NASA EVM Regulations and Requirements

*Integrated Program Management Data Analysis Report (IPMDAR) is effective June 1, 2023, on all new contracts and In-house Projects. Please contact your center EVM Focal Points, CO/CORs, and/or Jon Fleming with any questions.​

Government-wide Regulatory Drivers

• OMB Circular A-11, Appendix J (latest version) – Requires EVM on all capital asset acquisitions.
• Capital Programming Guide – A Supplement to the A-11 Circular and includes EVM requirements in the following sections: I.5.5, II.2.4, II.4, II.5, II.8, and Appendix 3

Federal Acquisition Regulation Framework

• FAR – Part 34.2 – Major System Acquisition: EVM
• FAR Overhaul – FAR Part Deviation Guidance

NASA Formal Deviations from Regulation – For the clean version of the NASA FAR Supplement, click below on the NASA PCD 25-05A (starting on page 10). Please also see the NASA FAR Supplement Companion Guide.

• NASA PCD 25-05A, Class Deviation From NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) Part 1834 To Implement The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) (NASA Case 2025-N006)
• NASA FAR Supplement 1834 Companion Guide
• NASA PCD 10-17, Class Deviation to NFS 1816.405-274: Award Fee Evaluation Factors Are Not Directly Tied to Earned Value Management Metrics​

NASA Program/Project Management Policy (Mission-side Requirements)

• NPR 7120.5 (latest version) – NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements Defines when EVM is required and requires projects with EVM requirements to use an EVM system that complies with the 32 guidelines found in EIA-748 Earned Value Management System Standard.

NASA Implementation Guidance/Directives

• NASA Procurement Information Circular (PIC) 24-02: NASA Form 533 Contractor Financial Management and EVM Reporting Requirements (2024-N008)
• NASA Earned Value Management (EVM) Contract Requirements Checklist

Interagency Agreements

• NASA/Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Interagency Agreements

• Approved SMD Class D EVMS Deviation