Marshall to Host 34th Small Business Alliance Meeting, Industry Awards Sept. 29

	September 28, 2022  MEDIA ADVISORY M22-12 Marshall to Host 34th Small Business Alliance Meeting, Industry Awards Sept. 29 On Thursday, Sept. 29, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will host the 34th Marshall Small Business Alliance Meeting and Industry & Advocates Award Ceremony. The free, hybrid event will take place at the Davison Center for Space Exploration and will also be streamed online via Microsoft Teams from 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST. The event will feature updates from NASA’s Office of Small Business Program (OSBP), the Marshall Exploration Production and Operations Contract (EPOC), Human Landing Systems Program (HLS), and speakers from Marshall Logistics Support Services, NASA Protective Services, and Small Business Offices from multiple NASA Centers. The program will also include city leaders and industry speakers. NASA speakers at the event will include: ·      Richard Mann, program manager, Office of Small Business Programs, NASA Headquarters   ·      Larry Leopard, Marshall associate director, technical ·      Steve Miley, special assistant, Exploration Production and Operations Contract, Marshall ·      John Cannaday, director, Marshall Office of Procurement ·      Davy Jones, Program, Planning and Control Office manager, Human Landing System Program, Marshall ·      David Brock, Marshall Small Business specialist ·      Dana Justice, Marshall Product Service Line lead ·      Robert Watts, Small Business specialist, Johnson Space Center ·      Joseph Mahaley, assistant administrator, Marshall Protective Services For the more information about speakers and topics, visit here. Following the program, the 16th annual MSFC Industry and Advocates Awards ceremony will take place at 10:45 a.m. These awards reflect leadership in the aerospace business community and sustained achievement. Media interested in covering the event should contact Janet Sudnik, public affairs officer in the Marshall Office of Communications, at 256-544-0034 or janet.m.sudnik@xxxxxxxx no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Marshall Small Business Alliance was created to provide industry with maximum exposure to the Marshall marketplace. This meeting is being held in conjunction with the NASA Office of Procurement, which oversees the acquisition process to support the successful accomplishments of the agency’s current and future missions. It provides policy, oversight, and optimization of procurement resources and acquisition strategies to enable effective and efficient operations. For more on Marshall Space Flight Center, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/about/business.html
	Press Contacts Janet Sudnik Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 janet.m.sudnik@xxxxxxxx
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