NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 4300.1A Effective Date: July 19, 1999 Expiration Date: June 26, 2013

Subject: NASA Personal Property Disposal Procedural Requirements (Revalidated 2/17/06 with Change 1)

Responsible Office: Logistics Management Division

Appendix D. Precious Metals Report

PRECIOUS METALS REPORT

PRECIOUS METALS INTERSERVICE SUPPORT AGREEMENT/MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

The Precious Metals Interservice Support Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding was approved on May 5, 1998. The content of the Agreement states the following:

1. This Interservice Support Agreement (ISA) is made by and between two agencies of the United States Government, the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), Battle Creek, MI, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington, D.C., to provide for support service for the cooperative services set forth herein.

2. Authority to execute and accept this agreement on behalf of DRMS is vested in the Commander or a designated representative, Director, DRMS-R), pursuant to authority contained in the DoDI 4000.19, Interservice and Intragovernmental Support, and the DoD 4160.21-M, Defense Disposal Manual, and the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR), which authorize civilian agencies, including NASA, to utilize the Department of Defense Precious Metals Recovery Program conducted by DRMS for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

3. Authority to execute and accept this agreement on behalf of NASA is vested in the Administrator, NASA (or a designed representative), pursuant to authority contained in the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR), which authorizes civilian agencies, including NASA, to utilize the Department of Defense Precious Metals Recovery Program conducted by DRMS for DLA.

4. Purpose: The purpose of this agreement is to establish policies, principles, and procedures under which DRMS will provide support to NASA to effect the recovery of precious metals from hypo solutions and receive the turn-ins of scraps film, electronic equipment and other precious metals bearing materials.

5. Implementation: Support will be provided by DRMS on a nonreimbursable basis. Recovered precious metals (gold, silver and platinum family metals) will become the property of the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which is the Item Manager. NASA will be entitled to requisition refined precious metals from DLA for use as Government-furrnished material (GFM) to reduce new procurement costs.

6. Provisions/Responsibilities:

a. DRMS will--/p>

(1.) Provide technical advice to NASA activities/personnel.

(2.) Provide funding authority and shipping instructions, on an as needed basis for turn-ins of precious metals bearing materials/scrap from NASA to the DRMOS.

b. DRMS-DEO/DWO will--

(1.) Determine the need and arrange for the silver recovery surveys to establish the type and quantity of silver recovery equipment for the removal of silver from photographic fixer solutions required by NASA activities.

(2.) Provide and assist in the installation of silver recovery equipment, as required, at the NASA locations.

(3.) Provide guidance on the operation, performance and maintained of silver recovery equipment.

(4.) Maintain accountability of all serialized silver recovery equipment furnished by DRMS, by means of a hand receipt, to the using NASA activity.

c. DRMOs will--

(1.) Provide technical assistance on turn-in procedures to NASA activities.

(2.) Accept excess/surplus precious metals bearing materials/scrap from NASA activities.

(3.) Provide NASA activities with receipt(s) (DD Form 1348-1/1a) from the turn-in of precious metals bearing materials/scrap.

d. NASA will--

(1.) Comply with the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) and the procedures set forth in the DoD 4160.21-M, Defense Material Disposition Manual.

(2.) Provide DRMS current status of major changes to locations, personnel, silver recovery equipment and shipping/turn-ins, on an as-required basis.

(3.) Identify to DRMS, on an as-needed basis, all NASA activities who generate precious metals under their controls, to include those specificially for photographic processing.

(4.) Install, operate, and maintain DRMS provided silver recovery equipment.

(5.) Ensure maximum participation by all NASA activities.

(6.) Maintain data, prepare and provide reports, as required, in accordance with governing regulations, directives and manuals.

7. Period of Agreement:

a. This agreement between DRMS, for DL, and NASA will remain in force indefinitely.

b. This agreement will be reviewed every 5 years and, if necessary, ameded as agreed upon by DRMS and NASA.

Specific Provisions

(SEE ORIGINAL HARD CARD)
SUPPORT AGREEMENT
DD FORM 1144, MAR 92 (EG)

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