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NASA Small Business Strategic Plan (Download PDF)
Effective June 2008
Mission
- To advise the Administrator on all matters related to small business
- To promote the development and management of NASA programs that assists all categories of small business
- To develop small businesses in high tech areas that includes technology transfer and commercialization of technology
- To provide small businesses maximum practicable opportunities to participate in NASA prime contracts and subcontracts
Vision
- To promote and integrate all small businesses into the competitive base of contractors that pioneers the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research
Long Term Goals
- Utilize the Small Business Improvement Plan to promote continuous improvement for all small business programs
- Structure the Center Small Business Offices to maximize effectiveness
- Develop programs that support Hi-Tech small business firms through i.e. tech transfer, SBIR/STTR, the Mentor-Protégé Program
- Promote both internal and external outreach activities
- Develop a NASA-wide database of small business vendors
- Develop Small Business Training Program for NASA acquisition personnel
Metrics
- Develop programs that support Hi-Tech small business firms through i.e. tech transfer, SBIR/STTR, the Mentor-Protégé Program
- Number of Mentors
- Number of Successful MP Agreements
- Number of Phase III SBIR Awards
- Promote both internal and external outreach activities and the number of Center participates
- Number of internal outreach events and the number of participants
- Number of external outreach events and the number of participants
- Develop a NASA-wide database of small business vendors
- Number of Vendors register in database
- Number of searches performed in database
- Number emails sent through database
- Survey of Vendors to ascertain effectiveness of NASA Small Business Program
- Develop Small Business Training Program for NASA acquisition personnel
- Number of acquisition personnel trained in classroom session in various Small Business categories.
- Number of acquisition personnel trained via a web session in various Small Business categories.
Small Business Enterprise Integration
Enterprise Management
- Alignment – OSBP priorities are aligned with NASA Strategy and Plans.
- Governance – OSBP is responsible to OFPP, Congress, and NASA to meet our Small Business Goals.
Enterprise Execution
- Driven by common Processes – OSBP business model is driven by Federal Acquisition Regulation practices and adapted to NASA requirements.
- Resource Allocation/Cost-wise – Small Business goals are based on the industrial base, past performance, and Congressional mandates.
- Risk Management – Level of operational risk dependent on mission-driven requirements.
- Metrics-shaped – Mission, cost, reliability, and consistency.
- Barrier removal – Continuous transformation
Results
- Small business represents increased productivity and decreased costs
- Continuous Improvement
NASA Small Business Veteran Strategic Plan (Download PDF)
Effective June 2008 (for 2008-2009 calendar year)
Mission
- To advise the Administrator on all matters related to small business
- To promote the development and management of NASA programs that assists all categories of small business
- To develop small businesses in high tech areas that includes technology transfer and commercialization of technology
- To provide small businesses maximum practicable opportunities to participate in NASA prime contracts and subcontracts
Vision
- To promote and integrate all small businesses into the competitive base of contractors that pioneers the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research
Veteran Goals
- Increase annual contract actions and contract dollar values to veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB)
- Increase the use of restricted competitions and sole source awards for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
- Increase the number of veteran-owned small businesses in high tech areas by expanding the Mentor Protégé program
- Monitor the veteran-owned small business’s subcontracting performance through expanded use of Individual Subcontract Reports at each Center
- Monitor the Agency’s annual veteran-owned small business subcontracting dollars through the Summary Subcontract Report
- Provide outreach to veteran-owned small businesses through sponsorship of the National Veterans Conference and by participating in other veteran conferences
- Increase communication to veteran-owned small businesses through increased use of the OSBP website by updating it annual or as needed
- Develop a training program for NASA acquisition workforce that concentrates on veteran programs
- Monitor the federal databases to ensure that all veteran data is accurately entered and reviewed on a monthly basis
- Require NASA Centers to report initiatives in on support of veteran programs on a semi-annual basis
- Use an enterprise model to execute these goals and track accomplishments
Small Business Enterprise Integration
Enterprise Management
- Alignment – OSBP priorities are aligned with NASA Strategy and Plans.
- Governance – OSBP is responsible to OFPP, Congress, and NASA to meet our Small Business Goals.
Enterprise Execution
- Driven by common Processes – OSBP business model is driven by Federal Acquisition Regulation practices and adapted to NASA requirements.
- Resource Allocation/Cost-wise – Small Business goals are based on the industrial base, past performance, and Congressional mandates.
- Risk Management – Level of operational risk dependent on mission-driven requirements.
- Metrics-shaped – Mission, cost, reliability, and consistency.
- Barrier removal – Continuous transformation
Results
- Small business represents increased productivity and decreased costs
- Continuous Improvement
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