OSBP Social Media

Over the past couple of years, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) has ramped up efforts to use social media as another powerful tool to reach small businesses and those interested in OSBP. These new outreach methods are an exciting way to reach those who we may not get direct contact with on a regular basis.

Our Facebook page has gained steady popularity since its inception and now reaches over 7000 individuals worldwide. The OSBP Facebook page gives a unique look into the workings of our office, including photos from outreach events and tips on how to do business with NASA. It also provides another direct way to reach our office.

Our Twitter page reaches out to over 300 small businesses, government agencies and interested parties on a regular basis. This platform allows us to disseminate information regarding sources sought notices, requests for proposals, upcoming events, etc. quickly and efficiently. If you have a small business hoping to do business with NASA, I highly recommend following us.

And, while not social media in the traditional sense, I’d like to remind everyone that our NASA Vendor Database (NVDB) is back up and running. The NVDB allows businesses to post capability briefs for review and to sign up for notifications regarding RFIs, RFPs and Sources Sought Notices. More information about the database can be found in an earlier blog post at http://nasaosbp.blogspot.com/2013/01/nasa-vendor-database-online.html. 

NASA Vendor Database Online

I hope everyone had a great new year. I know we did here at the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) and cannot wait to get started working hard with small businesses across the country in 2013.

On that note, I’m happy to announce that the NASA VendorData Base (NVDB) is back up and running. For those unfamiliar with this powerful tool, it is a database for both large and small vendors who wish to do business with NASA. The NVDB is accessible to all NASA employees to assist them in conducting thorough market research during the early phase of acquisition planning and is used to decide if the procurement will be a small business set-a-side or full and open.

Through the NVDB, businesses are able to post capability briefs for review, sign up for e-mail notifications regarding Sources Sought Notices, Requests for Information (RFI), and Request for Proposals (RFP). A quarterly newsletter is also sent out to all those with an account.

OSBP uses the database as a tool to reach out to small businesses on a regular basis. Upcoming outreach events, including industry days and conferences, are often announced to members of the NVDB. Other pressing information regarding small business at NASA may be sent out as well.

I highly recommend that any small business interested in doing business with NASA visit https://vendors.nvdb.nasa.gov/ and create an account. And for both new and old members, don’t forget to subscribe to the OSBP emails!