This publication sets forth quality requirements for the manufacture of electronic assemblies and for electrostatic discharge (ESD) control which augment requirements found in one or more of the documents.

Where there are conflicts between the requirements found in this document and NPD 8730.5, the requirements ofNPD 8730.5 take precedence.

Where there are conflicts between the requirements found in this document and the documents in Table 1, the requirements of this document take precedence.

APPLICABILITY

This standard applies to NASA Centers, including component facilities, and to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements to the extent specified or referenced in their contracts, grants, or agreements.

This standard applies to critical work, as defined by NPD 8730.5. Critical work is any task that if performed incorrectly or in violation of prescribed requirements poses a credible risk ofloss of human life; serious injury; loss of a Class A, B, or C payload (see NPR 8705.4); loss of a Category lor Category 2 mission (see NPR 7120.5); or loss ofa mission resource valued at greater than $2M (e.g., NASA space flight hardware, Government test or launch facility).

The workmanship requirements of this document do not apply to suppliers of commercialoff- the-shelf (COTS) items. Projects which use COTS hardware for applications described in above are responsible for identifying and managing risk associated with hardware that was built without material controls, production methods, and/or quality inspections defined by the workmanship standards.