1 IT STARTS WITH A DREAM Mr. David E. Brock MSFC Small Business Specialist September 16, 2015

It Starts With a Dream “If you don’t have a dream, how can you ever have a dream come true?” The MSFC HBCU initiative began in 2007…a dream to advance the interest of HBCUs and MSIs at NASA. Laying the foundation:  January 2008 planning session at Alabama A & M, subject “Connecting with the Primes.”  June 2008 HBCU matchmaker in New Orleans held in conjunction with the 4 th Annual Minority Serving Research Institutions Partnership Convention.  July 2008 meeting with Boeing, one of our strong partners in helping promote the goals and objectives of the new initiative.  January 2009 keynote speaker at the Morehouse College Annual Entrepreneurship Conference in Atlanta, GA.  February 2009 keynote speaker at the TRAC Minority Business Enterprise Black CEO Conference in Baltimore, MD. 2

NASA Mentor Protégé Agreements – A Doorway to Opportunities DATEMENTORPROTÉGÉCONTRACT Feb. 2009SAICOakwood UniversityUnified NASA Information Technology Services Feb. 2010JacobsTuskegee UniversityEngineering, Scientific, & Technical Services Contract Jul. 2012Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Alabama A & MAries I J2X Engine Contract Jul. 2013ATK AerospaceFlorida A & MSpace Launch System Booster Contract Jul. 2015Teledyne Brown Engineering University of Nevada Las Vegas Mission Operations & Integration Contract Jul. 2015Teledyne Brown Engineering Alabama State UniversityMission Operations & Integration Contract 3

Getting Started Let Center small business specialists know of your interest. Stay abreast of upcoming NASA full and open competitions having subcontracting requirements. Participate in NASA Industry Days and center specific outreach events. Build Relationships:  Got to make contacts to make contracts.  It’s not what you know, rather who you know, or better put who knows you.  Create relationships with hinges that never rust. 4

Large Business Prime Contractor Exhibitors PRIMECONTRACTTITLE Aerojet RocketdyneNNM06AB13CSpace Launch System (SLS) Engine CH2MNNM10AA17C NNM12AA05C A& E Environmental Engineering Logistics Services JacobsNNM09AA20C NNM12AA41C Manufacturing Support & Facility Operations at MAF Engineering & Science Services & Skills Augmentation Lockheed MartinJSC ContractOrion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Northrop GrummanNNM12AA68CSLS Advanced Booster Engineering & Risk Reduction Orbital ATKNNM07AA75CSLS Booster SAICNNM11AA02C NNM11AA04C Enterprise Application Services Technology NASA Integrated Communication Services Teledyne Brown EngineeringNNM13AA29C NNM13AA35C NNM14AA89D Mission Operations & Integration Engineered Solutions & Prototypes SLS Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter The Boeing CompanyNNM07AB03C NNM12AA82C SLS Stages SLS Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage WyleNNM13AA36CEngineering Solutions & Prototypes 5

Final Thoughts Henry Thoreau said, “Dreams are like building castles in the sky, and there is nothing wrong with that, now go and put a foundation under them.” Yes, we have a dream, but if that dream is to come true, we must continue building on the foundation that is being laid. Opportunities to build positive relationships today will contribute toward achievement of the NASA HBCU/MSI goals and objectives. Take advantage of the opportunity…seize the moment! 6

MSFC Small Business Program Contacts 7 CONTACT TITLE PHONE David BrockSmall Business Esther VerasProcurement Analyst – Vadis RobinsonProcurement Analyst – Lynn GarrisonSmall Business Technical Doug GerardSBA Location: Bldg. 4200/Rm. 228C Office hours: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (CST)