RFQ_80NSSC18Q0466_Brand_Name_Justification_Redacted.pdf

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

RECOMMENDATION AND DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM ONE SOURCE

OR BRAND NAME

Brand Name Justification:

☒I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name from Mensor for CPG2500 Precision Pressure Indicator & associated transducers. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 7-8 Weeks.

This recommendation is for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source/only one manufacture. Competition is impractical for the following reasons (please answer the questions below):

1. What are the reasons for soliciting only the suggested source/suggested brand name? Please provide the unique characteristics of the items or services along with the supporting rationale and the market research performed to substantiate your reason for the suggested source/brand name.

The Mensor CPG2500 & associated transducers is the only available precision pressure measurement device that can provide better than 0.01% full scale in an all-in-one solution. The device provides a single serial output than can be easily adapted to communicate with our COBRA data system while also retaining the ability to display the pressures locally at the measurement location. There are no other commercially available system that can provide the same accuracy in the same convenient form factor.

2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.

There are no comparable systems that can provide the better than 0.01% full scale accuracy. If alternative pressure measurement systems are used then the accuracy of our pressure measurements would be reduced slightly.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

3/5/2018 Technical User Name Date

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