Department of Veterans AffairsAmerican Reinvestment &

Recovery Act (ARRA) Update

Veterans Enterprise Training & Services CenterWashington, DC

November 19, 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of

2009

• www.va.gov/recovery/

• Funding - $1.4 Billion

• Reduction of Claims Backlog

• Improvement of our Health Care Facilities

• Preservation of our National Cemeteries

ARRA (Continued)

• Obligated Funds Thru 10/31/09 – $295 Million• Projected Awarded Thru 10/31/09- 626• Contracting Opportunities - 652• Other than Small Business Obligations – 23%• SDVOSB Obligations – 72.7%• VOSB Obligations – 2.2%

FY 2009 Goals & Accomplishments(October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009)

(TENTATIVE DATA)

Category Secretary’s Goals

VA Accomplishme

nts

Small Business 28.7 35.07%

Small Disadvantaged Bus. (including Section 8(a))

5% 8.93%

Women-Owned SB 5% 3.32%

Veteran-Owned SB 10% 19.68%

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 7% 16.75%

HUBZone Small Business 3% 1.94%

Supplier Relationship Transformation

• Industry Challenge for “Best Ideas”• Ideas/Concepts to meet VA’s “Top Challenges”

and unspecified challenges• Process to Accept and Evaluate Ideas• Companies with best ideas invited to brief VA

Executives• http://www1.va.gov/oamm/transformation/

VA Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization

1-800-949-8387202-461-4300

www.va.gov/osdbuVA Center for Veterans Enterprise

1-866-584-2344www.VetBiz.gov