Supply Chain Visibility (SCV) Reporting – Prime Contractor User Registration
About SCV Reporting
NASA mission programs and projects rely upon the U.S. industrial base and transnational supply chains of commercial, non-profit and government organizations to develop and operate complex, high-value, and innovative systems for the nation. NASA prime contractors and their sub-tier suppliers are subject to a dynamic array of risks which threaten the timely, affordable provisioning of products and services as required for mission success. Accordingly, in November 2023 NASA approved the implementation of the Data Requirements Description (DRD) for SCV Reporting to systematically enable collaborative, pro-active Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) across the NASA enterprise.
Effective May 28, 2024, the DRD for SCV Reporting is required in solicitations and awards for new NASA procurements of products and services for NASA mission programs and projects with estimated contract values of $20 million or more. The implementation of the DRD is further limited to contracts for NASA mission programs and projects subject to agency-level review. NASA Mission Directorates may elect to incorporate the DRD into current contracts for mission programs and projects. The baseline DRD for SCV Reporting may be tailored by NASA mission programs and projects to require (1) reporting, as specified in the DRD, on lower tier suppliers “deeper” than the top three contractual tier levels stated in the baseline DRD; and/or (2) more frequent reporting updates than, as stated in the baseline DRD, every six months after the due date of the initial report (i.e., ninety days after contract award or amendment incorporating the DRD) for the duration of the contract.
NASA Points of Contact
SCIC’s Supply Chain Visibility (SCV) Reporting application is part of the NASA Meta information system which is used for internal NASA – U.S. Government purposes only. The Meta Help Desk provides user assistance for the SCV Reporting application.
For user assistance contact the Meta Help Desk via email: gsfcMetaHelp@mail.nasa.gov
The Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) program within the NASA Office Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) manages the Supply Chain Visibility (SCV) Reporting requirements and process on behalf of NASA in collaboration with the agency’s Office of Procurement, Mission Directorates and other NASA organization. For questions concerning the fulfillment of the required SCV Reporting contact:
✽ The cognizant NASA Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for the NASA contact in which the Data Requirements Description (DRD) for SCV Reporting is incorporated; and,
✽ The NASA OSMA Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Program Team.
Prime Contractor User Registration
The SCV Reporting application of the NASA Supply Chain Insight Central (SCIC) information and analysis services platform is used by the prime contractor to securely fulfill SCV reporting requirements in accordance with instructions provided in the DRD and the SCV Reporting application. The reporting is maintained within SCIC which is a secure NASA / U.S. Government information system with access restricted to authorized users. SCIC is operated in accordance with NASA / U.S. Government requirements for the management of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
Within thirty days from NASA contract award the prime contractor is required to use this website to identify the primary individual and an alternative individual designated by the prime contractor to perform the submission of the required SCV reporting. The prime contractor also uses this website to change or update information on the designated individuals at least thirty (30) days in advance of the next reporting due date. This website provides instructions for the provisioning of secure access by the designated individuals to the SCV Reporting application. The prime contractor shall submit an initial report via the SCV Reporting application within ninety (90) days after contract award or amendment incorporating the DRD. The prime contractor’s designated individuals, upon completion of the user registration and provisioning, will be provided with restricted access to the SCV Reporting application only to submit, view and update reports on behalf of the prime contractor.
User Registration and Access Provisioning Steps
Step 1: Each individual designated by the prime contractor to complete and submit the SCV Reporting User Registration Form
Step 2: User Access Provisioning. The SCIC/SCV Reporting support team contacts the prime contractor’s designated individuals to facilitate the provisioning of user access. In accordance with NASA policy this includes the following:
✽ Submission of acceptable documentation to establish Identity and Employment Authorization (see Form I-9, U.S. Citizenship and Services) in order to create a NASA identify via the NASA’s Identity and Access Management (aka IdMAX) system;
✽ Completion of online Cybersecurity and Privacy Awareness training (approximately one hour via SATERN – System for Administration, Training and Educational Resources for NASA) prior to requesting access; and,
✽ Request access via the NASA Access Management System (NAMS) to complete the access provisioning process.
Information provided for the purposes of creating a NASA identify and provisioning user access provision is protected and controlled as required by the NASA Privacy Program.
Step 3: Authorized User Access. Upon completion of the above steps the prime contractor’s designated users of the SCIC SCV Reporting application are informed by email of the login website and provided orientation materials along with user assistance as needed for the performance of the reporting.
Authorized users are directly informed of the login website by email upon the completion of the provisioning process.
