A Case Study in NASA-DoD - The Black Vault

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5.0 NASA AND DOD FINANCIAL POLICIES: The following financial policies
and. principles shall apply to the Small Multi-Mission Modular Spacecraft
and supporting flight, ground handling and checkout systems.
It is the intent of this section to enumerate financial liability of
each agency with respect to S?44S expendable and reuseable equipment,
software -and documentation.
5.1 EXPENDABLE EQUI PMENT
5.1.1 Small Multi-Mission Modular Spacecraft (SMMS)
5.1.1.1 NASA has developmental responsibility and non-recurring fiscal liability
for the SMHS.
5.1.1.2 NASA has production responsibility per the interagency procurement
model and assumes recurring fiscal liability for all NASA missions
using the SMMS.
5.1.1.3 DOD has fiscal liability for the recurring costs of the SMNS needed
to support STP missions. Such liability shall be a function of the
Joint agency cost model.
DOD payment will commence to NASA three
years before scheduled launch on a TBD,
TBD and TBD reimbursement
basis.
5.1.2 Other expendable equipment used to satisfy a specific STP mission
shall be
procured on a cost reimbursement schedule as mutually
agreed by STP and GSFC.
5.2 RFUSABLE FUIPMENT
5.2.1 SMJS F ghtu