AGENDA VA IT APBI - June 17 2026 - For Public Release.pdf

For Public Release

(Final Draft a/o June 14, 2026)

Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Advanced Planning Brief to Industry June 17, 2026

MORNING SESSION

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome & Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Update Presenter: Mr. Jeffrey M. Bishop, Acting Associate Executive Director and Head of the Contracting Activity, Technology Acquisition Center, Department of Veterans Affairs

8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition: Policy, Innovation Mechanisms & What We Need from Industry Presenter: Mr. Phillip W. Christy, Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and Chief Acquisition Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Small Business Strategic Engagement Presenter: Ms. Chanel Bankston-Carter, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Veterans Affairs

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Future Direction of the Office of Information and Technology Presenter: Mr. Zachary Schwartz, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs

9:30 – 9:55 a.m. | Question & Answer Panel with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, VA Chief Acquisition Officer, and TAC Acting Associate Executive Director Moderated By: Mr. Rob Howell, Acting Chief of Staff, Office of Information and Technology

9:55 – 10:15 a.m. | Break

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. | Office of Information and Technology Mission Challenge Panel:

Modernization & Innovation Moderated By: Mr. Howard Steinman, Senior Advisor, Office of Information and Technology

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Office of Information and Technology “Mission Challenge” Networking**

Mission Challenge OIT Office Networking Room

Enterprise Data Storage Environment Compliance, Risk, and Remediation (CRR) Dewberry Hall Technology Fielding and Logistics Pipeline Connectivity and Collaboration Services (CCS) Cinema Operational AI for IT Efficiency (AIOps) End User Services (EUS) Bistro Intelligent Non-Human Agent (Tier 1 Contacts) End User Services (EUS) Bistro Comply to Connect Office of Information Security (OIS) Cinema AI Expansion Across VA Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) Dewberry Hall Optimizing Workload Placement in a Hybrid Hosting Environment Infrastructure Operations (IO) Dewberry Hall Modernization with Purpose: Delivering Outcomes that Advance the Mission Product Delivery Service (PDS) Dewberry Hall

Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Advanced Planning Brief to Industry June 17, 2026

For Public Release (Final Draft a/o June 14, 2026)

**Note: Virtual Attendee Networking: Because Mission Challenge Networking is being offered as a scheduled session during the APBI from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Eastern, which presents unique challenges for virtual vendor attendee participation, the government will provide a future networking opportunity with OIT senior leadership on the 8 Mission Challenges discussed at a later date. More information will be forthcoming to the virtual vendor IT APBI attendees on how they may register for this future opportunity following the event.

LUNCH

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | U.S. General Services Administration Partnership: Contract Vehicles, Category Management & Alignment with the Department of Veterans Affairs Presenter: Mr. Lawrence C. Hale, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition Solutions Development, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration

1:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Upcoming Requirements Presenters:

• Office of Information and Technology Requirements Owners,

• Ms. Tameka Thomas, Director, Enterprise Acquisition Systems, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, OALC

4:00 – 4:05 p.m. | FY26 IT APBI Session Close Presenter: Mr. Jeffrey M. Bishop, Acting Associate Executive Director, Technology Acquisition Center, Department of Veterans Affairs