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NASA Procurement
Explore and execute innovative, effective, and efficient acquisition business solutions to optimize capabilities and operations that enable NASA’s missions.
Our Mission
Explore and Execute Innovative, Effective, and Efficient Acquisition Business Solutions to Optimize Capabilities and Operations That Enable NASA’s Missions.
Our Vision
The vision of the Office of Procurement is to explore and execute innovative, effective, and efficient acquisition business solutions to optimize capabilities and operations that enable NASA’s missions.
Location
Agency-Wide
Founded
October 1, 1958
People
800
Assistant Administrator
Karla Smith Jackson
Doing Business With NASA
Work with NASA to explore and execute innovative, effective, and efficient acquisition business solutions to optimize capabilities and operations that enable NASA’s missions.
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Procurement Resources
Find Procurement’s State of Procurement Reports, Annual Reports, Event Materials, Procurement Vignettes, NASA Fair Act Inventory, Service Contract Inventory, and Acquisition Guides.
Go to Resources![Covers of the Fiscal Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022 State of NASA Procurement Annual Report](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/reports-previewimages-01.png?w=609)
NASA Acquisition Innovation Launchpad (NAIL) Framework
The NASA Acquisition Innovation Launchpad (NAIL) construct is intended to empower a culture of innovation where ideas can come from anywhere and any level, and anyone can be an Innovation Champion.
NAIL Framework![NAIL Framework: 1. Empathize, 2. Define, 3. Idea Generation, 4. Prototype Solutions, and 5. Test and Evaluate.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nailframework-01.png?w=1024)
Grants Policy and Compliance Team
The Grants Policy and Compliance Team provides leadership and oversight in grants management policy and compliance and internal guidance and training to NASA Technical Officers, Grant Officers, and the Grants Community implementing government-wide and NASA specific regulations for awarding and administering grants and cooperative agreements.
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Leadership
Request to Meet with the Senior Procurement Executive
How to request a meeting with the Senior Procurement Executive.
Learn More![Office chairs at a conference table](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_551787175_resized_oop.png?w=1024)
Upcoming 2024 Leadership Engagements
Date | Event | Organized by |
June 3 | AIA Space Council Meeting | OP |
June 5-6 | Procurement and Supply Chain Live New York | Procurement and Supply Chain Live |
June 10-13 | Government Contract Pricing Summit (GCPS) 2024 | ProPricer |
June 11 | 10th Annual FORUM Innovation Awards | Forum |
June 12 | 33rd Annual Government Procurement Conference | FBC |
Jul. 21-24 | NCMA World Congress | NCMA |
Aug. 14 | DLA Contracting Mentoring Program | Defense Logistics Agency DLA |