NASA NPD 8730.5 REV B W/CHG 2

Abstract

<strong>APPLICABILITY</strong> <br>a. This NPD applies to NASA Headquarters and Centers, including Component Facilities, and to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other NASA contractors and grantees as specified in their contracts or grants. <br>b. This NPD applies to all work associated with implementation of NASA acquisitions (e.g., design, development, manufacture, test, operations, maintenance, refurbishment, sustainment, disposal) and all acquisition products, processes, and services provided by NASA Government organizations, contractors, subcontractors, and grantees, except as excluded in paragraphs 2.c and 2.d below. (Note: For the purpose of this NPD, the term "NASA acquisitions" is intended to include work performed in-house by NASA civil servants.) <br>c. The requirements of this NPD apply to NASA acquisition contracts initiated following promulgation of this NPD. Retroactive application of this NPD to existing acquisition contracts is at the discretion of the applicable NASA program manager and shall be based on a determination of risk related to the retention of existing quality assurance requirements versus implementation of the requirements of this NPD. <br>d. This NPD does not apply to: management system processes as defined by NPD 1280.1, where such processes do not directly affect product configuration; institutional projects as defined by NPR 7120.5, Chapter 7; software assurance as defined by NPD 2820.1 and NPR 7150.2; procurement of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) items; or to contractor support services where such services do not directly affect product configuration.