OSBP Highlights

A small business has landed on the Moon!

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft successfully landed at the Moon’s South Polar region! This lunar landing marks the first touchdown of an uncrewed spacecraft by a U.S. commercial company.

In May 2019, NASA awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a $77.5 million contract of actual small business dollars to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024. The commercial delivery is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and the Artemis program. Odysseus launched at 1:05 a.m. EST, Feb. 15, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA’s CLPS initiative allows rapid acquisition of lunar delivery services from American companies for payloads that advance capabilities for science, exploration, or commercial development of the Moon. The science investigations and technology demonstrations delivered to the lunar surface through CLPS are part of the agency’s broader goal of returning humans to the Moon through Artemis.
 
As we progress towards the next phase of our journey to Mars, examples such as this may ultimately lead to increased opportunities as large businesses now have evidence that today’s small businesses are not your typical “mom-and-pop” services.

Join us in celebrating this significant achievement in the small business community and Johnson Space Center!

Great News! The new NASA Vendor Database has reached a huge milestone!! We have 1,000 users registered!

Register your business today: https://apps.nasa.gov/nvdb/

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Dwight Deneal will serve as the new assistant administrator for the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, effective immediately.
In this role, Deneal provides executive leadership, policy direction, and management for programs that help ensure all small businesses are given a fair chance to work with NASA. He succeeds Glenn Delgado, who retired from the agency in December 2023. Read full press release at…

NASA and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Dec. 28, 2023, to help connect minority businesses to NASA acquisition and development opportunities. Outreach efforts will focus on engaging both minority and other underserved businesses.

Congratulations to all of the FY23 SBAA and SBIA Center-Level Award Winners.

Click the link below to view all of the winners!

NASA is looking for feedback from Underserved communities!
The deadline to respond is June 11, 2023.

The deadline to respond is July 11, 2023.

NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs hosted the NASA and Partners Small Business and HBCU Summit Thursday, April 27, at Southern University in New Orleans.

More than 200 individuals attended this one-day, in-person small business conference event. The summit provided tips, tools, and resources on doing business with NASA for small businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Attendees had an opportunity to learn about the procurement process at NASA, the NASA Mentor-Protégé Program, federal government opportunities, working with agency prime contractors, resources from trade associations, and much more. Event highlights included a message from NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and an in-person greeting from the office of Louisiana Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr.

Osby the OSBP Mascot is launched!