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On October 1st, 2005 the NSSC will finally open its doors for business. The NSSC will be a center that will perform a variety of transactional and administrative activities currently being done at each Center. Consolidation will allow the NSSC to increase operational efficiency and improve overall customer service. Initial services provided by the NSSC will be from four functional areas: human resources, financial management, procurement, and information technology. A brief description of the selected services is provided below.
- Financial Management
In the area of Financial Management, the NSSC will provide the following services: 1) processing accounts payable transactions (from receipt of initial invoice to the final payment based on acceptance) for government contracts, grants, purchase card transactions, small purchases, and other payables; 2) consolidated billing, collection, and closeout services for reimbursable and non-reimbursable accounts receivable transactions; 3) payroll and time and attendance support for all NASA personnel; 4) travel reimbursement transactions for all authorized travel, including domestic, international, and change of station; and, 5) contractor-held property analysis and validation.
- Human Resources
The NSSC will provide the following HR services: 1) support to personnel program activity including, drug testing administration, general employment inquires, position classification appeals, recruiting logistics, awards processing, human resources studies, personnel security, and SES awards, bonuses, and appointments; 2) employee development and training support including, NASA-external training, training data entry, surveys and assessments, planning, on-line training, and NASA's GS-1102 procurement training program support; 3) employee benefits support including, benefits processing, change of station/relocation, outside employments, new hire processing, leave donor and advanced sick leave program, and health fair logistics; and, 4) support for maintenance of official employee and performance records and personnel action processing and related records.
- Procurement
For the Procurement function the NSSC will provide: 1) pre-award and post-award support to grants and cooperative agreements; 2) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts; 3) training purchases; 4) E-procurement; and , 5) other agency wide procurements. The NSSC will also support NASA's Contracting Intern Program (NCIP).
- Information Technology
For the Information Technology Function the NSSC will provide Agency IT Services and also the IFM Competency Center.
- Transition of Activities
The following table outlines the scheduled Fiscal Years for transition of specific activities:
| Function |
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| Financial Management |
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| Accounts Payable |
FY06-FY07 |
| Accounts Recievable |
FY06-FY07 |
| Payroll & Time-Attendance Processing |
FY06 |
| Reporting NASA Contractor held Property |
FY06 |
| Travel Services |
FY06 |
| Human Resources |
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| Support to Personnel Programs |
FY06-FY07 |
| Employee Development and Training |
FY06-FY08 |
| Employee Benefits |
FY06-FY08 |
| HR & Training Information Systems |
FY07 |
| Personnel Action Processing & Record Keeping |
FY07-FY08 |
| Recruiting Event Logistics |
FY07 |
| SES Case Documentation |
FY06 |
| PCS & Extended TDY Relocation Assistance |
FY06 |
| Procurement |
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| Procurement Processing & Other Administration Services |
FY06-FY08 |
| Grants |
FY06-FY08 |
| SBIR/STTR |
FY07-FY08 |
| Agency Contracting |
FY06-FY07 |
| Training Purchases |
FY06 |
| E-Procurement |
FY06 |
| NCIP Management |
FY06 |
| Information Technology |
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| Agency IT Services and IFM Competency Center |
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