scope:

PURPOSE

This Marshall Procedural Requirement (MPR) establishes procedures for organizing, staffing, planning, conducting, and responding to internal audits and vendor/supplier evaluations. These audits encompass all activities, processes, and documents that form a part of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Management System necessary to comply with NPD 1280.1, "NASA Integrated Management System Policy," MPR 1280.10, "Marshall Quality Management System," MPR 8500.2, "MSFC Environmental Management System (EMS)," and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001, AS 9100, and ISO 14001.

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, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

b. This MPR applies to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

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.