OSBP Highlights
The NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is pleased to share “OSBP News,” which highlights some recent outreach engagements with small businesses and other stakeholders.
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Intuitive Machines’ and South Pole Landing
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!
NASA Vendor Database Milestone!
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 Names New Head of Small Business Programs
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, US Department of Commerce Expand Minority Business Efforts
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.
Read MoreFY23 SBAA and SBIA Center-Level Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all of the FY23 SBAA and SBIA Center-Level Award Winners.
Click the link below to view all of the winners!
Read MoreRequest for Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Procurements and Federal Financial Assistance
NASA is looking for feedback from Underserved communities!
The deadline to respond is June 11, 2023.
The deadline to respond is July 11, 2023.
Submit RequestNASA and Partners Small Business and HBCU Summit Recap
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.
Event PhotosThe event was a collaborative effort including, but not limited to:
- NASA’s
- Office of Small Business Programs
- Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
- Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
- Shared Services Center
- Office of Procurement
- Southern University at New Orleans
- Louisiana APEX Accelerator
- Louisiana Economic Development
- Greater New Orleans, Inc.
- Dillard University
- Xavier University
- U.S. Small Business Administration, Louisiana
For more information about the event, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/osbp/regional-outreach
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Link to event photos.