Office of Small Business Programs

1. Office of Small Business Programs Doing Business with the National Security Agency Washington’s DC Metro Expo 2009 Military & Federal Agencies Procurement Conference NSA Office of Small Business Programs Pamela L. Porter, Director June 17, 2009 Spates Hall & Conference Center Fort Myer, VA

2. 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.

3. 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 What is NSA Looking For?NAICS codes

4. 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

5. Acquisition 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

6. Doing 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

7. Marketing 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 • ist@nsa.gov • Conferences • NSA Acquisition/Industry Symposium (NA/IS) (Spring) • NSA Commercial Acquisition Conference (NCAC) (Fall) • 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 industryrepresentatives, NSA prime contractors, and NSA government offices • Held twice a year; once in the Fall and another in the Spring

8. Additional 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 smallbusiness@nsa.gov to schedule

9. Mentor 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

10. 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

11. Points of Contact • Office of Small Business Programs • 443-479-9560 • smallbusiness@nsa.gov • Acquisition Resource Center • 443-479-9560 • nsaarc@nsaarc.net • PISA Program • 443-479-9560 • pisa@nsa.gov • NSETS Program • 443-479-9560 • nsets@nsa.gov

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