GOES-R MANAGEMENT CONTROL PLAN (MCP)

Program Control provides the expertise required to manage the business and financial aspects of all
GOES-R activities. The Budget Officer, who serves as the head of the Program Control, reports to the
SPD and is responsible for the day-to-day monitoring, management and control of all budget and financial
management activities. GOES-R Program Control will provide integrated support to all organizational
elements within the GOES-R Program. Primary responsibilities include program-level strategic planning,
action item management, policy development and coordination, Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
(FMFIA) execution, communications, human resource administration and management services, budget
formulation, execution, financial analysis and programmatic planning to include Earned Value
Management (EVM), Capital Planning, property management and inventory control. A summary of
Program Control responsibilities is provided below.
• Executes the program-level strategic management activities
• Facilitates integrated budget development and program control oversight functions with NESDIS
AA and NOAA Chief Financial Officer
• Develops all related and back-up material for the NOAA Budget Process
• Oversees all capital planning (OMB 300) and other budgetary documents
• Integrate Project-supplied budget inputs into the GOES-R budget preparation and conduct
programmatic defense
• Prepares coordinated GOES-R responses to external and internal NOAA information requests,
and Congressional inquiries
• Coordinates all GOES-R NOAA/NESDIS/Program level actions
• Coordinates review of GOES-R, NOAA and external policy documents
• Maintains the GOES-R MCP, auditing GOES-R internal office procedures
• Facilitates the weekly Senior Management Team (SMT) meeting. This administration includes
developing agendas, coordinating briefings and publishing meeting minutes
• Coordinates the development of all program-level briefings prepared for NOAA/NESDIS senior
management and customers
• Implements and manages program-level logistics, communications, facilities support, human
resource management and administrative support
• Manages the financial control and funds execution in accordance with SPD direction
• Matrixes personnel to the Projects and provide oversight of the EVM process.
• Manages the Workforce planning and support agreements as directed by SPD
• Track and reports contract performance in association with the Contracts Division
• Performs administrative functions for the program office
3.2.1.5.6 Contracts Division
NOAA and NASA agree to form a collaborative GOES-R Program contracting partnership to ensure
effective and efficient support for all GOES-R Program and Project contract actions. NASA and NOAA
Contracting Officers will retain full agency authorities, respectively, and continue agency reporting
responsibilities while operating in partnership with each other. Contracting Officers must have
appropriate warrant authority as required by NOAA and NASA regulations, policies, and procedures.
The partnership intends to collaborate by;
• Sharing of contracting staff resources for NASA and NOAA contracts
• Establishing action approval levels for Program review
• Operating within current NASA/NOAA processes, policies, and procedures
The GOES-R Contracts Division provides procurement authority and expertise required for planning and
contracting GOES-R business-related matters while ensuring GOES-R compliance with the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), local (DOC, NASA) acquisition regulations, as well as applicable DOC,
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