Monthly Archives: April 2023

NASA Request for Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in Procurements Due June 10, 2023

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Susan McClain, Director of NASA LaRC’s Office of Procurement, requested that the following formal Blackout Notice be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

NASA has posted a Request for Information on the Federal Register and is asking for comments on or before June 10, 2023. NASA is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to receive input from the public on the barriers and challenges that prevent members of underserved communities (as defined in Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, and Executive Order 14091, Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government) from participating in NASA’s procurements, grants, and cooperative agreements.

Request for Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Procurements and Federal Financial Assistance, published April 11, 2023.

Student Research Conference April 13, 2023

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Kristyn Damadeo requested that the following information be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

Industry and NASA representatives are invited to hear Graduate Research Fellows and Undergraduate Research Scholars from across the state present the results of their research funded by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium at the 2023 Student Research Conference on April 13, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Newport News-Hampton, 980 Omni Blvd, Newport News, Virginia 23606.

Attendees of this free event will have a chance to interact with the students, hear presentations from Graduate Fellows, and see poster presentations from Undergraduate Scholars in research areas including aerospace, structures and materials, applied physics, and planetary science. Free registration begins at 8:00 AM. Presentations will be from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. See the attached conference agenda below for additional details.

Advance registration is appreciated but not required; please email Jan Dotzauer at jdotzaue@odu.edu.

2023 Student Research Conference Flyer

2023 Student Research Conference Agenda

LaRC Contractors Steering Council Meeting – April 20, 2023

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Join us for the next Contractor’s Steering Council (LCSC) meeting Thursday, April 20, at 2:00 pm. This month’s LCSC meeting will feature presentations from Greg Goodell and Mike Osborne, on Yulista and partner ALLPOINTS services, from Stacy Swann, National Account Manager for DHS, DOJ, NASA, USACE in the Office of Customer Accounts & Stakeholder Engagement, on the OASIS+ Contract, and from Intelligence Analyst Joe Kalinowski and Special Agent Mike Orcutt, FBI National Defense Cyber Alliance (NDCA), on IT Security, plus an Office of Procurement update from Susan McClain, 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.

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

  • Welcome and Opening Comments
  • VASBA Update– Laura Blumberg
  • LaRC Office of Procurement Update – Susan McClain
  • Small Business Update – Rob Betts
  • Guest Speakers – Greg Goodell and Mike Osborne of Yulista and partner ALLPOINTS services
  • Guest Speaker – Stacy Swann, National Account Manager for DHS, DOJ, NASA, USACE in the Office of Customer Accounts & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Guest Speaker – Intelligence Analyst Joe Kalinowski and Special Agent Mike Orcutt, FBI National Defense Cyber Alliance
  • Special Topics and Look Ahead

LCSC Meeting Minutes by Jenny Monokrousos, April 20, 2023

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