center (NAC) Office of Acquisition, Logistics & Construction VA National Cemetery Administration VA Franchise Data Center, Austin, TX VA Office of Administration VA Acquisition and Logistics Center VA Technology Acquisition Center
Veteran Entrepreneurship 1. P.L. 106-50, Veterans Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development Act of 1999 2. P.L. 108-183, Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 3. Executive Order 13360, the Service- Disabled Veterans Executive Order (October 20, 2004) 4. P.L. 109-461, Veterans Benefits, Healthcare & Information Technology Act of 2006), December 22, 2006; Effective June 20,2007
VA Hierarchy of Small Business Programs* (Open Market Acquisitions**) 1. Service-disabled veteran-owned firms*** 2. Veteran-owned firms*** 3. HUBZone firms and 8(a) participants (tied) 4. All others (including general small business) *P.L. 109-461 **Not applicable to FAR Part 8 Acquisitions ***Registered in VIP & Verified by VA
P.L. 109 461 Set Aside Authorities SDVOSB: Competitive Unlimited by dollar value Sole-Source Limited to $5 million VOSB: Competitive Unlimited by dollar value Sole Source Limited to $5 million
VA s P.L. 109 461 Verification Program Responsible Organization VA s Center for Veterans Enterprise Contact: VACVE@va.gov Toll-free support: 202-303-3332 Locate Program Application Information: www.vetbiz.gov click on Vendor Information Pages database Fully electronic and secure application process
VA s P.L. 109 461 Verification Program Who may apply: Owners who are veterans, service-disabled veterans, or eligible surviving spouses Eligible Term: One year with no change in ownership Verification Logos
Prime & Subcontracting Opportunities Open market acquisitions & contract awards published in the Federal Business Opportunities System (www.fbo.gov) VA Forecast of Contracting Opportunities (www.va.gov/osdbu) VA subcontracting opportunities (www.va.gov/osdbu) Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) (https://fpds.gov) Small Business Administration s Sub-Net (http://web.sba.gov/subnet/)
Increase Your Successes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned & Veteran-Owned Rep/Verification* Register in VIP Database* 8(a) Certification HUBZone Certification Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract Accept Purchase Cards Competitive Pricing Take Advantage of Marketing Assistance *P.L. 109-461
VISN 20 Contacts VISN 20 Small Business Liaison: Marc Frederick Marc.frederick@va.gov VISN 20 Network Contract Manager: Nicholas Jenkins Nicholas.jenkins@va.gov VISN 20 Capital Asset Manager: Anne Marie Naficy Anne Marie.Naficy@va.gov VISN 20 Chief Logistics Officer: John Wilson John.Wilson1@va.gov 25
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