# Presentation: 280350

## Purpose

- _Purpose_
- In partnership with the Earth Science and Space Science Enterprises, GSFC and JPL, the OSDBU (Code K) seeks to continually support those Enterprises and Centers with a cadre of high tech small businesses who can assist in fulfilling their mission.

## Description

- _Description_
- The Semi-Annual Science Forum is a program that allows selected high tech small businesses the opportunity to conduct _technical presentations_ to senior and mid level technical, management, and prime contractor representatives at GSFC and JPL.
- This program presents a “rare, comprehensive, high level marketing opportunity” for small businesses.
- The Science Forum is a formal program hosted by GSFC and JPL once a year.  It is not a conference.
- The Science Forum is one avenue which the OSDBU supports the strategic plan of the Enterprises, Centers, and Agency.

## Goal

- _Goal_
- The Science Forums are structured with the intent of identifying and promoting small businesses with strong potential to participate in NASA programs.  To this end, targeted technical disciplines have been identified as areas of concentration that small businesses may greatly contribute but are currently underrepresented.
- Through identification, promotion, and the utilization of high tech small businesses, NASA receives quality goods and services at a lower overall cost while small businesses continue to develop, prosper, and provide continuous service to NASA.

## NASA Semi-Annual Science Forum

- _Targeted Technical Areas_
- Earth and Space Science Research and Applications; Sensor and Instrument Technology; Commercial Remote Sensing; Spacecraft hardware; Space and Ground Communications; Electrical, Mechanical and Systems Engineering; Lasers and LIDAR Systems; Data and Information Technology; and Telecommunications.
- The above disciplines have been identified by the Enterprises and Centers as key in fulfilling their mission.

## Background

- _Background_
- Expanded from the very successful Quarterly Aeronautics SDB Forum started in 1993
- Each Aeronautics Center hosts a Forum once a year
- One third of all participants to date have received a contract or subcontract
- Over $70 million in contracts and subcontracts awarded
- Top management support - - Headquarters and Centers
- Program recognition by Administrator

## NASA Semi-Annual Science Forum

- _Highlights_
- Co-sponsored by Headquarters - Code K, Y, and S
- The Science Forum is held once a year at GSFC and JPL:
- _1998 Schedule_
- GSFC- - May 20, 1998, Greenbelt, MD
- JPL - - August 18, 1998, Pasadena, CA
- Six companies are selected to do a 25 minute technical presentation with Question & Answer
- The Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications _*coming soon*_. (Plans underway to develop a “Research Forum”)

## NASA Semi-Annual Science Forum

- _Participants_
- Any small business, small disadvantaged business, women owned small business, Historically Black College and University or Other Minority Educational Institution, that provides high tech goods or services, and can demonstrate experience or strong technical potential fulfilling the targeted technical areas.
- _Benefits to Participants_
- Maximum marketing opportunity
- Contract and subcontract opportunities
- Teaming opportunities
- Commercial business opportunities
- Mentor Protégé relationship opportunities
- International opportunities (via UNISPHERE Program)
- Year round announcements of procurement opportunities

## NASA Semi-Annual Science Forum

- _Audience_
- Firms present before the Center’s technical community, directorates of targeted technical areas, top management, procurement representatives, prime contractor representatives and other small businesses.
- _Benefits to Audience_
- Increased awareness and confidence in the high tech small business community
- Increased base of high tech small businesses to obtain goods and services
- Equal or better quality of goods and service at lower costs

## Ideal opportunity for prime contractors to “screen” firms for potential: 

- _Benefits to Audience continued_
- Ideal opportunity for prime contractors to “screen” firms for potential:
- teaming arrangements
- subcontracting agreements
- mentor-protégé opportunities and
- market expansion

## 1997 Success Stories

- _1997 Success Stories_
- Two Companies to date have received contracts:
- CC-OPS, a WOSB based in Culver City, CA, has received 6 small purchase contracts at JPL. Approximately $50 K.
- Derivation Systems, Inc, a SDB based in Carlsbad, CA, has received a two year SBIR contract at LaRC.  Approximately $600 K.

## FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

- _FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT_
- Lamont Hames  (lamont.hames@hq.nasa.gov)
- Program Manager
- NASA Code K (OSDBU)
- 300 E Street SW
- Washington, DC  20546
- (202) 358-2088
- (800) 262-7295
- http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codek