Department of Veterans Affairs A GSA Strategic National Account

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Department of Veterans AffairsA GSA Strategic
National Account

• Pamela Blumenstein
• National Account Manager
• FAS Office of Customer Accounts Research

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Ronnie Palmer
Acting Director
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Office of Customer Accounts and Research

• OVERVIEW
• Responsible for coordinating strategic national
  account teams that support other Federal Agencies
  by providing a wide range of information about
  the acquisition vehicles and solutions that FAS
  offers
• VALUE PROPOSITION
• Provides consistent enterprise-wide
  representation of FAS to agency customers and of
  the needs of agency customers to FAS

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Functions in Customer Accounts and Research

• Account Management
• Customer Care
• Event Management
• Research and Analysis
• Business Development
• Customer Data Analysis

• Opportunity Management
• Training
• Business Planning
• Customer Retention Analysis
• Promotional Materials Development

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Current Strategic National Accounts

• Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• Marines
• Department of Defense Office of the Secretary
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Veterans Affairs

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Veterans Affairs Account Overview

• Ranked No. 7 of the 7 strategic accounts in total
  FAS revenue
• Revenue has increased by 122 from FY06 through
  FY08
• 72 Growth from FY07 through FY08

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Revenue Summary
122 Increase
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Customer FY 09 Budget
Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs
Account (In millions of dollars) 2007 Actual 2008 2008 2009
Account (In millions of dollars) 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate
Medical Care 32,201 33,979 38,737 38,737
Medical and Prosthetics Research 414 408 442 442
Information Technology 1,213 1,986 2,442 2,442
Veterans Benefits Administration 1,166 1,175 1,372 1,372
General Administration 337 315 328 328
Office of Inspector General 71 73 77 77
Total Department of Veterans Affairs 36,360 39,427 44,764 44,764
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VA Management Challenges

• Transition and quality of health care
• Electronic medical records
• Timely and accurate processing of disability
  claims
• Reducing the backlog of pending claims
• Material Weakness in IT Security Controls
• Shortage of trained acquisition personnel human
  capital strategy
• Management of contract information

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Opportunity Profile

• Support VA IT initiatives
• Put more acquisition personnel to work
• Speed up benefits processing
• Facilitate social services initiatives
• Provide access to vendors for repairs,
  alterations and construction of VA facilities

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FAS Solutions

• MOBIS Schedule
• Furniture, Furnishings and More
• 71 II K
• One GSA

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• Veterans Health Administration Medical
  Facilities - 1 Billion
• For an additional amount for Medical
  Facilities, for non-recurring maintenance,
  including energy projects, 1,000,000,000, to
  remain available until September 30, 2010.
  Provided, That not later than 30 days after the
  date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
  Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees
  on Appropriations for both Houses of Congress an
  expenditure plan for funds provided under this
  heading

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery
  Administration
• Recovery Funding 50 Million
• For an additional amount for National Cemetery
  Administration, for monument and memorial
  repairs, including energy projects, 50,000,000
  to remain available until September 30th, 2010
  Provided, That not later than 30 days after the
  date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
  Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees
  on Appropriations of the both Houses of Congress
  an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
  heading.

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VISNS Veterans Integrated Service Networks

• VISN 1 VA New England Healthcare System
• VISN 2 VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York
• VISN 3 VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network
• VISN 4 Stars Stripes Healthcare Network
• VISN 5 VA Capitol Health Care Network
• VISN 6 VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network
• VISN 7 The Southeast Network
• VISN 8 VA Sunshine HealthCare Network
• VISN 9 VA Mid South Healthcare Network
• VISN 10 VA Healthcare System of Ohio

• VISN 11 Veterans In Partnership
• VISN 12 VA Great Lakes Health Care System
• VISN 15 VA Heartland Network
• VISN 16 South Central VA Health Care Network
• VISN 17 VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network
• VISN 18 VA Southwest Health Care Network
• VISN 19 Rocky Mountain Network
• VISN 20 Northwest Network
• VISN 21 Sierra Pacific Network
• VISN 22 Desert Pacific Healthcare Network
• VISN 23 VA Midwest Healthcare Network

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Executive Order 13360 Contracting with
Service-Disabled Veterans Businesses

• Increased federal contracting and subcontracting
  opportunities for service-disabled veteran
  businesses

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Requirements of Executive Order 13360

• Develop a Subcontracting strategy to
  significantly increase its contracting and
  subcontracting with small businesses owned and
  controlled by service-disabled veterans
• Designate a senior-level official to be
  responsible for developing and implementing the
  agencys strategy
• Report its progress annually to the Small
  Business Administration (SBA)

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Planning

• VA and GSA Co-Sponsored Matchmaking Event
• IWAC contract holders and Service Disabled
  Owned Businesses at GSA Expo, Wednesday, June 10
• OfferingTraining, Reception and Introductions

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Questions?

• Pamela Blumenstein
• National Account Manager
• Pamela.Blumestein_at_gsa.gov

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Thank You!!