LaRC Contractors Steering Council Meeting – September 28, 2023

Posted on September 21, 2023 by David Peterson

Join us for the next Contractor’s Steering Council (LCSC) meeting Thursday, September 28, at 2:00 pm. This month’s LCSC meeting will feature presentations from the LaRC Strategic Partnerships Office, plus an Office of Procurement small business update. This meeting will be a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow members of the NASA LaRC contractor community.

This will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person location is NASA LaRC IESB, building 2102, Pearl Young Theater (room 108). Please use the link below to join the meeting online.

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  • Welcome and Opening Comments
  • VASBA Update– Laura Blumberg
  • Small Business Update – Rob Betts
  • LaRC Strategic Partnerships Office Update – Rosemary Baize, Director of SPO
  • LaRC Strategic Partnerships Office Update – Lena Little, Special Events Coordinator
  • Guest Speaker – To be announced soon!
  • Special Topics and Look Ahead
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LaRC Contractors Steering Council Meeting – July 20, 2023

Posted on July 10, 2023 by David Peterson

Join us for the next Contractor’s Steering Council (LCSC) meeting Thursday, July 20, at 2:00 pm. This month’s LCSC meeting will feature presentations from Reaves GovCon Group on organizational conflicts of interest and LaRC Strategic Partnerships Office, plus an Office of Procurement small business update. This meeting will be a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow members of the NASA LaRC contractor community.

This will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person location is NASA LaRC IESB, building 2102, room 116. Please use the link below to join the meeting online.

There will be no Contractor’s Steering Council meeting in August.

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  • Welcome and Opening Comments
  • VASBA Update– Laura Blumberg
  • Small Business Update – Rob Betts
  • Secretary Update – Jenny Monokrousos
  • Office of Procurement Update – Teresa Hass, Acting Deputy Director of Procurement, Todd Pospisill, Director of Procurement (Detail)
  • Strategic Partnerships Office Update – Rosemary Baize, Director of SPO
  • LaRC Strategic Partnerships Office Update – Lena Little, Special Events Coordinator
  • Guest Speaker – Organizational Conflicts of Interest Part 2 – Paul Hawkins, Reaves GovCon Group
  • Special Topics and Look Ahead

LCSC Meeting Minutes by Jenny Monokrousos, July 20, 2023

LaRC Small Business Update Slides by Rob Betts, July 20, 2023

NASA LaRC Open House Slides by Lena Little, July 2023

NASA LaRC Time Keeping Guidance by Lena Little, July 2023

NASA LaRC Open House Public Facing Website

NASA LaRC Open House Virtual Tour

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LaRC Contractors Steering Council Meeting – June 22, 2023

Posted on June 20, 2023 by David Peterson

Join us for the next Contractor’s Steering Council (LCSC) meeting Thursday, June 22, at 2:00 pm. This month’s LCSC meeting will feature presentations from Office of the General Counsel and Reaves GovCon Group on organizational conflicts of interest, plus an Office of Procurement small business update. This meeting will be a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow members of the NASA LaRC contractor community.

This will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person location is NASA LaRC IESB, building 2102, rooms 112 and 113. Please use the link below to join the meeting online.

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  • Welcome and Opening Comments
  • VASBA Update– Jon Kelly
  • Small Business Update – Rob Betts
  • Secretary Update and Officer Elections – Jenny Monokrousos
  • Introduction to Agency ITPO CSC by Laura Blumberg
  • Guest Speaker – Organizational Conflicts of Interest by Rob Ayers and Jennifer Rawls, LaRC Office of the General Counsel
  • Guest Speaker – Organizational Conflicts of Interest by Paul Hawkins, Reaves GovCon Group
  • Special Topics and Look Ahead

LCSC Meeting Minutes by Jenny Monokrousos, June 22, 2023

LaRC Small Business Update Slides by Rob Betts, June 22, 2023

LCSC Officer Election Results by Jenny Monokrousos, June 22, 2023

ITPO CSC Slides by Laura Blumberg, June 22, 2023

Impartiality and OCI Slides by Rob Ayers, June 22, 2023

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Revoking of Executive Order (E.O.) 14042 “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors”

Posted on May 15, 2023 by David Peterson

Tim Cannella, Acting Director of NASA LaRC’s Office of Procurement, requested that the following information, issued by NASA Assistant Administrator for Procurement Karla Smith Jackson on May 15, 2023, be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

On May 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O. referred to as “the Order”) on Moving Beyond COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Worker, which became effective at 12:01 am on May 12, 2023. The Order specifically revoked:  1) E.O.14042, which had required certain parties contracting with the Federal Government to provide COVID-19 safeguards to their workers; and 2) E.O. 14043, which had required vaccination for Federal civilian employees. Section 2 of the Order states that “[a]gency policies adopted to implement E.O. 14042…. to the extent such policies are premised on” that order, “no longer may be enforced and shall be rescinded consistent with applicable law.” 

Revoking of Executive Order (E.O.) 14042 “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors”, published May 15, 2023.

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LaRC Contractors Steering Council Meeting – May 18, 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 by David Peterson

Join us for the next Contractor’s Steering Council (LCSC) meeting Thursday, May 18, at 2:00 pm. This month’s LCSC meeting will feature presentations from Langley Allies and Advocates for Women, the OASIS+ Contract, and an introduction to LaRC Information Technology Procurement Office (ITPO) Contractors Steering Council (CSC), plus an Office of Procurement update from Tim Canella, acting Office of Procurement Director. This meeting will be a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow members of the NASA LaRC contractor community.

This will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person location is NASA LaRC IESB, building 2102, NACA Room. Please use the link below to join the meeting online.

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  • Welcome and Opening Comments
  • VASBA Update– Jon Kelly
  • LaRC Office of Procurement Update – Tim Cannella
  • Small Business Update – Rob Betts
  • Secretary Update – Officer Elections
  • Guest Speaker – OASIS+ Contract by Derek Khan
  • Guest Speaker – Langley Allies and Advocates for Women
  • Special Topics and Look Ahead

LCSC Meeting Minutes by Jenny Monokrousos, May 18, 2023

LaRC Small Business Update Slides by Rob Betts, May 18, 2023

LCSC Officer Elections Slides by Jenny Monokrousos, May 18, 2023

GSA OASIS+ Contract Slides by Derek Khan, May 18, 2023

LaRC Allies and Advocates for Women Slides by MaryAnn Jackson, May 18, 2023

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