Doing Business with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Mr. Pak Sa Dewhurst, Small Business Liaison with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will educate small businesses on how the VA’s Veteran’s Health Administration (95% of the entire VA) and the Network Contracting Office do business which comes from a philosophy “… for you to do business with us, you must know how WE do business first!”

Pak will discuss the VA’s day-to-day activities supporting the American veteran, locations; defining various acquisition roles, procurement methods to include set-asides and VA’s ‘Rule of 2’, vendor readiness, outreach, socioeconomic performance, Q & A session, and more.

Mr. Dewhurst is a Small Business Liaison serving 183 assigned contracts professionals procuring supplies, services, construction, healthcare resources, and real property leases for 12 VHA medical centers and 62 outpatient clinics throughout Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.