scope:

Purpose

a. This NASA Procedural Requirement (NPR) provides financial management requirements relating to the settlement and payment of contractor claims against the United States, as represented by NASA, under Contract Disputes and Appeals 41 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7109. NASA is required to process claims promptly and pay or deny claims based on the relevant legal authorities.

b. This NPR does not provide financial management requirements relating to affirmative claims of the United States, as represented by NASA, against the public. NASA claims against others, usually referred to as debt and debt collection, are covered in NPR 9610.1. Also, this NPR does not address claims related to the payroll, travel, and transportation (see NPD 9645.2), property damage, personal injury, other tort claims, or agreements not within the purview of 41 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7109.

Applicability

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

b. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

c. 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.