1. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center How to do Business with NASA Gil Del Valle October 29 2015

2. 2 Goddard Space Flight Center Our Center is located in Greenbelt MD, a suburb outside of Washington, DC. The current campus encompasses approximately two square miles. Currently, about 8,200 civil servants & contractors. Including employees working off-site at Wallops Flight Facility, GISS, IV&V and the White Sands Complex, the employment number climbs to about 9,700.

3. 3 The Goddard Mission The mission of the Goddard Space Flight Center is to expand knowledge of the Earth and its environment, the solar system and the universe through observations from space. To assure that our nation maintains leadership in this endeavor, we are committed to excellence in scientific investigation, in the development and operation of space systems and in the advancement of essential technologies. Goddard currently manages a total of nearly 80 flight projects, from formulation through operations

4. 4 NASA GSFC’s Diverse Mission Portfolio

5. 5 Industry Assistance Office Mission and Procurement Mission Provide a liaison between Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), NASA Headquarters, and Industry. Plan, organize and administer GSFC’s small and small disadvantaged business program. Procurement The GSFC Industry Assistance Office (IAO) works closely with the GSFC procurement offices and the technical community to identify significant procurement opportunities for small business participation. IAO reviews all acquisitions and is the first step in the procurement process. At GSFC, the Small Business Specialist and senior management ensure all aspects of small business issues are reviewed and addressed to the benefit of all parties.

6. 6 Identify your products or service North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for your Products & Services. http://www.census.gov/naics Know the Federal Supply Class or Service Codes http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hz Prepare a capability brief with an emphasis on Government work

7. 7 Register Your Business Obtain a DUNS Number http://www.dandb.com/fedgov/ Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov Register with the NASAVendor Data Base (NVDB) https://vendors.nvdb.nasa.gov

8. 8 Identify Your Target Market Within NASA Identify what each NASA Center Procures by reviewing its top NAICS Code and the NASA Acquisition Forecast. http://osbp.nais.nasa.gov/about.html Review the NASA Web site http://www.nasa.gov Contact the Small Business Specialist located at each NASA Center for assistance on how to do business. http:osbp.nasa.gov/contacts.html

9. 9 Identify Current NASA Procurement Opportunities NASA Acquisition Forecast Database http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/ Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov/ NASA Procurement website Identify requirement & email notification of released requirements http:prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/link_syp.cgi

10. 10 Familiarize with NASA Contracting Procedures Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) http:farsite.hillaf.mil NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/ regs/nfstoc.htm

11. 11 Investigate Federal Supply Schedule Contract Contact the General Services Administration Office (GSA) on how to obtain a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract. Many NASA purchases are,in fact, orders on FSS contract. http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100611

12. 12 Explore Subcontracting Opportunities Obtain Information on subcontracting opportunities through SBA’s SUB-Net. http://web.sba.gov/subnet NASA’s list of Prime vendors is located on the NASA Office of Small Business Program website. http:www.osdbu.nasa.gov/

13. 13 Additional Assistance Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) Training Counseling on Marketing Counseling in Financial & Contracting Issues http://www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness/pages/ Consult with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representatives (PCRs) http://www.sba.gov/content/procurement-center representatives Free & Confidential mentoring by former CEOs hrttp://www.score.org

14. 14 NASA/GSFC Procurement Sites Procurement Operations Division http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov Industry Assistance Office http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov/industryassist.htm http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov/industryassist.htm Acquisition Forecast http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfcfore.htm http://code210.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfcfore.htm

15. 15 GSFC Points of Contact Gil Del Valle 301-286-8136 (Gilberto.DelValle-1@nasa.gov) Jennifer Perez 301-286-4379 (Jennifer. Perez@nasa.gov) Donna Broderick 301-286-4679 (Donna. J. Broderick@nasa.gov) Bernard A. Durham 301-286-4378 SBA Procurement Center Representative (Bernard.A.Durham.1@gsfc.nasa.gov)

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