APPLICABILITY

a. This NPD is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This NPD is applicable to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, contractors, grant recipients, and parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

b. The unique WBS element requirement is not applicable to contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2007; however, the requirement is applicable to new work negotiated in modifications to existing contracts, unless a written waiver is received from the Agency Director of Financial Management.