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PURPOSE. This document establishes the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) policy, responsibilities, and procedures for control of nonconforming products at MSFC for activities that fall within the scope as defined by MPD 1280.1, "Marshall Management Manual" (MMM) and as defined by P.2. The purpose is to provide a system for documenting and dispositioning nonconforming products and to prevent unintended use or installation at MSFC to ensure safe products. This process also applies to items delivered to the customer that are determined to be nonconforming after delivery or delivered items returned by the customer due to a failure.

a. This Marshall Procedures and Guidelines (MPG) is limited to documenting and resolving nonconformances for the following:

(1) Items, which are released into the MSFC Integrated Configuration Management System (ICMS) .

(2) Other hardware/software, which has not been released into the MSFC ICMS, but designated by project management, the Lead Systems Engineer, or the Director, Engineering Directorate (ED). NOTE: The Program/Project Manager may be the Lead Systems Engineer.

(3) Purchased items found to be nonconforming at MSFC receiving inspection and are accepted by the contracting officer (CO).

(4) Discrepancy Records (DR) will not be used to document test facility hardware failures but they may be addressed on Test Discrepancy Records (TDR) when their failure adversely affects testing and/or hardware damage resulting from test facility failure (reference paragraph 3.3).

b. During receiving inspection at MSFC, nonconforming products detected will be documented using the Procurement Discrepancy Tracking System database referenced in MWI 5100.1, "Procurement Initiators Guide." Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) will verify that purchased articles and materials meet minimum and specified quality requirements.

c. When a product is accepted "as is" by the CO, a DR (MSFC Form 460) will be generated by S&MA in accordance with this procedure. Corrective action will be conducted in accordance with MPG 1280.4, "MSFC Corrective Action System."

d. Property damage greater than $1000 is reported and investigated per MWI 8621.1.