NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Part 1842—Contract Administration and Audit Services
2015 EDITION (Thru PN 24-07) 1842-5
Subpart 1842.2—Contract Administration Services
1842.202 Assignment of contract administration.
(b) Special instructions. The functions described in 42.302(b)(1) and the following
subparagraphs of 42.302(a) are normally retained: (3), (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), (18), (19),
(20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (29), (31), (32), (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), (45), (46), (47), (48), (49),
(51), (56), (58), (59), (62), (63), (64), (65), (69), and (70). In addition to the instructions at FAR
42.202(a)(1) through (4), contracting officers shall—
(i) Send delegations to the DCMA NASA Support Desk operated by DCMA
NASA Pr
odu
ct Operations (NPO) at: dcma.san-antonio-tx.npo.mbx.nasa-support-[email protected], for receipt, coordination, and acceptance by DCMA and re-delegation for performance by the
appropriate DCMA Contract Management Office(s); except for research and development with
universities; management and professional support services; base, post, camp and station
purchases; operation or maintenance of, or installation of equipment at, radar or communication
network sites; and operation and maintenance of, or installation of equipment at Center test ranges,
facilities, and installations;
(ii) Include in delegation requests the NASA Form 1430, Letter of Contract
Administration Delegation, General, along with appropriate appendices (NASA Form 1430A,
1430B, 1430C, 1430D), NASA Form 1431, Letter of Acceptance of Contract Administration, and
contract documents (base contract and SOW/PWS). Use the following address on NASA Form
(NF) 1430 for block 3 and on NF 1431 block 4: DCMA NASA Product Operations, 2720
Howitzer Rd, Bldg. 2372, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6002;
(iii) Contracting officers shall use the returned NASA Form 1431, Letter of
Acceptance of Contract Administration, as contract file documentation that the delegation has been
accepted, modified or rejected by DCMA and as a reference for points of contact for each of the
functional areas delegated.
[PN 23-10]
1842.202-70 Retention of contract administration.
(a) The assignment of contract administration is optional for the following contracts:
(1) Research and development study contracts not involving deliverable hardware
or Government furnished property.
(2) Contracts with periods of performance of 90 days or less.
(3) Contracts with periods of performance of 91 to 180 days that do not include all
of the following:
(i) A small business subcontracting plan.
(ii) Government-furnished property.
(iii) Progress payments, if a fixed-price type contract.
(4) Purchase orders without Government source inspection requirements.
(5) Contracts requiring only on-site performance.
(6) Contracts requiring work in the vicinity of the awarding center where DOD
contract administration services are not reasonably available.