201505-2900-001 Awards & ROI (LB)

OMB Number: 2900-0837
Respondent Burden: 5 minutes
Expiration Date: 09/27/2018

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Awards and Return on Investment after 2015 National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVBSE)
(Large Business)

Personally identifiable information is not required. Your participation in this survey is anonymous and voluntary. Your individual answers will remain private and reported only in the aggregate.

If you are not the person in your company who attended the 2015 NVSBE and who has procurement information, please reply back via email at [email protected] and let us know who is the person who attended and who has procurement information.

For questions 1 through 10, please consider the 2015 NVSBE that took place in November 17-19, in Pittsburgh, PA. We would appreciate your input regarding this event, as it will provide valuable input for future events.

1. Have you subcontracted to small businesses that you met at the 2015 NVSBE?

____ Yes
____ No (Go to Q. 4)

2. For what industry type or North America Industry Classification System (NAICS )have you subcontracted small businesses that you met during the 2015 NVSBE?
__________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is the dollar amount of the subcontracts you have awarded to small businesses that you met at the 2015 NVSBE?

-$ [Text Box}---------------

____ No subcontracts awarded

4. Have you submitted proposals on federal procurement opportunities as a result of connections you made or improved, or information received at the 2015 NVSBE?

____Yes
____No ( GO TO Q.7.A IF SUBCONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESS. IF NO SUBCONTRACTS OR FEDERAL CONTRACTS AWARDED, GO TO Q. 9)

5. If yes, have you received any federal procurement awards based on those proposals submitted because of connections made or information received at the 2015 NVSBE?

____Yes
____No ( GO TO Q.7.A IF SUBCONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESS. IF NO SUBCONTRACTS OR FEDERAL CONTRACTS AWARDED, GO TO Q. 9)

6. Please select the agencies that awarded you those contracts. Please select all that apply.

____ Department of Army- Corps of Engineers
____ Department of Commerce
____Department of Defense (Not Army Corps of Engineers)
____ Department of Health and Human Services
____Department of Labor
____ Department of State / United States Agency for International Development
____ Department of Veterans Affairs
____ General Services Administration
____ National Aeronautics and Space Administration
____ Small Business Administration
____Commercial contracts from commercial customers.
Please specify name of firm______________________
____Other. Please specify______________________

7.A. To what extent do you believe your attendance at the 2015 NVSBE facilitated the awards of subcontracts to small business you met at the 2015 NVSBE?

	5 Attendance was the Main Reason	4 Attendance Strongly Influenced	3 Attendance had Some Influence	2 Attendance had Minor Influence	1 Attendance did not Influence at All	N/A Did Not receive Award
A. Subcontracts to Small Business

7.B. To what extent do you believe your attendance at the 2015 NVSBE facilitated receiving those federal procurement awards?

	5 Attendance was the Main Reason	4 Attendance Strongly Influenced	3 Attendance had Some Influence	2 Attendance had Minor Influence	1 Attendance did not Influence at All	N/A Did Not receive Award
B. Federal Procurement Awards

8. What is the dollar amount of the prime contract(s) you perceive that your company was awarded as result of attending the 2015 NVSBE?

-$ [Text Box}---------------

____ No contracts awarded

9. Please evaluate the following statements using a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being Expectations Highly Exceeded, and 1 Did Not Meet Any Expectations.

	5 Expectations Highly Exceeded	4 Expecta-tions Somewhat Exceeded	3 Met Expecta-tions	2 Met Some Expecta-tions	1 Did Not Meet Any Expecta-tions
The return-on-investment (ROI) received from VA Procurement Decision Makers (PDM) connections made at the 2015 NVSBE.
The ROI received from Commercial PDM connections made at the 2015 NVSBE.
THE ROI received from attending the 2015 NVSBE.
The ROI on the information received at the 2015 NVSBE.

10. How can VA help you to increase your procurement opportunities at the NVSBE? Please explain.

____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

11. Please list any questions you may have regarding access to procurement opportunities, and provide your email address in order to respond to you. (Optional)
____________________________________________________________________________

For questions 12 through 14, please consider the 2016 NVSBE, which will take place in Minneapolis, MN on November 1^st – 3^rd. We would appreciate your input regarding this event, as it will provide valuable input as we plan it.

12. Will you attend the 2016 NVSBE in Minneapolis, MN on November 1^st – 3^rd?
____Yes
____No
____Not sure

13. What are the three (3) main reasons for you to attend the 2016 NVSBE on Minneapolis, MN? Please identify the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd.
____Meet federal procurement decision makers
____Meet VA procurement decision makers
____Meet with commercial customers
____Meet with Senior or Executive leaders
____Identify small business partners
____Meet with prime contractors (large business)
____Attend to learning sessions to improve procurement readiness
____Other. Please explain_________________________

14. How did you learn about the 2015 NVSBE? (Please select all that apply.)

____At a conference/event. Please specify ___________________________

____On VA’s website

____Word-of-mouth

____Social Media

___Twitter

___LinkedIn

___Facebook

___Instagram

___Other Social Media. Please specify__________________________

____Other. Please specify_________________________

15. What social media do you use to learn about events/opportunities such as the NVSBE? Select all that apply?

____Twitter

____LinkedIn

____Facebook

____Instagram

____Other Social Media. Please specify___________________
____None (I do not use social media)

16. What is the Dun & Bradstreet’s DUNS number for your organization? (Optional)____________________________

Note: It is not required that you or your organization provide personally identifiable information (PII) to complete this survey. The purpose of requesting the DUNS is to gather relevant demographic data. Providing your DUNS will not result in disclosure of PII associated with your responses.

17. Now think about your experiences with all the services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (which include healthcare, benefits programs, or memorial services). Please tell us how you feel about the following statements:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
I got the service I needed.
It was easy to get the service I needed.
I felt like a valued customer.
I trust VA to fulfill our country’s commitment to Veterans.

Thank you for your time and feedback!
We look forward to see you at this year’s event!