NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 5900.1 Effective Date: October 28, 2003 Expiration Date: December 31, 2013

Subject: NASA Spare Parts Acquisition w/Change 2 (12/19/08)

Responsible Office: Office of Procurement

Preface

P.1 Purpose

This NPR provides internal guidance in the following areas for Agencywide roles in procuring spare parts:

a. Program

b. Procurement

c. Logistics

d. Engineering

P.2 Applicability

This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and Centers, including Component Facilities, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and contractors to the extent specified in their contract(s). The concept and policies contained herein shall be applied to major systems as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-109, and may be used in other systems at the discretion of the program/project manager. OMB Circular A-109 defines a major system as that combination of elements that will function to produce the capabilities required to fulfill a mission need. The elements may include, for example, hardware, equipment, software, construction, or other improvements or real property. Major systems acquisition programs are those programs that (1) are directed at and are critical to fulfilling an Agency mission, (2) entail the allocation of relatively large resources, and (3) warrant special management attention. While a number of NASA major systems have passed significant program milestones, these guidelines shall be applied to all programs.

P.3 Authority

a. 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 137.

b. 42 U.S.C. 2473 (c) (1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.

c. 48 CFR Chapter 1, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

d. NPD 5101.32, Procurement.

P.4 References

a. 48 CFR Chapter 1, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

b. 48 CFR Chapter 18, NASA FAR Supplement (NFS).

c. OMB Circular A-109

d. NPR 7120.5, NASA Program and Project Management Processes and Requirements

e. NPD 7500.1, Program and Project Logistics Policy

P.5 Cancellation

None.

REVALIDATED 4/19/2008 ORIGINAL SIGNED BY

/S/Thomas S. Luedtke
Assistant Administrator for Procurement

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