Policy
Directive
Effective Date: October 26, 2006
Expiration Date: October 03, 2024
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NASA Policy Directive |
NPD 9630.4 Effective Date: October 26, 2006 Expiration Date: October 03, 2024 |
CHANGE HISTORY
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09/01/2015 |
Updated to comply with 1400 Compliance, and update applicable documents and forms, and to change directive's ID from NPD 7410.5E to NPD 9630.4 to better appropriately align with the Agency Filing Scheme. |
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10/03/2019 |
Revalidated with administrative corrections, updated for NPR 1400 Compliance. |
It is NASA policy to make invoice payments subject to the Prompt Payment Act to vendors no more than seven days prior to the payment due date, unless a determination is made, on a case-by-case basis for specific payments, that earlier payment is necessary. This authority must be used cautiously, weighing the benefits to the Government. Written determinations to approve early payments are retained in the payment file. NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 9630.1, Accounts Payable and Disbursements, Chapter 4 contains NASA's requirements for making timely and early payments.
a. This NPD is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language applies to contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.
b. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.
c. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.
Prompt Payment, 31 U.S.C. ยง 3903.
NPR 9630.1, Accounts Payable and Disbursements.
The Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Finance) (DCFO(F)) at each Center is authorized to approve early payments, as are the Agency CFO and Agency DCFO(F).
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Periodic quality assurance reviews and analysis of financial and budgetary reports and data submitted through the Continuous Monitoring Program will be used to measure compliance with this NPD.
NPD 7410.5D, Approval of Early Payment to Contractors Under the Prompt Payment Act, dated October 26, 2006.
Revalidated with Change 2 on October 3, 2019.
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This document does not bind the public, except as authorized by law or as incorporated into a contract. This document is uncontrolled when printed. Check the NASA Online Directives Information System (NODIS) Library to verify that this is the correct version before use: https://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov.