Purchase Order 80NSSC17P0052
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) to Andrew Chaikin LLC, a sole proprietorship owned by author and space journalist Andrew Chaikin. The $116,891.62 contract is for the development and delivery of a "Principles of Success in Spaceflight Training Course" for NASA. The contract was awarded on a sole source basis as Chaikin LLC was determined to be the sole provider of this training. The contract has no set-aside...
- This is a $778,950.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to Andrew Chaikin LLC, a sole proprietorship owned by Andrew Chaikin. The contract is for Mr. Chaikin to present a training class titled "Inviting Success, Avoiding Failure" in Arlington, VT. The award did not utilize any set-aside designation and was a direct award to the contractor. Andrew Chaikin LLC is an organization that provides historical and educational...
- This is a $95,948.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ollison Elsberg Associates, a minority-owned, woman-owned, and economically disadvantaged small business. The contract is for media training services to equip NASA personnel with the skills to handle media interviews and effectively work with public affairs officers. The training will take place in Houston, Texas, and the period of performance runs...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center to Navigation Technology Seminars Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Alexandria, Virginia. The contract is for the purchase of a 5-day remote training course on Inertial Systems, Kalman Filtering, and GPS/INS Integration for 20 NASA personnel at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The total ceiling value of the contract is $35,788.00, and it has...
- This is a $24,999.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Knowledge Strategies, LLC for the provision of the "The Smart Mission Leadership Workshop" training services. The contract has no set-aside designation, and the place of performance is Cleveland, OH. The award was made on August 10, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of January 12, 2024. The contract was awarded under the authority of...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $45,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order to The Good Citizen, LLC, a woman-owned business based in Austin, Texas. The contract is for a specialized two-week training immersion experience for NASA leaders, targeting GS-15 employees with high potential for executive roles. The training, called ASPIRE, will focus on technology commercialization, startup fundamentals, and venture capital, with the...
- NASA has awarded a $52,500.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to the Government Affairs Institute, Inc. The, doing business as Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, to provide virtual instructor-led training on Congressional operations, procedures, and policy for NASA employees. The contract, which runs through November 19, 2025, was awarded under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, with no set-aside designation. The original...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Institute For Management Studies, Inc. Headquarters Division, a veteran-owned for-profit organization. The $16,225.00 contract covers leadership management seminars to be provided from April 7, 2004 through December 31, 2004. The company has a history of providing training sponsorship services, membership programs, and professional development solutions to various federal...
- This is a $36,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Designed Learning Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, to provide a training program designed to enhance consulting skills across the organization, emphasizing relationship-building, effective communication, and successful project execution. The contract was awarded on October 1, 2024 and has an ultimate completion date of September...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), a nonprofit organization, for a 7-day NOLS/NASA CHAPEA Winter Leadership Expedition. The contract, valued at $47,300.00, does not have a set-aside designation and is to provide tuition and services for a leadership training program that is a prerequisite for candidate selection for the CHAPEA mission, a scientific...
This is a $95,999.50 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Andrew Chaikin LLC, a sole proprietorship owned by space author and journalist Andrew Chaikin. The contract is for 11 one-day instructor-led training courses on the "Principles of Success in Spaceflight" to be delivered at each of the 11 NASA centers between the award date of June 26, 2017 and November 30, 2017. The contract does not have a small business or socio-economic set-aside designation. Based on the vendor information provided, Andrew Chaikin LLC has previously been awarded other NASA contracts for training, presentations, and courses related to the history of NASA missions and lessons learned from past failures like the Apollo I fire.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Training, "Principles of Successful Space Flight" taught by Author | NNX17628603Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Award Notice 1/1 | 6/6/17, 3:24 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $7.8k | 4/4/18 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/26/18 | |
| P00001 | Funding Only Action | $7.2k | 6/26/17 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/26/17 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $81.0k | 6/26/17 |