Purpose

a. This NASA Procedural Requirement (NPR) provides procedural requirements for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) personnel tasked with acquiring and managing real estate assets on NASA's behalf.

b. This NPR provides NASA property managers with a common set of requirements and uniform, orderly processes for meeting NASA's real property requirements. NASA's formal real property records include paper documents and their electronic equivalents. Each chapter of this NPR has a focus on a specific core process, including required documentation.

c. This NPR provides direction on the use of the NASA Real Property Management System (RPMS) electronic database, which facilitates accurate compilation, analysis, and reporting of real property assets and their utilization.

d. This NPR defines the roles, responsibilities, and relationships among key NASA personnel, including:

(1) Real Property Accountable Officers (RPAOs).

(2) Facilities Utilization Officers (FUOs).

(3) Center Directors.

(4) Director, NASA Management Office—Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

(5) Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance (DCFO (F)).

(6) Contracting Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs).

(7) Facility Project Managers (FPMs).

(8) Director, Facilities Engineering and Real Property (FERP) Division.

(9) Associate Administrator, Mission Support Directorate.

(10) Assistant Administrator, Strategic Infrastructure.

e. This NPR provides a guide to the required coordination among various NASA and other Federal offices in matters concerning real property management.

Applicability

a. This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including component facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.

b. This NPR applies to JPL, other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

c. Real property matters involving international agreements shall be coordinated by the Director, FERP Division through the NASA Office of the General Counsel and the NASA Office of International and Interagency Relations. NASA Headquarters will coordinate with the Department of State as required.

d. The provisions of this NPR do not apply to properties leased by NASA within the District of Columbia, which are supervised by the General Services Administration (GSA).

e. A requirement in this NPR is identified by "shall," a good practice by "should," permission by "may" or "can," expected outcome or action by "will," and descriptive material by "is," "are," or another verb form of "to be."