SSTD-8070-0007-CONFIG REV C

Abstract

<strong>PURPOSE</strong> <br>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will comply with applicable requirements, specifications and/or policy documents. In circumstances where a particular requirement or specification cannot be complied with, a variance or alternate standard request shall be considered. This Stennis Space Center (SSC) standard establishes the requirements and practices for the preparation and submittal of variance and alternate standard requests. <br><strong>APPLICABILITY</strong> <br>The variance request shall be prepared and submitted when the need exists to depart from a particular requirement, specification and/or policy document as specified in projects, contracts and/or NASA Procedural Requirements, Standards, Manuals, and/or Handbooks. <br>Form SSC-517 must be completed by a requestor and approved by his/her supervisor, the NASA Safety & Mission Assurance (SMA) Director, and the appropriate Configuration Control Board (CCB) representative or the Facilities Review Board (FRB) representative. In certain instances, the approval of the SSC Center Director and/or the NASA Chief SMA or the NASA Chief Engineer will be required.