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Office of Small Business ProgramsOffice of Small Business Programs
Doing Business with theNational Security Agency
Society of American Military Engineers2009 Small Business ConferenceNSA Office of Small Business ProgramsPamela L. Porter, DirectorSeptember 10, 2009Fort Belvoir Officer’s ClubFort Belvoir, VA
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What is NSA Looking For?What is NSA Looking For?
The breadth of products and services NSA acquires is varied.
Your Agency customer base breaks into three broad categories:
– Signals Intelligence, or SIGINT: This is the classic “codebreaking”
– Information Assurance, or IA: This is the “codemaking” side of the Agency’s mission.
– “Mission Enablers.” This is the glue that holds everything together.
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How To Start Working with NSA?How To Start Working with NSA?
The following steps are recommended:Register your business on the following resources :
– Central Contractor Registry: http://www.ccr.gov/
– The Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA): https://orca.bpn.gov/
– Dynamic Small Business Search:
http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm
– Acquisition Resource Center: http://www.nsaarc.net/
– NSA Bi-weekly Briefing:
https://www.nsaarc.net/biweekly
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What is NSA Looking For?What is NSA Looking For?
NAICS codesNAICS codes 541330 Engineering Services
541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
541519 Other Computer Related Services; Information Technology Value Added Resellers
541513 Computer Facilities Management Services
541512 Computer Systems Design Services
334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
334119 Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
221121 Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control
236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
337214 Office Furniture (Except Wood) Manufacturing
561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services
561611 Investigation Services
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How Do We Acquire?How Do We Acquire?
NSA does not openly advertise our business opportunities on FEDBIZOPPS www.fedbizopps.gov
NSA follows the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) www.arnet.gov/far and Defense supplement to FAR (DFARS) www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/r20070913/tochtml.htm
NSA makes use of the National Security Exception which allows for “Other Than Full and Open Competition”
We match our requirements with potential vendors through market research
Market Research Tool - ARC
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Acquisition Resource CenterAcquisition Resource Center The ARC is NSA’s principal market research tool Vendors with appropriate clearances will be able to:
– Review acquisition related announcements
– Business Forecasts
– Requests for Information/Request for Proposals
– Search on “Business Registry”, “Contractor Bidders Library”, and make inquiries on-line (future)
Must register and keep current; You will become part of the “Business Registry” from which NSA will be able to conduct market surveys
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Doing Business with NSADoing Business with NSA
The NSA Office of Small Business Programs Bi-weekly Briefings are informational sessions
The briefing includes:– Acquisition Resource Center (ARC)
– Business registry
– Networking and marketing opportunities
– Industrial security overview
– Provision Industry Security Approval (PISA)
– Additional Resources
– Small Business Updates Sessions are conducted every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, approximately Go to https://www.nsaarc.net/biweekly
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Marketing OpportunitiesMarketing Opportunities
Capability Briefings– NSA Commercial Solutions Center (NCSC)
Initial entry point for vendors who want to establish partnerships with the agency. This office has a Vendor Capabilities Presentation Program for vendors with security enhancing
products. Cutting edge technology www.nsa.gov/ia/industry/index.cfm [email protected]
Conferences– NSA/AFCEA Mission and Acquisition Symposium– This conference will be held twice a year; Fall and Spring– Combines the AFCEA Mid-Atlantic Intelligence Symposium and the NSA
Acquisition/Industrial Symposium (NA/IS) Tech Expos
– Events are excellent for any company with a “gee-whiz” technology– FBC at www.fbcinc.com and NCSI at www.ncsievents.com.
Business-In-A-Minute– Business “speed-dating” meetings between industry representatives, NSA prime contractors, and NSA
government offices – Held once a year in the Spring; April 1, 2010
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Contract OpportunitiesContract Opportunities
AXISS is a mission related IT (Information Technology) contract vehicle.
It is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract which provides support for the Agency’s Internal Service Provider.
It was awarded in FY07 to four prime contractors:– Booz Allen Hamilton– CACI– Computer Sciences Corporation– Northrop Grumman
Go to [email protected] for additional information on AXISS
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Contract OpportunitiesContract Opportunities(cont’d)(cont’d)
NSETS II (the NSA Small Business Set-Aside) is a follow-on to the original NSETS Program
It is an important agency initiative that will enable NSA to competitively acquire Agency requirements for the following areas:
– Business– Engineering– Information Technology– Operations Support– Training Services
The program has two division of Prime contractors based on company revenue.
Delivery Order (DO) competitions that are $7M or less are reserved for Tier 1 companies only.
Both Tier 1 and Tier 2 companies can bid on DOs greater than $7M and up to $75M (the maximum DO)
There are approximately 28 Tier 1 primes and 7 Tier 2 primes. POC for NSETS II [email protected], (240) 295-2277, Jim Higgins
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Contract OpportunitiesContract Opportunities(cont’d)(cont’d)
LIVEWIRE is a multi-year contract to Washington Group International-URS to provide assistance in defining and managing power and cooling (P&C) infrastructure construction and upgrade projects.
This will be a major four phase, in parallel, P&C construction project to repair and replace existing utility infrastructure.
Opportunities exist in the following NAICS codes:– 236210 and 236220– Five (5) 237s– Ten (10) 238s
POC for LIVEWIRE [email protected],(301) 575-3401, June Burke
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Additional SupportAdditional Support
One-on-One Counseling– Clarify questions remaining from briefing– Discuss specific obstacles and challenges to
marketing– Guidance, counseling, brainstorming, and
“what if” scenarios– Must be registered in ARC
How– Email [email protected] to schedule
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Mentor Protégé ProgramMentor Protégé Program DoD prime contractor in operation for 3 years or more;
Mentor is responsible for selecting protégé Should have the ability to obtain personnel and facility
clearances Focus on innovative transfer of state-of-the-art
technology Demonstrate a comprehensive protégé needs assessment,
e.g., SEI/CMMI/ISO 9000/ITIL certifications Business infrastructure and management assistance only
agreements will not be considered Current Mentors:
– Booz Allen Hamilton– SAIC
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Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA)Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA) Located within the Industry Outreach and Facilitation office To facilitate classified discussions on technologies and capabilities
of interest and benefit to the NSA Sponsors small business entities that offer unique capabilities
required by the NSA and where there is a clear need for increased socio-economic development.
Cultivates a healthy competitive environment Leadership adding additional capability to this program to include:
– Adding TK to personnel clearance
– Removing foreign affiliation hurdle
– Adding additional CPRL slots for companies already in program
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Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA)Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA)(cont’d)(cont’d)
• Expand NSA’s cleared industrial base• Increases the ability to talk with NSA on the classified
level• Minimizes the timeframe for a company to start working
on contract• Answers the question: How do you get a classified
contract without clearances if you cannot get clearances without a classified contract?
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Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA)Provisional Industrial Security Approval (PISA)(cont’d)(cont’d)
• Technical Recommendation required for consideration into the program
• 3-year program
• Personnel clearances will be held for the company by the program
• PISA Letter is granted, stating company’s eligibility to participate in classified discussions
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Points of ContactPoints of Contact Office of Small Business Programs
– 443-479-9560– [email protected]
Acquisition Resource Center– 410-694-0750– [email protected]
PISA Program– 240-295-2033– [email protected]
NSETS Program– 240-295-2277– [email protected]
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