Regenia M. Goldsmith

Regenia M. Goldsmith serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance human spaceflight systems and life sciences research. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical hardware, engineering services, and specialized infrastructure components essential to crewed space missions. Her work directly enables the development of next-generation spacecraft life support systems, radiation shielding, and microgravity research platforms, aligning with JSC’s strategic priorities in human health in space and spacecraft operational resilience. Goldsmith handles a diverse portfolio of contract actions under FAR Part 15, with emphasis on negotiated procurements requiring technical evaluation and performance-based outcomes. She maintains consistent partnerships with high-impact contractors including Sierra Space Corp, Aspera Biomedicines, Inc., and Single Crystal Diamond Inc., reflecting a focus on innovative aerospace and biomedical technologies. Her contracting patterns favor firms capable of delivering specialized heavy-gauge metal fabrication, advanced electrical systems, and engineering design services tailored to extreme space environments. Goldsmith’s relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration with vendors possessing niche technical expertise, often involving prototyping, qualification testing, and systems integration under strict NASA standards. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with 40% of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity in the space supply chain. While the majority of her contracts are open competition, she actively leverages small business set-asides to foster innovation from emerging aerospace and biomedical vendors, ensuring broad industry engagement. Goldsmith’s primary NAICS focus areas include 332420 for heavy-gauge metal tank manufacturing, 423610 for electrical apparatus and wiring supply distribution, and 541330 for engineering services. She procures radiation-resistant containment systems, mission-critical electrical subsystems, and specialized engineering support for human spaceflight architectures, reflecting deep technical alignment with NASA’s human exploration goals and systems engineering requirements.