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(a) The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2473 et seq.) applies to NASA interagency acquisitions except those acquisitions for the NASA Office of Inspector General acquired under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. APPENDIX Sec.6(a)(9)). NASA has elected to conform its implementation of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 and the Inspector General Act of 1978 to the requirements of the Economy Act (see FAR 17.5).
(b) Individual orders or successive non-competitive interagency orders for the same requirement with the same servicing agency shall not exceed five years.
(c) Requests for deviation from the five year limitation in paragraph (b) of this section shall require the approval of the Center Director if the estimated value of the order is $5 million or less, or the Assistant Administrator for Procurement (Program Operations Division) if the estimated value of the order exceeds $5 million. Requests for deviation shall address:
(1) Why more than five years is required;
(2) Why the work must be performed by the same servicing agency; and
(3) How long beyond the current order the requirement is expected to continue.