### Question
How is the "baseline" defined?


### Answer
The term **baseline** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 878a* as follows -

> the program as set following contract award and preliminary design review of the space and ground systems

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 878a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

