“The Coalition for Government Procurement sincerely appreciates the engagement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program and the agency’s recognition of the importance of the dialogue with industry as it develops an acquisition strategy for the future of the program.”
“The VA is currently considering its options for the next iteration of the program, MSPV-Z, following the end of the current MSPV Generation Z Transition contract. As such, the Coalition supports the timely reinstatement/recompete of the MSPV 2.0 Prime Vendor solicitation requirements, with appropriate amendments to the requirements consistent with the associated protest decision and the VA’s changed circumstances. A set of competitively awarded multi-year Prime Vendor contracts are in the best interests of the VA, veterans, and the VA’s business partners. Quickly moving to a new, competitively awarded set of Prime Vendor contracts will ensure that the VA has access to tens of thousands of products through the existing Supply BPAs at fair and reasonable prices. It also will support the long-term health of the medical supply chain for the VA and its industry partners.”
“Further, the VA should develop a public “dashboard” that tracks and reports on the VA’s progress implementing key initiatives, like MSPV-Z, and the underlying data management systems that support the program. A public dashboard will serve as an effective management tool for the VA while providing stakeholders with timely information and updates on the VA’s efforts.”
“In addition, the VA should consider some key Principles as it develops a “blueprint” for the future MSPV-Z contract and the VA’s broader enterprise-wide strategy for supply chain management. The following is a list of the Principles that can help guide the development of the VA’s data management infrastructure and MSPV-Z…” Read the full article here.
Source: Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor Principles for Success – February 4, 2022. The Coalition for Government Procurement.
