VA Technology Acquisition Center (TAC)

Advanced Planning Brief to Industry (APBI) 

on June 11, 2025

This announcement is released by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC). The TAC’s annual Advanced Planning Brief to Industry (APBI) event will be held on June 11, 2025, from 8:30am to 2:35pm EST. This event will be 100% virtual. The annual VA Information Technology (IT) APBI event brings key VA IT acquisition leaders together with IT vendors, whether current VA industry partners or new entrants to the IT industry space, for a detailed, virtual information-sharing session that communicates current VA IT trends and also gives attendees a look at VA’s anticipated future IT needs directly from Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC), and TAC executives.

Cost & Registration:

There is no cost to attend the event; however, pre-registration is required. You can find the online registration form here:

            VA WebEx Enterprise Site - Register Meeting

Additional information will be made available at https://www.voa.va.gov, under Advanced Planning Brief to Industry 2025. Event agenda and FY25 year-end requirements, as well as FY26 first quarter contracting opportunities will be posted under the APBI Library prior to the event. The registration list, briefing charts and recording from the event will be posted within a week following the event.

TAC  Points of Contact (POC) are (Primary) Ms. Meryl Czaplinksi, meryl.czaplinski@va.gov 848-377-5241, and (Alternate) Mr. Robert Catania, Robert.catania@va.gov, 848-377-5161. 

TAC Small Business POC is Mr. Tony Owens, Tony.Owens2@va.gov, 848-377-5233.

If you require registration assistance or would like to submit questions ahead of time for either or both of the OIT Executive round table discussion or the Contracting Officer round table discussion, please send to APBI.TAC@va.gov.