scope:

PURPOSE

Per NPD 1050.1, it is NASA's policy to utilize the authority granted to the Agency in The National Aeronautics and Space Act, 51 U.S.C. § 20101 et seq. (the "Space Act"), to further the Agency's missions. This MPR establishes the procedure and responsibilities for selecting, executing, administering and archiving appropriate agreements, to document MSFC's partnerships with non-MSFC entities, to delineate approaches, and to provide references for policies, authorities, and procedures involved in utilizing appropriate types of agreements.

Note: These agreements are the non-procurement types with external entities done under the "Other Transactions Authority" section of the Space Act. They do not include procurement activities, which must by law be conducted via procurement procedures as spelled out in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and other Agency and Federal procurement procedures. These agreements include but are not limited to, Space Act Agreements (SAAs), Interagency Agreements (IAAs), and Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), etc. in accordance with NPD 1050.1.

APPLICABILITY

a. This MPR 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, SAA partners, or other agreement parties.)

b. This MPR applies to the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF).

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

e. This MPR governs agreements, as defined in section P.1 PURPOSE, between MSFC and domestic governmental and non-governmental entities. Agreements with foreign governments or entities will be referred to NASA Headquarters (HQ) for execution unless execution authority is specifically delegated to MSFC for certain, unique agreements as documented in NPD 1050.1.