NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 8735.1D Effective Date: April 02, 2018 Expiration Date: July 29, 2024

Subject: Exchange of Problem Data Using NASA Advisories and the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)

Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Preface

P.1 Purpose

a. This directive establishes general requirements and procedures for NASA to ensure that information concerning significant problems involving parts, materials, processes, software, and safety is exchanged internally and externally. The proper utilization of this data can improve the total quality, reliability, and maintainability of systems and components during the acquisition and logistic phases of the life cycle while reducing costs in the development and manufacture of complex systems and equipment.

b. This directive provides procedures for authoring, distributing, assessing, and responding to shared instances of problem reports including NASA Advisories and Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Alerts, GIDEP Safe-Alerts, GIDEP Problem Advisories, and GIDEP Agency Action Notices, hereafter collectively called GIDEP Notices.

P.2 Applicability

a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters, NASA Centers, including Component Facilities, and Technical and Service Support Centers. This NPR applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (a Federally Funded Research and Development Center), other contractors, recipients of grants, cooperative agreements, or other agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the applicable 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, document citations are assumed to be the latest version, unless otherwise noted.

P.3 Authority

a. The National Aeronautics and Space Act, 51 U.S.C. § 20101.

b. Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Policy Letter 91-3, Reporting Nonconforming Products.

c. NFS Part 1846, Quality Assurance.

d. NPD 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success.

P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms

a. NPR 8735.2, Hardware Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Programs and Projects.

b. NF 1707, Special Approval and Affirmations of Requisitions.

c. Government-Industry Data Exchange Program Operations Manual. [http://www.gidep.org/about/opmanual/opmanual.htm]

d. Agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Cooperation in Sharing of Safety Alert Information.

P.5 Measurement/Verification

P.6 Cancellation

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