NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 5200.1E Effective Date: August 13, 2019 Expiration Date: August 13, 2024

Subject: Industrial Labor Relations

Responsible Office: Office of Procurement

Preface

P.1 Purpose

The purpose of this directive is to provide internal requirements and procedures to assist NASA Centers in dealing with contractor labor-management disputes and to provide procedures for granting Labor Union Representatives access to NASA for the purpose of maintaining schedules and goals relating to NASA facilities where their members are employed.

P.2 Applicability

a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Service Support Centers (Agency wide).

b. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term “shall.” The term “may” denotes a discretionary privilege or permission; “can” denotes statements of possibility or capability; “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.

P.3 Authority

a. NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Supplement (NSF), subpt. 1822.1 BASIC

LABOR POLICIES

1822.101 Labor relations.

1822.101-1 General.

1822.101-3 Reporting labor disputes.

1822.101-4 Removal of items from contractors’ facilities affected by work stoppages.

1822.101-70 Admission of labor representatives to contract sites.

1822.103 Overtime.

1822.103-4 Approvals.

1822.103-5 Contract clause.

P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms

a. National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151 – 169.

b. Service Contract Labor Standards, 41 U.S.C. Ch. 67; 48 CFR. pt. 22, Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions.

c. Basic Labor Policies, General, 48 CFR. Subpts. 22.10.

P.5 Measurement/Verification

Measurement/verification occurs through periodic procurement management reviews of contractual labor activities.

P.6 Cancellation

NASA Procedural Requirements 5200.1D, Industrial Labor Relations Directive, dated June 23, 1997.

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