scope:

APPLICABILITY

a. This MPD 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.)

b. This MPD applies to Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) as defined per MAF Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and Contamination Control Program, AS60-OI-031.

c. This MPD 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.

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

e. This MPD applies to Project Offices and the Engineering Directorate that design, test, or manufacture FOD sensitive hardware.

f. This MPD applies to Directorates/Offices that perform work in facilities that have been identified by a Project Office or by the Engineering Directorate as FOD Sensitive Areas.

g. This MPD applies to Directorates/Offices that lift, handle, or transport hardware that has been identified as FOD sensitive.