Current NASA Contracting and Acquisition Issues

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Current NASA Contracting and Acquisition Issues

• Sheryl Goddard
• Susan Coté
• Debra Johnson
• Steve Proia

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NASA installations
GRC
GSFC
ARC
HQ
DFRC
LaRC
JPL
MSFC
SSC/NSSC
KSC
JSC
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Background

• NASA Factoids
• 18,000 civil servants
• 700 contracting personnel (1102s)
• Annual budget over 16B
• More than 87 of budget contracted out

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FY 07 Budget Highlights

• 3.1B Exploration Systems (e.g., Orion, Ares I
  and V)
• 1.8B - Space Operations (e.g., Space Shuttle,
  International Space Station)
• 1.6B - Science (e.g., Mars Rovers, James Webb
  Space Telescope)
• 724M - Aeronautics Research

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NASA Areas of Emphasis

• Dynamic Environment
• Retain critical skilled workers and improve
  service to current and future customers for
• Remaining Shuttle missions
• Space Station Operations beyond Shuttle
  retirement
• Exploration design and specification development,
  subsequent operations
• Integrated approach
• Next 4-5 years key to establishing foundation for
  the future
• Must maximize competition
• Create flexible contract structures

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Procurement Challenges

• Strategic Sourcing
• Transition from current to future operations
  (e.g., Shuttle to Exploration)
• Workforce
• Property
• Contracts
• Conflict of Interest
• Policy for a Common Identification Standard for
  Federal Employees and ContractorsHSPD-12
  Implementation
• Agency Pricing (cost and price analysis)
• Earned Value Management