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Registration Closed - Dun and Bradstreet Virtual Business Opportunity Session


U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
 Direct Access Program (DAP)
 and
 Dun and Bradstreet Public Sector

Virtual Business Opportunity Session
 

Small Business Partnership Event

 

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Virtual Format: Powered by Cisco Webex
 
Presentation: VA OSDBU DB Vendor Engagement Session July 2023 - Final.pdf

Session Recording Link:
https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/ldr.php?RCID=cf9cece3db242e5be8db57954f5b55b8
Recording Link Password: rHXVwz@3


Community of Interest

  
 The goals of this virtual session are:

  • To meet potential partners interested in teaming with certified small businesses via prime and subcontracting opportunities to support their VA critical missions. 
    1. Examples of relevant business opportunities would be VA SPRUCE IDIQ, T4NG, and VA Supply Chain Modernization efforts.
  • To support the small business community in accelerating their business within the Federal government by providing subcontracting opportunities

 

Company Opportunities

Dun and Bradstreet has a robust team dedicated to business development, capture and bids and proposals, which is constantly evaluating federal, state, and local market opportunities.   These pursuits consistently entail the inclusion of teaming partners who bring unique capabilities to the offering.

 

In addition, Dun and Bradstreet’s program delivery teams are consistently evaluating industry and partner relationships to fulfill unique requirements on existing programs being delivered to our client base. 

 

Dun and Bradstreet seeks to establish relationships with small businesses with a proven track record in Federal project subcontracting related to the NAICS, capabilities, and socioeconomic designations outlined below.

 

Applicable NAICS

Dun and Bradstreet seeks partners that specialize in operations related to the following NAICS: 

 NAICS
          Description
 541611          Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

 541511          Custom Computer Programming Services
 541512          Computer Systems Design Services
 519290          Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services

 541519          Other Computer Related Services

 541690          Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

 519130          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting Companies

 518210          Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
 

Capabilities

The following company capabilities are of interest to Dun and Bradstreet:

  • Business Intelligence 
  • Master Data Management
  • Data Science
  • Data Analytics

Desired Federal Socio-economic Classifications

Dun and Bradstreet encourages companies with the following federal socioeconomic classifications to participate in this opportunity.

  • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
  • Veteran- Owned Small Business (VOSB)
  • Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
  • HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone)
  • Minority-Owned
  • Small Business (SB)
  • Large Business

About Dun and Bradstreet:

For almost 200 years, Dun & Bradstreet has helped clients and partners grow and thrive through the power of our data, analytics, and data-driven solutions. Over 6,000 employees around the world are dedicated to this unique purpose, and we are guided by important values that make us the established leader in business decisioning data and analytical insights. Our data & insights are valuable at all phases of a business lifecycle and whatever the economic environment.

 

Dun & Bradstreet Public Sector provides our data & insights to clients across the Federal Government, from our U.S. armed forces to civilian agencies as well as state and local organizations.

 

For more information, please contact the Direct Access Program Planning Support Team at directaccess@va.gov or 202 461 4694.

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