Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington, DC              May 16, 2001
(Phone:  202/358-1761)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M01-3

NASA OFFERS COURSE TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES

     NASA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization offers a dynamic three-day mini-course to help 
all types of small businesses, historically black 
colleges/universities and other minority-serving institutions 
obtain NASA contracts and subcontracts.

Training and Development of Small Business in Advanced 
Technologies (TADSBAT-I) is a basic course designed to 
provide insight into the NASA acquisition "culture." The 
course offers linkage to management strategies and proposal-
evaluation procedures, as well as programmatic approaches for 
successfully competing in NASA's technical aerospace arena.

"This course is a must for any small business to break into 
NASA" said Ralph C. Thomas III, NASA's Associate 
Administrator for Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization. "It shows how to market, bid, perform and close 
out contracts with NASA."

Parties interested in attending the upcoming course must have 
technical capabilities related to NASA's mission and 
research. More information on the course and the entire 
TADSBAT program can be found at:

                     www.mta-inc.com

TADSBAT is managed for NASA by Management Technology 
Associates, Inc., Huntsville, AL.

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