PART 1811
DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1811.002 Policy.
SUBPART 1811.1 SELECTING AND DEVELOPING REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS
1811.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
1811.107 Solicitation provisions.
SUBPART 1811.4 DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES
1811.403 Supplies or services.
1811.403-70 Packaging, handling, and transportation.
1811.404 Contract clauses.
1811.404-70 NASA contract clauses.
SUBPART 1811.5 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
1811.501 Policy.
SUBPART 1811.6 PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
1811.602 General.
1811.603 Procedures.
DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS
1811.002 Policy.
(b) Implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, as amended, must be in accordance with NPD 8010.2B, Use of the Metric System of Measurements in NASA Programs.
Subpart 1811.1--Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents
1811.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
(b) When establishing product descriptions in either a solicitation or contract, contracting officers shall include safeguards, as applicable, to ensure safety, security, and environmental protection.
1811.107 Solicitation provisions.
(b) NASA uses the categorical method to report its use of voluntary consensus standards. Therefore, use of the provision at 52.211-7 is not required. However, contracting officers must include in draft RFPs (DRFPs) the information required by 1815.201(c)(6)(A).
Subpart 1811.4--Delivery or Performance Schedules
1811.403 Supplies or services.
(a)(3) Contract delivery or performance schedules must not be expressed in terms of a notice of award. A notice of award as a specific document, separate from the award document itself, is not a contractual document and shall not be used as a reference point for contract performance. See 1814.408 for additional information on notices of award.
1811.403-70 Packaging, handling, and transportation.
(a) NPG 6000.1E, "Requirements for Packaging, Handling, and Transportation for Aeronautical and Space Systems, Equipment, and Associated Components" provides guidance for shipment of certain NASA items.
(b) Contracting officers, with the advice of the requiring activity and the Center Transportation Officer, must include a designation of each deliverable item, or groupings of deliverable items, as Class I, II, III, or IV for purposes of contractor compliance with the NPG.
1811.404 Contract clauses.
(a)(2) FAR 52.211-8, Time of Delivery, Alternates II and III, must not be used in NASA contracts.
(3) FAR 52.211-9, Desired and Required Time of Delivery, Alternates II and III, must not be used in NASA contracts.
1811.404-70 NASA contract clauses.
The clause at 1852.211-70, Packaging, Handling, and Transportation, must be included in solicitations and contracts for deliverable items, including software, designated as Class I (mission essential), Class II (delicate or sensitive), or Class III (requires special handling or monitoring).
Subpart 1811.5--Liquidated Damages
1811.501 Policy.
(d) The procurement officer must forward recommendations concerning remission of liquidated damages to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS).
Subpart 1811.6--Priorities and Allocations
1811.602 General.
(c) The Department of Defense is the "Delegate Agency" for NASA. The Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS) must coordinate with DOD, as necessary, to ensure that any DOD requirements are met.
1811.603 Procedures.
(e)(i) The use of priority ratings on NASA contracts and purchase orders is mandatory except as noted in paragraph (e)(ii) of this section. Priority ratings are assigned on individual contracts and purchase orders by the contracting officer.
(ii) Priority ratings will not be issued for the following:
(A) Items ordered or requisitioned from the GSA Federal Supply Service.
(B) Items for plant improvement, expansion, or construction, unless they will be physically incorporated into a construction project covered by a rated order, or unless NASA has obtained specific priority rating authority.
(C) Production or construction equipment or items to be used for the manufacture of production equipment, unless NASA has obtained specific priority rating authority.
(D) Items falling under the jurisdiction of agencies other than NASA's Delegate Agency. These are: petroleum, gas, solid fuel, electric power, and all other forms of energy; food; civil transportation and the movement of persons and property by all modes; minerals; water; housing facilities; health facilities; radio-isotopes, stable isotopes, source material and special nuclear material produced in Government-owned plants or facilities operated by or for the Department of Energy; communication services; copper raw materials; crushed stone; gravel; sand; scrap; slag; central steam heat; and waste paper.
(iii) All other NASA orders must be assigned a DO rating, unless NASA has obtained a DX rating from the Delegate Agency.
(iv) The program identification numbers (DPAS, 15 CFR Part 700, SCH L.) to be used by NASA are as follows:
A1 Aircraft
A2 Missiles
A3 Ships
A5 Weapons
A6 Ammunition
A7 Electronic and Communications Equipment
B1 Military Building Supplies
B8 Production Equipment (For Contractor's Account)
B9 Production Equipment (Government-Owned)
C2 Construction
C3 Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Supplies for Facilities
C9 Miscellaneous/Other
(g) Installation requests for assistance shall be directed to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS).