42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).
(b) Implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, as amended, shall be in accordance with NPD 8010.2B, Use of the Metric System of Measurements in NASA Programs.
(a)(3) Contract delivery or performance schedules shall not be expressed in terms of a notice of award. A notice of award as a specific document, separate from the award document itself, is not a contractual document and shall not be used as a reference point for contract performance. See 1814.408 for additional information on notices of award.
(a)(2) FAR 52.211-8, Time of Delivery, Alternates II and III, shall not be used in NASA contracts.
(3) FAR 52.211-9, Desired and Required Time of Delivery, Alternates II and III, shall not be used in NASA contracts.
(d) The procurement officer shall forward recommendations concerning remission of liquidated damages to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS).
(c) The Department of Defense is the “Delegate Agency” for NASA. The Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS) shall coordinate with DOD, as necessary, to ensure that any DOD requirements are met.
(e)(i) The use of priority ratings on NASA contracts and purchase orders is mandatory except as noted in paragraph (e)(ii) of this section. Priority ratings are assigned on individual contracts and purchase orders by the contracting officer.
(ii) Priority ratings will not be issued for the following:
(A) Items ordered or requisitioned from the GSA Federal Supply Service.
(B) Items for plant improvement, expansion, or construction, unless they will be physically incorporated into a construction project covered by a rated order, or unless NASA has obtained specific priority rating authority.
(C) Production or construction equipment or items to be used for the manufacture of production equipment, unless NASA has obtained specific priority rating authority.
(D) Items falling under the jurisdiction of agencies other than NASA's Delegate Agency. These are: petroleum, gas, solid fuel, electric power, and all other forms of energy; food; civil transportation and the movement of persons and property by all modes; minerals; water; housing facilities; health facilities; radio-isotopes, stable isotopes, source material and special
(iii) All other NASA orders shall be assigned a DO rating, unless NASA has obtained a DX rating from the Delegate Agency.
(iv) The program identification numbers (DPAS, 15 CFR part 700, SCH L.) to be used by NASA are as follows:
(g) Installation requests for assistance shall be directed to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS).