Small Business Town Hall with Glenn Delgado on June 16 at 1:00 PM

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Rob Betts requested that the following marketing opportunity be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

Attention all Small Businesses!

Over the previous 3 fiscal years, NASA has awarded approximately six billion dollars each year as prime and subcontracts to small businesses.

To learn how to be a part of this success, please join us at the NASA Small Business Town Hall!

Tune in as the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) and its team of experts, weigh in on NASA’s proposed legislation, product service lines (PSLs), mentor-protégé program, and other urgent topics small businesses need to understand during this extraordinary time. This month’s OSBP Learning Series webinar features NASA OSBP Associate Administrator Mr. Glenn A. Delgado along with OSBP program managers and small business specialists. Mr. Delgado and the team will discuss best practices for small businesses and updates in the organization.

Of course, we’ll do our best to answer your questions, submitted in advance, and live.

Join us on Wednesday, June 16th at 1:00 PM ET.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Please RSVP! Log-in information for this online class will be sent after individual register, and reminders will be sent the day before and the day of the webinar. If you have questions about this topic, email them in advance to smallbusiness@nasa.gov and type “OSBP Learning Series Question – Town Hall” in the subject line. 

Please click here to register via EventBrite.

LCSC Officer Elections 2021 – Voting Period Open June 8 to June 15

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The Langley Contractor Steering Council election for the Contractor Chair position is open June 8 through June 15 at 6:00 PM. Per the LCSC by-laws, “nominations, including self-nomination, shall be solicited before the June meeting and publicized to the then-current Voting Members.”

Each LCSC member company is requested to submit one vote.

Please click here to access the LCSC Official Ballot form hosted on Survey Monkey.

LaRC Contractors Steering Council Meeting – June 17, 2021

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Join us for the virtual Langley Contractor’s Steering Council (LCSC) meeting Thursday, June 17, at 2:00 pm. This month’s LCSC meeting will feature a Directorate Update from RSD and results from the LCSC election.

Please use the link below to join the meeting.

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

Our meeting will address these topics:

  • Welcome and Opening Comments
  • VASBA Update– Laura Blumberg
  • LaRC Office of Procurement (OP) Update – Susan McClain
  • Return to Onsite Work (RTOW) Update – Susan McClain
  • Small Business Update – Rob Betts
  • Partnerships Update – Carrie Rhoades
  • Research Services Directorate (RSD) Update – Frank Jones
  • LCSC Election Results
  • Special Topics and Look Ahead

LaRC Small Business Update Slides by Rob Betts, June 17, 2021

Partnerships Update Slides by Carrie Rhoades, June 17, 2021

Overview of LaRC RSD Slides by Frank Jones, June 17, 2021

LCSC Call for Contractor Chair nominations

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The Langley Contractor Steering Council is making a call for nominations for the Contractor Chair position.  Per the LCSC by-laws, “nominations, including self-nomination, shall be solicited before the June meeting and publicized to the then-current Voting Members.” The call for nominations will close on Thursday, 3 June.

The Chairperson is the principal officer of the Council and presides at all Council meetings, including special meetings of the membership as deemed necessary. The Chairperson supervises and leads all business of the Council, and conducts official correspondence, extends invitations to guests, signs any documents as authorized, appoints or terminates special committees, task forces, and working groups, serves as ex-officio member of all standing committees, keep the officers and Council fully apprised of matters concerning the Council, and performs all duties usually associated with the office.

Per the LCSC by-laws, “election of officers shall be by secret ballot vote of the Voting Member companies, with one vote allowed per company.” The election will start on June 4 and run through June 15. The election results will be announced at the June 17 LCSC meeting.

Please consider nominating or self nominating for the LCSC Contractor Chair position. Click here to access the LCSC Contractor Chair nomination form.

NASA as Cognizant Federal Agency Industry Day

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Rob Betts requested that the following marketing opportunity be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

NASA Headquarters Office of Procurement is hosting an Industry Day where we will discuss our new role across the Federal Government pursuant FAR 42.003, as Cognizant Federal Agency (CFA) and how this role will impact NASA’s current and future engagement with Industry.  Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) functions, Contract Audit Services, and Contract Closeout will be discussed. See you there!

Register on Eventbrite by clicking here.

Questions related to the event? Please contact Rochelle Overstreet, NASA Lead ACO, Audit Services, and Contract Closeout at NASA HQ, Office of Procurement, telephone: (202) 358-1279 or e-mail rochelle.n.overstreet@nasa.gov.