PURPOSE

NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success, requires NASA managers to control nonconforming products and to perform corrective and preventative actions.

This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) document establishes general requirements and procedures for NASA to ensure that information concerning significant problems involving parts, materials, and safety are exchanged both internal and external to NASA.

This document provides the procedures for the preparation, distribution, and closeout of GIDEP ALERTS, GIDEP SAFE-ALERTS, GIDEP Problem Advisories, GIDEP Agency Action Notices, and NASA Advisories. Appendix A provides definitions of these documents.

Note: GIDEP (Government-Industry Data Exchange Program) is a cooperative information-sharing program between the U.S. and Canadian governments and industry participants. The goal of GIDEP is to ensure that only reliable and conforming parts are in use on all Government programs and operations. GIDEP members share technical information essential to the research, design, development, production, and operational phases of the life cycle of systems, facilities, and equipment.

APPLICABILITY

This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This NPR applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) or to other contractors or international partners only to the extent specified or referenced in applicable contracts, grants, or agreements.