Where the VISN's AUS Community becomes Procurement Dominant...

With many years of providing direct acquisition services and operational support, our team understands firsthand the critical importance of receiving actionable, legally sufficient procurement packages. We also understand the consequences when acquisition actions fall short—and that Veterans and frontline care delivery are most directly impacted.

As a dedicated partner to the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VISN Group has placed it's resources at the discretion of, and for the benefit of it's medical center's - Acquisition Utilization Specialist (AUS) teams. These resources are designed to ensure mission-ready staffing capable of executing complex procurements with precision, compliance, and sound professional judgment—confident, skilled, trained, and certified to meet mission requirements.

Our Staffing / Workforce Readiness Resource

Established to build a certified, deployment-ready acquisition workforce, VISN-AUS develops Acquisition Utilization Specialists (AUS) who understand both federal procurement requirements and the VA’s unique clinical, logistical, and care-line environments. The program establishes a disciplined, scalable talent pipeline capable of supporting the VA’s diverse and evolving portfolio of programs and services.

Our Training & Professional Development Resource

Through structured technical instruction, competency-based assessments, and targeted professional development, VISN-AUS equips specialists to operate effectively within complex, high-risk, and highly regulated acquisition environments. Training emphasizes applied execution, operational accountability, and performance under real-world acquisition conditions—improving cycle time, reducing compliance risk, and increasing mission outcomes and delivery fully functionable, legally sufficient Procurement Packages. .

Our Certification & Capability Validation Resource

VISN-AUS ensures every Acquisition Utilization Specialist demonstrates validated technical knowledge, advanced applied proficiency, and independent decision-making capability across the full acquisition lifecycle. Certification confirms the ability to independently plan, develop, evaluate, and execute acquisition actions in accordance with FAR, VAAR, and VHA policy, providing leadership with a defensible mechanism to validate acquisition readiness.

Our Services & Mission Impact

VISN-AUS professionals independently deliver complete, compliant, and defensible procurement packages that are strategically aligned with clinical, administrative, and operational requirements. These acquisition actions demonstrate fiscal stewardship, meet established timelines, and directly enable the delivery of safe, timely, and high-quality care to Veterans.

Our Enterprise Value

Most critically, VISN-AUS provides the Department with a standardized framework to mitigate workforce risk, address capability gaps, and align acquisition execution with mission-critical priorities. In doing so, it strengthens the VA acquisition community, improves enterprise readiness, and ensures the Department is positioned to deliver consistent, compliant, and high-quality results in service to Veterans nationwide.