scope:

Agreements between GSFC (or subelement thereof) and any person or corporate entity not a part of, or directly connected with, the Federal Government of the United States or the Government of any foreign state or country are covered under this Instruction.

This Instruction does not cover:

a. grants or cooperative agreements issued under the authority of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (Public law 95-224);

b. interagency agreements (NASA Management Instruction (NMI) 1050.1)

c. interdepartmental procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.401);

d. making available Government property or facilities to contracts or grantees, whether or not under a facilities contract (FAR 45.103) or;

e. making available Government property or facilities to consessionaires, or GSFC nonappointed fund activities, outlease or other temporary or conditional alienation of GSFC controlled real property by permit, use of agreement, license or easement (NPD 8813.1 and 8813.2).

The terms of this Instruction are not intended to conflict with, or modify in anyway, Goddard Management Instruction (GMI) 4210.6, "Loan of Government Property," the FAR, GSFC Regulations concerning real property and facilities, or the imposition of user or reimbursable changes.

PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) policies and procedures for agreements pursuant to the National Aeronautics Space Act of 1958, as amended, instituted with non-Federal agencies.