All non-employees seeking work on Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) assignments as an independent contractor (IC) and/or non-tier one supplier must engage through our preferred independent workforce specialist, MBO Partners.
Next Step: NGC leaders, please contact your MSP (Magnit) to coordinate MBO onboarding in your VMS (Beeline).
01 About MBO Partners
MBO Partners is the leading deep jobs platform that makes it easier for enterprises like Northrop Grumman and top independent professionals to work together. MBO's innovative solutions enable organizations and talent to thrive in the independent economy.
MBO, which is GSA-certified and supports government contracts, has provided its services to thousands of consultants and hundreds of hiring companies.
02 NGC and MBO
NGC partners with MBO to source, evaluate, classify, and manage all contingent talent. MBO not only offers NGC the most effective engagement vehicle available, but also provides an extremely high level of service and support to the consultants delivering the services. This frees up consultants to focus more completely on NGC's projects. As a result, MBO's services appeal to both sides of the consulting equation.
In some cases, MBO may also help your B&Ps / RFPs qualify for NAICS small business credit.
03 Federal B&P/RFP support
MBO makes it easy to engage independent talent on Federal contracts. Email RFPs / RFQs to ngc@mbopartners.com along with the worker's pay rate and response due date. Also indicate any other required information (e.g., a Cost Narrative document, Reps & Certs requirements, Organizational Conflict of Interest, NDA, Cyber Security requirements, cover letter requirements, etc.). Please allow two business days for pricing-only requests and five business days for requests requiring additional information.
04 Talent sourcing support
If you do not already have a contractor in mind, MBO's Independent Talent Network team can help.
NGC's dedicated ITN Team Manager will work with you to attract and hire from the pool of 130,000+ Talent inside of MBO's marketplace. This Fortune 500-proven Talent exists across 18 skill domains and over 112 specialties, including cyber security, cloud engineering, software engineering, recruiting, federal proposal support, and DoD contract management. Note that a small sourcing fee applies for successful placements (20%), which is in addition to MBO's standard engagement service fees. This combined fee is still a fraction of the cost of working with traditional staffing suppliers.
Sourcing process: When you need MBO's help finding a contractor for a role, email Mike Cavaluzzi at mcavaluzzi@mbopartners.com.
Your ITN Team Manager will follow up to finalize the details of the role and then begin the process of recruiting, screening, and submitting vetted Talent for your review. For most roles, MBO's ITN team can deliver high-quality talent in 72 hours or less. You simply select the candidate which best matches your needs and we will then initiate our standard onboarding process.
05 MBO's engagement services
MBO directs NGC contractors into one of the engagement alternatives below depending on their characteristics, expectations, and business qualifications:
- Vendor Services: A business-to-business engagement service for independent professionals who meet NGC's criteria to engage as qualified vendors. Independent professionals interested in engaging through Vendor Services must pass a qualification evaluation during the onboarding process. MBO invoices NGC for approved time/expense submissions and pays vendors upon NGC's approved T&E.
- Business Services: A unique engagement alternative for independent professionals who wish to work as compliant independent business owners (LLCs or corporations) but need assistance meeting and maintaining the appropriate credentials to do so. Independents engaged through Business Services enjoy the freedom and flexibility of operating an independent business at less cost and with less administration than doing it alone.
- Payroll Services: A conventional W-2 payrolling solution for hourly workers who do not consider themselves true independent business practitioners.
06 NGC client team
MBO Partners Program Leads:
Primary Contact:
Kalian Samuels
ngc@mbopartners.com
(703) 793-6472
Client Partner:
Steve Berselli
sberselli@mbopartners.com
(202) 740-4745
Executive Sponsor:
John Devlin
jdevlin@mbopartners.com
(720) 255-6080
NGC Program Leads:
Morgan Grenier
Magnit MSP Manager
morgan.grenier@magnitglobal.com
Janelle Kujath
Magnit MSP Director
janelle.kujath@magnitglobal.com
Michelle Olseth
Corporate Procurement
michelle.olseth@ngc.com
Jonathan Yeomans
Corporate TA
jonathan.yeomans@ngc.com
Key resources
Manager Education:
Contractor Education:
Have questions about MBO?
MBO's NGC Team is standing by weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. Feel free to reach out to us at ngc@mbopartners.com.