Supply Chain Risk Management

The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
program is a part of the Quality Assurance discipline and focuses on partnering with
NASA programs and projects to build a resilient supply chain for NASA missions. Supply
chain resilience refers to the ability to anticipate, adapt and recover from disruptions or
unexpected events.

OSMA SCRM initiatives:

  • Develop systems for gauging NASA’s supply chain health and enhance SCRM
    across the agency.
  • Improve program/project supply chain visibility and insight.
  • Optimize supply chain data to promote risk-based decision-making for surveillance
    and insight practices
  • Provide leadership to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and
    support contractors.
  • Coordinate budgets with NASA’s Office of Procurement (OP) as part of program/
    project quality surveillance tasks.
  • Lead efforts in support of program/project supplier audits and assessments.
  • Elevate and coordinate actions needed to adjudicate agency cross-cutting risks
    and help drive policy.
  • Assist with Projects’ SCRM strategy framework and guidelines.
  • Facilitate training related to SCRM and associated Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
    and NASA FAR supplement clauses.
  • Deploy other necessary methods and requirements to help achieve supplier on-time
    delivery, product conformance, reduce cost and other supply chain inefficiencies.
The OSMA SCRM program is here to help you achieve supply chain resiliency!
Check out the helpful Resources section below.

People

Valle Kauniste

Valle Kauniste

Supply Chain Risk Management Program Executive

Valle Kauniste is the Program Executive for the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) program, and the Chair for NASA’s Supply Chain Resiliency Board (SCRB).

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Lisa Hicks

Supply Chain Risk Management Program Deputy

Lisa Hicks is the Deputy for the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) program, and the Acquisitions Manager and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the Safety and Mission Assurance, Audits, Assessments and Analysis (SA3) contract.

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Olga Ceritelli

Supply Chain Risk Management Program Senior Specialist

Olga Ceritelli is the Senior Specialist for the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) program, in support of the Safety and Mission Assurance, Audits, Assessments and Analysis (SA3) contract. 

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Learning

SATERN Courses

Overview of Supply Chain Risk Management (NEW VERSION COMING SOON!)

This course is designed to provide learners with an overview of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM). It includes general information on supply chain and the risks involved managing supply chain. It will provide a basic understanding of SCRM, how NASA does Supply Chain Management and the risks in working with the agency’s suppliers.

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Policy and Guidance

NASA

NPR 8735.2

Management of Government Quality Assurance Functions for NASA Contracts

This NASA Procedural Requirement sets forth agency requirements for performance of government contract Quality Assurance functions as required by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 46; FAR Part 12; NASA FAR Supplement Part 1846; and NPD 8730.5, NASA Quality Assurance Program Policy.

See NPR 8735.2

NC 1000.56

Charter Supply Chain Resiliency Board (SCRB) NASA Charter

This charter establishes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Supply Chain Resiliency Board (SCRB), and sets forth its applicability and scope, the authority for its establishment, and its governing council affiliation, functions, membership, meetings, duration, assessment, and records.

See NC 1000.56 

NPR 7120.5

NASA Space Flight Program And Project Management Requirements

This document establishes the requirements by which NASA formulates and implements space flight programs and projects, consistent with the governance model contained in NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 1000.0, NASA Governance and Strategic Management Handbook. 

See NPR 7120.5 

NPR 8000.4

Agency Risk Management Procedural Requirements

This directive provides the requirements for risk management for the Agency, its institutions, and its programs and projects as required by NPD 1000.0, Governance and Strategic Management Handbook; NPD 7120.4, NASA Engineering and Program/Project Management Policy; NPD 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success, and other Agency directives. Risk management includes two complementary processes: Risk-Informed Decision Making (RIDM) and Continuous Risk Management (CRM). 

See NPR 8000.4 

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