Independent Verification & Validation Facility / Work Instruction for Director’s Discretionary Fund and Operations and Maintenance Funding Requests / IVV 07-3
Revision: C
Effective Date:
August07, 2007

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APPROVAL SIGNATURES / DATE
Gregory Blaney (original signature on file) / IMS Representative / 08/06/2007
REVISION HISTORY
Rev. No. / Description of Change / Author / Effective Date
Basic / Initial Release / Mike Powers / 04/01/2004
A / Update to Procedure Section / Mike Powers / 02/28/2005
B / Update Section 5 Responsibilities and Annual Document Review / Mike Powers / 02/14/2006
C / Update process flow diagrams to align with Facility Management paradigm / Stephanie Ferguson / 08/07/2007
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Document Number / Document Title
IVV QM / IV&V Quality Manual
IVV 16 / Control of Quality Records
NPR 1441.1 / NASA Records Retention Schedule

1.0Purpose

The purpose of this work instruction (WI) is to establish a consistent and documented method for requesting Director’s Discretionary Funding (DDF) and/or Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funding at the NASA IV&V Facility.

2.0Scope

This WI applies to requesting DDF and O&M funding at the NASA IV&V Facility.

3.0Definitions and Acronyms

Official NASA IV&V Facility roles and terms are defined in the Quality Manual. Specialized definitions identified in this WI are defined below.

3.1Requester

A requester is anyone requesting DDF and/or O&M funding for a product or service.

3.2Acronyms

DDF / Director’s Discretionary Fund
FRC / Financial RecordsCenter
IMS / NASA IV&V Facility Management System
NPR / NASA Procedural Requirement
O&M / Operations & Maintenance
PA / Program Analyst
QM / Quality Manual
RM / Resource Manager
RMO / Resource Management Office
WI / Work Instruction

4.0Process Flow Diagrams

The following diagram depicts processes described in this document and the responsibilities and actions that shall be performed by process participants.

4.1Funding Request Procedure

Funding request formsare located on the Resource Management Office (RMO)Web Site at

5.0Metrics

Any metrics associated with this WI are established and tracked within the NASA IV&V Facility Metrics Program.

6.0Records

The following records will be generated and filed in accordance with this WI and IVV 16, Control of Quality Records, and in reference to NASA Procedural Requirement (NPR) 1441.1, NASA Records Retention Schedules.

Record Name / Original / Vital / Responsible Person / Retention Requirement / Location
DDF Request Form / Y / N / Resource Manager/Program Analyst (PA) / Retire to Financial Records Center (FRC)one year after the close of the fiscal year to which the records pertain (9/5B) / RMO Web Site
O&M Request Form / Y / N / Resource Manager/Program Analyst (PA) / Retire to FRC one year after the close of the fiscal year to which the records pertain (9/5B) / RMO Web Site

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