| Can the submitter of an “idea’ expect an email reply that the initial submittal will not proceed to ‘Step 2”? And if the answer is no can you supply a reasonable amount of time to expect a decision on whether it will proceed or not? | Vendors who submit concept papers will be notified in writing whether or not their submission will move to Phase II of the process. |
| Is it possible to remove a document once uploaded under the "My Proposals" section? Also, will I received a confirmation that my proposal was accepted and received on schedule?Thanks! | Once a document is submitted it will not be deleted and the latest upload will be considered as submission. Please make sure any revised upload are stated in the description. |
| Is there any schedule maintenance on the VOA portal (http://www.voa.va.gov) that would have the site down and inaccessible from Friday COB to Monday COB? | Currently there is no scheduled maintenance throughout the proposal timeframe. |
| Is there a notification of receipt of a proposal after submittal? | Once a proposal has been submitted users will see a list of their submitted proposals in their proposal dashboard. |
| I uploaded a proposal on Monday. Where did the "My Proposals" link go? | The "My Proposals" module is offline since the T4 proposal submission period has ended. |
| What is the VOA Helpdesk contact information? | For technical help with the site contact VA.Acquisition.Systems@va.govor call 1-877-634-3739 |
| I am trying to register for the APBI event this june.when I go to APBI and click registration form, then fill out the form in a new HTML window, it brings up an email to APBI@va.gov with a bunch of field names filled out.I wanted to know if this was the proper way to register or is there another way or place to do it? | That is the correct way to fill out the registration form. |
| I do not see "innovation dashboard" in the navigation pane. How can I view the status of my proposal without "innovation dashboard"? | Under VAi2 in the left side navigation is "New Innovation". Once you click on that you will see a listing of previously submitted innovations and the status. |
| Is there a maximum file size for online submissions? Not page numbers, physical memor size of the uploaded file, ie 6 megabytes. Sometimes graphics are a memory hog. | There are multiple file size restrictions for uploads throughout the VOA. They vary from 25 to 100 megabytes. |
| Reference Link to VA Technical Reference Model (TRM) | http://www.va.gov/trm/ |
| how can i receive automatic updates from the VA site? | For the Virtual Office of Acquisition there is not an auto update feature. |
| If a user is requesting access to view contract information how do you grant this permission? | Users wanting to view contract information should contact the Contracting Officer or Specialist listed in FBO. |