IGF::OT::IGF THE AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC) IS A LEADER IN DEVELOPING AND APPLYING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE AND AERONAUTICS APPLICATIONS AND MISSION INITIATIVES. TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH, AND SPACECRAFT AND PAYLOAD SYSTEMS. ARC IS ALSO A LEADER IN FORMING COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE NASA GOAL AND OBJECTIVES. SUCH LEADERSHIP IS EVIDENCED BY ITS RELATIONS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SUCH THE FAA AND DOD AND ITS DEVELOPMENT OF THE NASA RESEARCH PARK TO CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC, INDUSTRY, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. A DYNAMIC AND CHANGING GLOBAL SPACE MARKET IS PRESENTING NASA AND ARC WITH EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. BPA CALL FOR TASK ONE. DESCRIBE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SUPPLY-SIDE OF THE U.S. SMALL SATELLITE INDUSTRY THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND BY SURVEYING SMALL SATELLITE PRODUCERS TO DETERMINE THEIR ECONOMIC METRICS, THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL, AMBITIONS AND EXPECTATIONS.