NASA-JSC SBR

1. NASA-JSC SBR Date:10/30/2007

2. NASA-JSC SBRSmall Business Issues Date:10/30/2007

3. Small Business Issues • SBA News Press Release: FAQ (8(a) Program, Hubzone) • Raising net worth, entry level, hubzone programs (Oct. 4, 2007). • SBA Strategic Plan transmitted to Congress and OMB for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2013. • http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/serv_strategic_plan_2006.pdf • New e-application for bonding. http://www.sba.gov/eapplication • www.sba.gov/news

4. SBA Office of Advocacy • Office of Advocacy’s Regulatory review and Reform (r3) • Designed to identify and address existing federal regulation and determine their effectiveness, duplication, or obsolete. • Tool for small business stakeholder to suggest reform. • Process for reform: Describe current rule and describe why it should be reform. • Describe recommendations for reform.

5. SBA Office of Advocacy • SBA Office of Advocacy requesting nominations of Federal rules in need of review and reform. • Top 10 rules will nominated by small businesses will be transmitted to appropriate federal agencies for review and reform. • Purpose is to streamline outdated and ineffective regulations. (constructive suggestions) • Nominate regulations to Office of Advocacy r3 website: http://www.sba.gov/advo/r3/ • Email advocacy@sba.gov • Deadline: December 31, 2007

6. Small Business Conference • NASDB Institute of Learning Fall Conference November 8, 2007 Hilton Hotel @ Clear Lake Registration $200.00 • JPL 20th Annual High-Tech Small Business Conference March 4, and 5, 2008 Radisson Hotel @ Los Angeles Airport Registration $140.00 per person

7. NASA-JSC SBRStrategic Plan Date:10/30/2007

8. NASA Mission • To pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. • With the NASA mission shifting from shuttle to exploration the opportunities for prime contracting with small business will probably decline during the early research and development phases. • The shuttle program is a mature program which provides opportunities to qualified small business to be both prime and subcontractors.

9. NASA Mission • NASA Mission • To pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. • With the NASA mission shifting from shuttle to exploration the opportunities for prime contracting with small business will probably decline during the early research and development phases. • The shuttle program is a mature program which provides opportunities to qualified small business to be both prime and subcontractors. OSBP Goals Enhance Communications Enhance SB Participation Obtain Management Commitment Develop Agency Policies and Procedures Ensure Accurate Reporting and Data Improve Actuals and Goals

10. OSBP Goals Strategies & Tactics Enhance Communications Establish Industry Councils to enhance idea exchanges to increase small business participation in both prime and subcontracting Create a NASA Small Business Specialist Council Meet on a regular basis with Center Procurement Offices Meet on a regular basis with personnel from the Mission Directorates Meet on a regular basis with the SBA and other Federal agencies Electronic newsletter to publicize agency small business success stories Enhance OSBP website Obtain Management Commitment: Demonstrate management commitment to the small business program by inserting standard small business performance evaluation criteria into the performance appraisal for NASA acquisition personnel and require performance evaluation procedures for prime contractors related to small business subcontracting. Enhance SB Participation Mentor-Protégé Program SBIR Program HBCU/MI SB Technical Advisors Role Small Business Training Sessions for Procurement & Mission Directorates Small Business Improvement Plan Small Business Program Award Recognize Center Winners and Chose agency wide winner Program Manager Technical Procurement Small Business Specialist Center Awards for best over all FY-08 SB Program (Administrator’s Cup)

11. OSBP Goal OSBP Goals Strategies & Tactics Develop Agency Policies and Procedures Establishing Small Business Program Goals for each Center / agency Market Surveys Acquisition Planning Solicitations – Past Performance Subcontracting Plans Award fees Ensure Accurate Reporting and Data: Establish a standardized method for accurate data input and retrieval. Improve Actuals and Goals: Increase the use of set-aside authorities to meet at least two additional socio-economic goals and improve performance on one other unmet prime goal; take on a more proactive practice to meet subcontracting goals. • NASA JSC-SBR Mission • To increase opportunities for small businesses and expand the pool of small Businesses from which NASA buys its goods and servicesby providing a diverse pool of trained, knowledgeable, and qualified small businesswhile establishing effective communications among NASA procurement officials, NASA decision makers, and small businesses. JSC-SBR Goals Enhance SB Participation Expand SB Qualifications Enhance Communications

12. NASA-JSC SBRMarketing Committee Date:10/30/2007

13. Marketing Committee Members • Co-Chairs: Amye Spradlin and Terry Gomes • Members: • Ron Campbell • Vineta Fair • Nikki Pinto • Ruben Torres • Susana Torres • Carolyn Yarbro • Glenda Schoehler*

14. Marketing Committee Objectives • Identify New Members (companies) • Conduct Recruitment/Membership Drive • Develop and Conduct Awareness Campaign • Develop Quarterly Newsletters with Success Stories • Provide SBR-related Information/Input for External JSC Homepage Information • Establish Branding for Brochure/Business Cards and Collateral Materials for the Council • Nominate a Spokesperson for the Council

15. Marketing Committee Priorities • Identify New Members (Companies): Develop a membership roster from sources such as Chamber of commerce, Houston Minority Business Council, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, Houston Business Journal, Central Contractor Registration. • Conduct Recruitment/Membership Drive: Develop list of advantages to participating in the SBR. Provide information regarding future NASA needs for small businesses. • Develop and Conduct Awareness Campaign. • Develop Quarterly Newsletter • Provide SBR-related Information for External JSC Homepage • Develop Brochure/Business Cards and Other Council Marketing Materials • Nominate Spokesperson for Council

16. Forward-Looking Plan • To be develop by committee

17. Marketing CommitteeExpected Outcomes Performance measures • Number of new companies participating • Number of small business opportunities identified • Meet or exceed JSC SB contracting goals • SB overall growth

18. NASA-JSC SBREducation and Training Committee Date:10/30/2007

19. Education/TrainingCommittee Members • Co-Chairs: Tim Kropp & Catherine Cagan-Brown • Members: • Gerry Burns • Rhonda Cummings • Carolyn Grovey-Brown • Bobbie Jessie • Cornell Johnson • Aileen McCall • Sunny Slade

20. Education/TrainingCommittee Objectives • Identify educational gaps within the small business community • Develop materials to close gaps that will increase chances of success with NASA and DoD customer • Establish a consistent meeting time and place • Contact members prior to meeting to verify attendance

21. Education/TrainingCommittee Priorities • Refine Starter kit concept and related content • Identify and develop education materials on the types of contract opportunities • Clarify small business contracting paths: • Set aside • Unsolicited proposal • Prime • Subcontract

22. Education/TrainingForward-Looking Plan • To be develop by committee

23. Education/TrainingExpected Outcomes Performance measures a. Increased level of understanding among small businesses about contracting types b. Increase number of opportunities small businesses will capture

24. NASA-JSC SBRMentoring Committee Date:10/30/2007

25. Mentoring Committee Members • Co-Chairs: Andy Hernandez and Ned Mueller • Members: • Berniece Williams • Charles Wilson • Nancy Evans • Michael Zarcaro

26. Mentoring Committee Objectives • Develop informal mentoring plan among interested small businesses • Relay information coming from NASA HQ regarding NASA’s Mentor-Protégé Program • Coordinate with Education Committee • Define Multi-prong approach to mentoring such that diverse businesses that are members of SBR find value

27. Mentoring Committee Priorities • Identify additional Mentoring Committee Members (Companies): • Integrate mentoring opportunities into SBR General Meeting Structure: Develop list of new opportunity/target identification techniques, resources for small businesses. • Develop list of mentoring topics. • Engage appropriate NASA HQ personnel in dialogue to effectively understand status of revamped Mentor-Protégé application process • Provide to SBR- mentoring related Information for External JSC Homepage

28. Forward-Looking Plan • To be developed as collaborative effort among Mentoring committee members

29. Mentoring CommitteeExpected Outcomes Performance measures • Increasing participation and engagement by members and prospective Small Businesses. • Open and effective discourse between Small Business membership and NASA Small Business leadership. • Small Business members’ increased understanding of NASA and Federal Small Business policies and practices. • Informed and effective input by Small Business members to NASA Small Business leadership. • Improved market understanding and strategic planning capability among individual Small Business members.