Office of Small Business Programs (NASA)
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The Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) is the agency’s central office responsible for promoting, integrating, and maximizing the participation of small businesses in NASA contracts and missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4803526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) Context triple: [Office of the Administrator (NASA), hasPart, Office of Small Business Programs (NASA)]
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A.
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate
The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for developing and demonstrating cutting-edge space technologies to enable future missions and advance U.S. leadership in space.
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B.
Space Systems Laboratory
The Space Systems Laboratory is a research facility at MIT focused on the design, development, and testing of advanced spacecraft and space technologies.
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C.
Astronaut Management Office
The Astronaut Management Office is a department within the European Astronaut Centre responsible for overseeing the careers, assignments, and support of European astronauts.
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D.
NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
The NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for developing and managing human and robotic exploration systems beyond low Earth orbit, including technologies and programs that enable future missions to the Moon, Mars, and deep space.
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E.
NASA Science Mission Directorate
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) Target entity description: The Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) is the agency’s central office responsible for promoting, integrating, and maximizing the participation of small businesses in NASA contracts and missions.
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A.
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate
The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for developing and demonstrating cutting-edge space technologies to enable future missions and advance U.S. leadership in space.
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B.
Space Systems Laboratory
The Space Systems Laboratory is a research facility at MIT focused on the design, development, and testing of advanced spacecraft and space technologies.
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C.
Astronaut Management Office
The Astronaut Management Office is a department within the European Astronaut Centre responsible for overseeing the careers, assignments, and support of European astronauts.
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D.
NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
The NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for developing and managing human and robotic exploration systems beyond low Earth orbit, including technologies and programs that enable future missions to the Moon, Mars, and deep space.
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E.
NASA Science Mission Directorate
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA office
ⓘ
government office ⓘ small business advocacy office ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OSBP ⓘ |
| administers |
NASA small business outreach initiatives
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NASA small business training and awareness activities ⓘ |
| advises |
NASA contracting officers on small business issues
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NASA leadership on small business matters ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
NASA centers
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NASA mission directorates ⓘ small business specialists at NASA centers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| engagesIn |
industry outreach events
ⓘ
small business matchmaking and networking activities ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
small business participation in federal contracting
ⓘ
small business subcontracting opportunities ⓘ small business utilization in NASA missions ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure small businesses receive maximum practicable opportunity in NASA acquisitions
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to foster innovation and competition through small business participation ⓘ to increase the share of NASA contract dollars awarded to small businesses ⓘ |
| implements |
NASA small business policies
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small business elements of federal acquisition regulations within NASA ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | NASA acquisition and procurement activities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States federal government structure ⓘ |
| mission | to advocate for small businesses within NASA’s acquisition process ⓘ |
| monitors | NASA small business performance metrics and goals ⓘ |
| oversees | NASA-wide small business policies and programs ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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linked to:
NASA
|
| partOf |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
|
| promotes |
participation of HUBZone small businesses in NASA work
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participation of service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in NASA work ⓘ participation of small disadvantaged businesses in NASA work ⓘ participation of women-owned small businesses in NASA work ⓘ use of small businesses in prime contracting ⓘ use of small businesses in subcontracting ⓘ |
| purpose |
to integrate small businesses into NASA missions and programs
ⓘ
to maximize small business opportunities within NASA procurements ⓘ to promote the participation of small businesses in NASA contracts ⓘ |
| sector |
aerospace
ⓘ
federal government contracting ⓘ |
| supports |
NASA acquisition offices
ⓘ
NASA program and project managers ⓘ |
| website | https://osbp.nasa.gov ⓘ |
| worksWith |
industry associations
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prime contractors ⓘ small business concerns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) Description of subject: The Office of Small Business Programs (NASA) is the agency’s central office responsible for promoting, integrating, and maximizing the participation of small businesses in NASA contracts and missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Office of the Administrator