NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will host an industry day March 4 at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, Calif., for small businesses interested in doing business with the federal government.
The industry day will be focused on women-owned small businesses, but is open to representatives of all small businesses who wish to attend. The all-day event will be held at the Gordon Conference Center, 330 Orbital Road, Bldg. 270, Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo.
The industry day is an opportunity for company representatives to meet with decision-makers regarding doing business with their agency. Interested parties must register on-line no later than Feb. 28 at: http://tinyurl.com/kz9qhrn. There is no registration fee for this event.
Attendees will hear from the SMC Commander, NASA Dryden senior management, small business program managers/specialists from NASA Headquarters and centers, small business technical coordinators, the SMC chief scientist, prime contractor representatives, and others. One-on-one matchmaking appointments with NASA and SMC small business specialists, other federal agencies and prime contractors will be offered.
The NASA Small Business Program’s vision is to promote and integrate all small businesses into the competitive base of contractors that pioneer the future of space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. To learn more about the NASA Small Business Program, visit: http://www.osbp.nasa.gov.
Located at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles, NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center has been advancing aerospace technology and science through flight research for more than 67 years. As NASA’s Center of Excellence for atmospheric flight, the center performs flight research and technology integration to revolutionize aviation and pioneer aerospace technology, validates space exploration concepts, conducts airborne remote sensing and science missions and supports operations of the International Space Station for NASA and the nation.
The Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) is the birthplace of military space and the center of military space acquisition excellence. Its mission is to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities for the nation. SMC designs and acquires all Air Force and most Department of Defense space systems. It oversees launches, completes on-orbit checkouts and then turns the system over to the user agency. SMC is a subordinate unit of the Air Force Space Command.
For more information about the industry day, contact Robert Medina at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, 661-276-3343, email robert.medina-1@nasa.gov.
Alan Brown, public affairs
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
(661) 276-2665
alan.brown@nasa.gov