GOES-R MANAGEMENT CONTROL PLAN (MCP)

the planning process are provided each year from the NOAA Program Planning and Integration Office in
its Planning Guidance Memorandum to the programs.
5.1.2 Programming
The Programming phase of the PPBES process provides the fiscal and programmatic linkage between
NOAA’s strategic plan and its budget. The Office of Strategic Planning (OSP) is responsible for the
programming phase of the PPBES process. It aids the GOES-R program office in translating the high
level outcomes contained in the NOAA Strategic Plan into clear and understandable program objectives.
OSP provides guidance for each year’s programming phase in its yearly Programming Phase Overview.
The Program Office uses this guidance as it builds its budget for the upcoming cycle.
5.1.3 Budgeting
Budget submissions will occur at least annually to support the GOES-R Program budget formulation and
spend plans process.
The GOES-R Program Office will issue annual budget and program guidance (the Annual GOES-R
Budget Call) to the Flight and Ground Segment Projects in November of each year to update the projects
on the current program of record, to identify any changes in program configuration, to solicit an update to
the currently approved funding baseline, and to prescribe the appropriate reporting format. The Flight
and Ground Segment Projects will respond with their preliminary submissions in January of the following
year and final submissions in March.
The GOES-R Program Office/Program Control and the projects will engage in annual budget discussions
in order to support NOAA budget preparation prior to the annual Commerce budgeting process. The
Annual Budget and Program Guidance Letter to the Projects will provide the necessary guidance and
information to the Project for the development of their budget responses. This guidance and information
will consist of:
• Approved Instruments
• Description of the scope of the work being performed by the Project
• Programmatic direction regarding ongoing and future contracts and the exercising of options
• Schedule constraints and launch readiness dates (LRDs)
• Identifies Fiscal Years being considered in the Department of Commerce’s submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress
• Funding constraints and yearly phasing – by fiscal year
• Adjustments to prior years funding
• General instructions for providing a response
The Annual Budget and Program Guidance letter will request a quotation from the Flight and Ground
Segment Projects in the format as directed by the GOES-R annual budget and program guidance. The
Projects will develop their responses based upon the instructions and guidance provided and knowledge
of their contract funding / costing needs, manpower support requirements, and institutional support. The
Projects will make every attempt to stay within the funding guidelines. If an over-guidance response is
necessary, the Project(s) will document the rationale and provide the documentation within their response
to the Program. The Projects will provide an initial submission to the Program in the January timeframe.
With the initial submission, the Projects and the Program will engage in discussions so that the Projects’
response is fully understood and any changes, if required, can be developed prior to the final submission.
The Flight project will ensure that the GSFC Center Director has reviewed the NASA budget submission
prior to its final submission to the Program in the March timeframe of each year. The Program Control
and the Project Managers will ensure that open dialogue as the GOES-R team assembles, submits and
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