NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 1080.1B Effective Date: February 21, 2017 Expiration Date: March 21, 2030

Subject: Requirements for the Conduct of NASA Research and Technology (R&T) Revalidated w/ Change 1 for Another Five Years

Responsible Office: Science Mission Directorate

Preface

P.1 Purpose

a. In conjunction with NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120.8, NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements, this directive establishes the requirements that govern how NASA will conduct R&T (as defined in Appendix A), consistent with the governance model contained in NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 1000.0, NASA Governance and Strategic Management Handbook.

b. Whereas R&T program and project management requirements are established in NPR 7120.8, NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements, this document establishes requirements for R&T planning, solicitation and selection of R&T proposals, peer review, quality assessment and performance metrics, data protection, publication, and R&T misconduct. The requirements described in this NPR are used to develop Mission Directorate (MD) and Mission Support Office (MSO) R&T management processes. These general principles also apply to the MD, MSO and functional offices that fund R&T that is specifically reported as part of the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (hereafter GPRAMA).

P.2 Applicability

a. This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.

b. This directive is applicable to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, only to the extent specified in the NASA/Caltech Prime Contract.

c. This directive is applicable to other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

d. Certain partnership arrangements involving cost sharing with the private sector may be excluded from the scope of this NPR when approved by the appropriate Mission Directorate Associate Administrator (MDAA) or Mission Support Office Director (MSOD).

e. This NPR applies to all current and future R&T programs or projects managed or funded by NASA.

f. R&T involving human subjects should be conducted in conformance with this NPR except in the areas of release and maintenance of resulting data (see NPD 7100.8, Protection of Human Research Subjects, and NPR 7100.1, Protection of Human Research Subjects).

g. Any conflict between NPR 7120.8 and this NPR will be jointly resolved by the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and the Office of Chief Engineer.

h. 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.

i. In this directive, all citations are assumed to be the latest version.

j. Documents listed as authority, applicable documents, and reference documents may be cited as a different categorization, which characterizes its function in relation to the specific context.

P.3 Authority

a. National Aeronautics and Space Act, 51 United States Code (U.S.C.) 20113 (a).

b. NPD 1080.1, Conduct of NASA Research and Technology Development.

P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms

a. Procurement Integrity, 41 U.S.C. §423

b. NASA supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) System , 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1800-1899

c. NPD 1150.11, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Committees

d. NPD 2200.1, Management of NASA Scientific and Technical Information

e. NPD 1360.2, Initiation and Development of International Cooperation in Space and Aeronautics Programs

f. NPD 1440.6, NASA Records Management

g. NPD 1600.2, NASA Security Policy

h. NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Retention Schedules

i. NPR 1600.1, NASA Security Program Procedural Requirements.

j. NPR 2200.2, Requirements for Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA Scientific and Technical Information

k. NPR 2810.1, Security of Information Technology

l. NPR 5101.33, Procurement Advocacy Programs

m. NPR 7120.8, NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements

n. NPR 7500.2, NASA Technology Transfer Requirements

P.5 Measurement/Verification

Compliance with this document is verified through oversight by the governing Program Management Council (PMC) and NASA internal controls described in NPD 1200.1, NASA Internal Control. The cognizant MD or MSO periodically reviews and make recommendations to the governing PMC on the metrics that are used for inclusion in the Agency's budgetary, performance planning, and review documents and for other evaluative purposes.

P.6 Cancellation

NPR 1080.1A, Requirements for the Conduct of NASA Research and Technology (R&T), May 30, 2008.

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