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NASA
Policy
Directive
NPD 8730.2B
Effective Date: June 08, 1998
Expiration Date: June 08, 2008
COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY
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Subject: NASA Parts Policy (Revalidated 04/29/04)
Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
1. POLICY
It is NASA policy to control risk and enhance reliability in NASA spaceflight and critical ground support systems, in
part, by managing the selection, acquisition, traceability, testing, handling, packaging, storage, and application of
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) parts; advanced packaging and interconnect systems; and
mechanical parts (including fasteners, bearings, studs, pins, rings, shims, valves, springs, brackets, clamps, and
spacers) (Requirement 10013).
To carry out this policy, NASA shall accomplish the following:
a. Select parts and packaging technology based on their intended use considering, but not limited to, performance,
environmental, criticality, and lifetime requirements (Requirement 10014).
b. Document the derating criteria for parts (Requirement 10025).
c. Utilize the results of surveys/audits as a means to determine capability and qualification of sources (Requirement
10026). NASA Centers may utilize the results of surveys/audits performed by other Centers or third-party auditors.
The process used by third-party auditors/surveyors (including those performed by other Government agencies or
commercial third-party auditors) must be reviewed prior to use to determine that the process meets minimum NASA
requirements (Requirement 30896).
d. Coordinate procurement of parts among programs/Centers whenever feasible. (Requirement 10017).
e. Maintain a NASA Parts Selection List(NPSL)to provide candidate selections for program use (Requirement
10018).
f. Participate in the Defense Standardization Program and appropriate voluntary consensus standards programs for
the EEE and Mechanical Parts commodities (Requirement 10019).
g. Reserved
2. APPLICABILITY
This NPD applies to NASA Headquarters, NASA Centers, including Component Facilities, and to the JPL and other
NASA contractors to the extent specified in their contracts.
3. AUTHORITY
a. 42 U.S.C. 2473(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.
4. REFERENCES
a. 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., The "Fastener Quality Act," as amended.
b. NPD 4200.1, "Equipment Management."
c. NPD 7500.1, "Program and Projects Logistics Policy."
d. NPD 8070.6, "Technical Standards."
e. NASA Parts Selection List (NPSL) http://nepp.nasa.gov
