Small Business Forum

Please join us on Monday, 28 June from 1:00 pm – 4:30 for the first annual NSMMS Small Business Forum.

The goal of this forum is to facilitate the interaction of small businesses and universities with larger “prime" contractors based on similar interests that relate to specific materials/performance metrics relevant to the NASA and the Department of Defense. Overall, we would like to create an environment where the correct contacts with regard to technology needs and transfer are made on all sides to foster future communication, innovation, and partnerships. The Primes will be invited to provide short oral presentations that highlight the scope of their business and company interest in materials for space and missile applications, a list of on-going programs/expertise, and future corporate focus areas envisioned for materials.

A summary of key contacts, including POC phone numbers and emails will be provided for more information. In this manner, small businesses and universities attending the forum will have the opportunity to explore the potential for aligning their capabilities with Prime and the NASA/DoD needs, as well as extend their own research efforts to areas essential to next generation space and missile applications. To facilitate the exchange of information between the small businesses and the primes, we have arranged for 15 minute "one-on-one" sessions after the oral presentations.

Meeting spaces will be provided for conversations between representatives from the Primes and small businesses/universities. Primes participating in the forum will be asked to provide a brief synopsis of their materials interests for posting on the conference website to assist small business and university participants with identifying the most fertile opportunities for discussion and allowing for advance sign up. Additional sign-up sheets for the one-on-one discussions will be available at the registration desk at the conference. As the session with the primes will only be 15 minutes in length, small business representatives should be prepared to provide appropriate literature that clearly describes their capabilities, POC information, and any other information that might be useful for forging collaborations.