Contractor shall notify JPL of proposed changes in
the software tools, firmware devices, hardware, and processes necessary to
perform the software developmental effort, and shall obtain approval from JPL
prior to implementing the change. This includes changes to compilers,
assemblers, linkers, loaders, operating systems, debuggers, test harnesses/test
benches, emulators, simulators, test tools, processors, PROMs, etc. All changes
ranging from purchase of products from a different vendor to revisions to the
existing products shall be documented, implemented under controlled procedures,
and reported to JPL.