NSA Office of Small Business Programs

Contract Connections

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1. National Security Agency Pathway to Success Doing Business with the NSA NSA Office of Small Business Programs Directorate of Acquisition
2. National Security Agency  „Front door‟ to the Agency for companies desiring to do business with the NSA.  Offer events/outreach programs to facilitate networking  Work internally at NSA to ensure maximum practicable opportunities for small business concerns.  Provide innovative approaches to maximize NSA prime sub contract opportunities for small businesses.  Manage: Mentor-Protégé, NSA Set-Aside for Small Business (NSETS) and Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA) programs. NSA Office of Small Business Programs:
3. National Security Agency SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL To protect U.S. national security systems and to produce foreign signals intelligence information. • Signals Intelligence • Foreign signals collection and processing activities • Offense - “Code Breakers” . • Information Assurance • Information assurance for information infrastructure critical to U.S. national security interests • Defense – “Code Makers” IAD • Mission Enablers • Provides support functions for mission • Acquisition, IT, Security, Facilities, etc.
4. National Security Agency NSA Acquisition Interests: • Cloud Computing • Cyber Security • Wireless Technologies • IT Services • Business Systems • Hardware/Software • Research Services • Program Management • Language Analysis • Secure Mobile Technologies • Super Computers • Manpower • High Performance Computing • Networks • Testing Services • Encryption/Decryption Gear • Mathematics Research • Biometrics • Facilities Engineering • Landscaping Services • Electrical Services • …and much more NSA is committed to partnering with Industry to acquire the capabilities we need to provide and protect vital information for the nation.
5. National Security Agency Doing Business with NSA:  Review www.NSA.gov  Attend ‘Pathway to Success’ briefing • Held twice a month in Hanover, MD • Register at: www.nsa.gov/biweekly  Register in the ARC  The presentation of your company’s capabilities is a critical step in establishing a business relationship with NSA.  Network
6. National Security Agency NSA Acquisition Resource Center (ARC) NSA‟s one-stop source for acquisition information www.nsaarc.net  Business registry  Market research database  Communication tool  Physical facility Contracting opportunities are not publicized externally
7. National Security Agency Networking is important!  Agency events  Capability Statements/Presentations  Industry groups • Persistence • Customer knowledge • Differentiation • Prime approach
8. National Security Agency NSA Office of Small Business Programs: General Information: 443.479.2384, smallbusiness@nsa.gov Additional NSA Contact Information: Acquisition Resource Center (ARC) – 866.914.6272, nsaarc@nsaarc.net NSA/CSS Commercial Solutions Center (NCSC) – 240.373.4163, ist@nsa.gov