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Introduction: Provided to VA MSPV staff to identify the concerns raised by SDV-MPG members during meeting on July 21^st regarding VA and DLA MSPV programs.

SDV-MPG CONCERNS BY CATEGORY

July, 2022

Members of the SDV-MPG have identified a number of issues regarding VA’s MSPV program as well as the proposed use of DLA’s MSPV program by VA. The issues identified are as follows:

SUPPLY BPA’s

1. VAMC’s have not provided prime vendors with usage data so prime vendors do not stock and order from Supply BPA holders.

2. The result of #1 is a high number of drop ship orders which causes additional expenses.

3. Another result of #1 is prime vendors not assigning prime vendor ordering numbers (PVONs) which causes further delays and confusion for obtaining specific products by VAMCs.

4. VA cannot process the number

Introduction: Provided to Dwight Deneal, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Defense Logistics Agency to explain SDV-MPG members challenges working with DLA’s MSPV Program and requesting a meeting to discuss.

CURRENT CHALLENDGES OF SDVOSB’s WORKING WITH CARDINAL

AND DEFENSE LOGISITCS AGENCY

SERVICE DISABLED VERTERANS MEDICAL PRODUCTS GROUP(SDV-MPG)

July 2022

BACKGROUND: The Defense Logistics Agency, on behalf of the Department of Defense and the Armed Services manages a Medical Surgical Prime Vendor Program (MSPV) to provide medical and surgical products at reasonable costs by aggregating volume, to the services and other customers. DLA does this by establishing Distribution and Pricing Agreements (DAPAs) with suppliers of products at prices deemed fair and reasonable

Introduction: Provided to VA staff as a read ahead for a meeting scheduled for March 2, 2022 with SDV-MPG members on suggestions to improve VA’s MSPV program.

VA MSPV DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT AREAS OF CONCERN

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS GROUP

March 2nd, 2022

BACKGROUND: Members of the Service-Disabled Veteran Medical Products Group (SDV-MPG) are committed to helping VA develop a comprehensive Medical Surgical Products Prime Vendor Program (MSPV) to strengthen VA’s ability to provide world class healthcare to veterans. We have been engaged for over 5 years in this effort. We have experienced many versions of a MSPV program and have identified many challenges for a service-disabled veteran-owned small business to participate. A brief history is provided in our paper of February 2022, copy included as an attachment.

We

Introduction: At the request of Michael Parrish, VA Chief Acquisition Officer & Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics & Construction SDV-MPG members provided VA a list of specific issues with the MSPV program as seen by the service-disabled veteran-owned small business community.

WHAT SHOULD VA DO TO FIX MSPV DISTRIBUTION

1. Establish that BPA holders (suppliers) are PRIME contractors to VA.
2. Prohibit distributors from being suppliers.
3. Not allow prime vendors to charge fees to suppliers.
4. Establish a formal policy for determining “fair and reasonable prices, which includes a “price preference” for SDVOSBs of 10% like the HUB Zone program.
5. Establish policy to require VA medical facilities to provide “core list” of products to prime vendors in 15 days of contract award. Put mechanism in place to track compliance.
6. Establish

Introduction: This paper was developed by the SDV-MPG as a “read ahead” for a meeting with Michael Parrish, VA Chief Acquisition Officer & Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction. As a recent political appointee we wanted to provide him with a concise history of VA’s efforts and results of the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program.

VA’s MEDICAL/SURGICAL PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM

Service-Disabled Veteran Medical Products Group

February 2022

BACKGROUND: For approximately the past 7 years, VA has attempted to develop and manage an effective and efficient Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program independent of its Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. The goal being to provide clinically vetted commercial products to VA medical facilities to achieve pricing

Service Disabled Veteran Medical Products Group Mission Statement:

Provide ongoing support for advancement in Veteran’s healthcare. We want to lead the unification of Service-Disabled Veteran and Veteran-Owned medical products businesses to be an advocate for compliance with existing public laws and regulations. Ultimately, our aim is to deliver world-class products and services to VA, DoD and other healthcare facilities, while providing for additional business opportunities for Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses.

The Service Disabled Veteran Medical Products Group (SDV-MPG) maintains a clear set of goals aligned with our mission:

• Partner with VA to ensure accountability with VETS First and other laws and rules in VA procurements to assist veteran and service-disabled-veteran-owned small businesses.
• Preserve MSPV Supply BPA’s for their intended like.
• Provide “preferences” for SDVOSBs equal or greater to preferences provide for HUB Zone and other designated groups.
• Ensure SDVOSB participation to the maximum extend possible, in all government medical procurements in the future.
• Eliminate the “Non-manufacturer Rule” for all medical procurements.