PART 52-PRIORITIES, ALLOCATIONS AND MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

52.000 Scope of Part. This Part prescribes procedures for the administration of priorities with respect to products and equipment, including the administration within NASA of the Defense Materials System (DMS), and procedures for developing and reporting requirements for certain specific materials other than controlled materials. Subparts 1, 2, 3, and 4 are concerned with DMS procedures. These four Subparts supplement the instructions in the Department of Defense Priorities and Allocations Manual (PAM), the NASA supplement thereto, and 1.307 of this Regulation. Subpart 5 is concerned with procedures for development and reporting requirements for selected materials (propellants, pressurants, etc.) which are of critical importance to NASA's

mission.

52.001 Definitions. As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning stated below:

(a) "Controlled materials" means domestic and imported steel, copper, aluminum, and nickel alloys in the forms and shapes listed in 52.206.

(b) "Headquarters Program Offices" means the Office of Manned Space Flight, the Office of Advanced Research and Technology, the Office of Space Science and Applications, and the Office of Tracking and Data Acquisition.

(a) The Defense Materials System is maintained by the Government to assure priorities and allocation support of current production, construction, and research and development programs of selected Government agencies. The system has been declared by the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) as an essential mobilization preparedness measure. The Defense Materials System operates within NASA under a delegation of authority from the Department of Defense. The system provides priorities authority for NASA and its contractors in obtaining raw materials, supplies and equipment from industry on a preferential basis.

(b) The necessary priority support of an officially approved Government program is achieved through the techniques of allocation, apportionment and allotment with respect to controlled materials and through the techniques of priority rated orders for individual contracts with respect to all other materials and equipment.

(c) OEP has the basic responsibility for assuring that national resources for various materials and products are adequate to meet Government program schedules. The OEP directs certain Government agencies to provide estimates of requirements for selected materials to assure that their studies reflect the total demand. In addition NASA utilizes the military departments and other Government agencies as supply sources for certain materials in support of NASA programs. To facilitate procurement and distribution planning these agencies require reports of requirements from NASA. The data to be provided under this Part will enable Headquarters to satisfy reporting requirements placed on NASA by other Government agencies.

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Subpart 1-DO Rating System

52.100 Scope of Subpart. This Subpart prescribes procedures for the administration of the DO Rating System with respect to products and equipment, other than controlled materials, required for NASA programs.

52.101 General. With minor exceptions, the use of priority ratings on both NASA contracts and purchase orders and on all contractor purchase orders is mandatory. Priority ratings are assigned on individual contracts and purchase orders by NASA personnel to whom authority has been delegated under NASA Management Instruction 5101.7 "Delegation of Priorities Authority." Complete information regarding the use of ratings, method of assignment, items not otherwise eligible for ratings, and additional instructions are set forth in Section 2 of the Department of Defense Priorities and Allocations Manual (PAM).

52.102 Application of Ratings. A NASA contract or purchase order is "rated" by writing on the contract or order, or on a separate paper specifically identified with the contract or order the following:

(i) DO or DX-(appropriate program code symbol);

(ii) The certification prescribed in Section 2-3 of the PAM, i.e., "Certified for national defense use under DMS Reg. 1";

(iii) The required delivery date(s);

(iv) Signature and Title of Authorized Official, and

(v) In addition to the above data, all rated contracts or orders must include, or be accompanied by, the Priorities, Allocations and Allotments (Sept. 1962) clause contained in the General Provisions of the contract.

52.103 Non-rateable Items. Priority ratings will not be issued for: (i) direct procurement of "controlled materials"-steel, copper, aluminum, and nickel alloys;

(ii) contracts for services, except those relating to deliveries of materials, or

(iii) items ordered or requisitioned from GSA (Federal Supply Service). In addition to the above, a complete list of non-rateable items and classes of items is contained in Exhibit 1, Section 2-1 of the PAM.

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NASA PROCUREMENT REGULATION

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