NASA's Standard Parts Program--Are the Objectives Being Accomplished?
PSAD-81-18
Published: Jan 08, 1981. Publicly Released: Jan 08, 1981.
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Highlights
A review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) progress in implementing the Standard Parts Program and its efforts to consolidate procurements of electronic parts is presented. Interviews and examinations of records and information from questionnaires were examined as a basis for the review.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator of NASA should amend the contract with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to formally include it in the Standard Parts Program. |
Closed
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator of NASA should investigate, on a test basis, a NASA-directed consolidated procurement and stocking program for projects or developments where program or projectwide consolidated procurements are not feasible. |
Closed
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator of NASA should issue policy and implementing guidelines for program or projectwide consolidated procurement of electronic parts and establish the needed mechanism to monitor and evaluate the action of NASA's managers in achieving consolidated procurements. |
Closed
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator of NASA should have the annual effectiveness evaluations of the Standard Parts Program performed addressing the (1) compliance of the field centers with requirements to adequately justify the use of nonstandard parts; (2) development of a system for collecting standard and nonstandard parts usage data; (3) the degree of standardization being achieved on projects; and (4) the adequacy of funds devoted to the program. |
Closed
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