scope:

PURPOSE

To provide instructions for processing NASA Advisories (NAs) and Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Failure Experience Data (FED), hereafter referred to as Alert-type notifications.

The MSFC system for processing Alert-type notifications is designed to: (1) prevent occurrence on MSFC-controlled products of nonconformances documented in the GIDEP, NA processing systems, or similar notification systems; (2) provide the impact of identifying and correcting Alert-type product problems on MSFC-controlled products when requested; (3) prevent occurrence on other government products of product supplier problem issues which are found on MSFC government products; and (4) satisfy requirements of NPD 1280.1 and NPR 8735.1.

APPLICABILITY

This MWI applies to Center personnel, programs, projects, and activities, including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

This MWI applies to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

This MWI applies the following: 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.

This MWI applies the following: all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

This MWI applies to all MSFC organizations and programs which use, develop, or provide products for the Government or Government entities when the product requires configuration item identification per MPR 7123.1. This includes flight hardware, ground support equipment, test equipment, and other products as defined by the design control process owner and program/project manager/customer/user.

NOTE: For flight projects and systems that contain safety critical items, closed-loop processing reporting response is based on critical work as defined in NPD 8730.5. This includes screening procurement requests against GIDEP and NASA Advisories for safety critical hardware and software, and flight hardware and critical ground support equipment being procured with a NASA Purchase Card (P-Card) and meeting the definition of critical work.

The Space Launch System (SLS) has GIDEP and NASA Advisory processing in its SLS Progam Safety and Mission Assurance Requirements (SLS-RQMT-014) and each of the prime contractors are required to evaluate, report, and address Alerted parts usage for their Elements. The SLS Program (signed off by the SLS Program Manager), Marshall (signed off by the Marshall Center Director), and Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) (signed off by the OSMA Chief) have granted flexibility in how that is to be accomplished. An element may use its own internal system for tracking and recording Alert evaluations and report usage results to SLS in accordance with SLS-RQMT-014.