scope:

PURPOSE

This Marshall Guidance Manual (MGM) provides guidance for Data Management (DM) activities conducted by 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.)

APPLICABILITY

This MGM 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 MGM applies to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

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

This MGM extends to all proposed and established MSFC-managed Programs, Projects, and Activities (PPA) as identified by NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120.5, NPR 7120.8, MSFC Procedural Requirements (MPR) 7120.1 and this document. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Programs and Projects are classified into three investment areas or product lines: Research and Technology, Space Flight, and Information Technology (IT) and institutional infrastructure.

This MGM extends to data that may be generated by and/or acquired from contractors, principal investigators, in-house MSFC organizations, other NASA centers, or other Government organizations.