Survey and Assessment Background
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) is conducting a comprehensive, multi-tier assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of the Administrator, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The resulting data will help identify the structure and interdependencies of organizations that participate in the U.S. CSIB and identify their associated supply chains. This effort will also aid NASA and NOAA's ability to understand and respond to supply chain disruptions, cyber security incidents, shortage of critical minerals and materials, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS), foreign sourcing and dependency, COVID-19 pandemic impacts, and other challenges facing the civil space industrial base.
Legal Requirements
Your organization is required by federal law (50 U.S.C. § 4555) to complete the Civil Space Industrial Base survey within 30 days of receipt of the initial notification letter. All information submitted to BIS is protected as Business Confidential under provisions of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950, as amended, and will not be published or publicly disclosed, other than in aggregate form. At no time will such reporting identify your specific organization. Such information is also protected from disclosure from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
