Purchase Order 80NSSC21P1047

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...

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...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $65,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation to design, develop, and deliver a 20-hour virtual leadership course titled "Leading in the Global Technical and Scientific Communities." The course, to be performed in Charlottesville, Virginia, aims to help NASA participants understand how diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility enhance the...

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...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Leaders Uplifted LLC for $321,300 on May 14, 2026, to design and deliver the A.S.C.E.N.D. Cohort Development Program, a six-month leadership development initiative for mid-career supervisors. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training). Work is performed in Kiln, Mississippi. The contractor will deliver three cohorts of up to 50 participants each through December...

This is a firm-fixed price delivery order contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force to Actualized Business Solutions Inc., doing business as Absi Aerospace and Defense, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The $1,378,658.84 contract is for the development and execution of a space test curriculum, to be performed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Actualized Business Solutions has provided similar services to the Department of the Air Force and Department of the Air...

The NASA Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to President and Fellows of Harvard College for Senior Executive Fellows Leadership Training valued at $26,600 on October 19, 2026. The four-week immersive program runs through November 13, 2026, targeting federal IT Program Managers at the GS-14/GS-15 level and covers executive leadership, strategic problem-solving, coalition building, and operational and policy leadership. Performance occurs at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in...

The U.S. Space Force awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $61.1 million firm fixed-price definitive contract on September 23, 2022, to establish and operate a ten-year In-Residence Intermediate and Senior Developmental Education program for the United States Space Force. The program will deliver graduate education services through a partnership model, with the university providing a Master's degree curriculum that incorporates Joint Professional Military Education requirements. The contract...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Kaplan Associates Incorporated for $26,500 on August 25, 2026, for a three-day training course titled "Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design" scheduled August 25–27, 2026. Work is performed in Greenbelt, Maryland at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The contractor delivers instruction covering design, analysis, and integration of space vehicle mechanisms—including bearings, motors, feedback devices, and...

NASA's Shared Services Center issued a purchase order to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for $175,000 on November 2, 2026, for the Understanding Aerospace Industry Course, a four-and-a-half-day instructor-led training program scheduled November 2–6, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, with virtual access available. The procurement was sole-source under FAR 12.102(a). The course targets senior program and project leaders (SES and GS-14/15 level) executing...