Attention Vendors
The first step in conducting business with Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) is to ensure that your business is properly registered and, in some cases, certified with the correct websites.
ALL VENDORS
System for Award Management-SAM- https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM
• SAM is the official on-line registrant database for the U.S. federal government.
• Needs to be updated yearly
• No cost to the vendor
FedBizOpps.gov- www.fbo.gov
• Database of federal contracting opportunities
• No cost to the vendor
SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES/ VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES
The Center for Veterans Enterprise-https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/Public/Register/Benefits.aspx.
• Redefines priorities for contracting preferences within VA, placing Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) first and second, respectively, in satisfying VA’s acquisition requirements.
• Allows additional credit evaluation factors for SDVOSB or VOSB status.
Vendors with additional questions regarding conducting business with SLVHCS may inquire via email to jon.jachens@va.gov
