Thu, Jul 22, 2010
First Such Agreement For A HUBZone Small Business
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne signed a NASA Mentor-Protege
Agreement on July 7 with Avans Machine & Tool, a
flight-approved supplier and certified Historically Under-Utilized
Business (HUB) Zone small business located in Skyline, AL. It is
the first such agreement between a NASA prime contractor and a
certified HUBZone small business.
"Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is proud to share its business
and technical expertise to help a HUBZone small business maximize
its capabilities in the marketplace and foster economic growth in
the community," said Paul Fowler, director, Supply Management,
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. "We are confident our
mentor-protege agreement will have far-reaching benefits."
"Both companies stand to gain from this partnership, including
new approaches to speed, flexibility and cost efficiency, which in
turn will help NASA achieve its objectives," added Joe Sylvestro,
vice president, Operations & Supply Management, Pratt &
Whitney Rocketdyne
The NASA Mentor-Protege program encourages prime contractors
to help eligible small businesses enhance their technical and
business capabilities to better compete for NASA contracts and
subcontracts. It also helps the businesses foster long-term
business relationships with NASA prime contractors, and increases
the number of businesses that receive NASA contract and subcontract
awards. HUBZone, a program under the U.S. Small Business
Administration, is designed to promote job growth, capital
investment and economic development by providing contracting
assistance to small businesses located in economically-distressed
communities.
The Mentor-Protege Agreement is administered through the NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center Ares I J-2X Liquid Engine contract for
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. As part of the agreement, Pratt
& Whitney Rocketdyne will mentor Avans as it produces parts for
the J-2X rocket engine, designed to power the upper stages of
NASA's next generation ARES launch vehicles.
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