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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

RECOMMENDATION AND DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM ONE SOURCE

OR BRAND NAME

PICK ONE

Sole Source:

☐I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with Vendor Name only for Enter Supply or Service to be procured. The total estimated cost of this effort is Enter Dollar amount and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is Date.

OR

Brand Name Justification:

☒I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name from MBraun Inc for an MB-Labmaster Pro SP Glovebox with gas purification. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 10/1/2019-12/1/2019.

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.

We have several M. Braun glove box units at NASA GRC.

We are looking to replace an outdated, older M. Braun glove box unit that has stopped functioning with a new, modern, functional M. Braun glove box. Our group is familiar with their equipment, interface, softwareand making minor repairs to the equipment. The MBraun system maintains a low O2 <0.1ppm low H2O <0.1ppm and contains a carbon trap for other contaminant molecules.

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

It would be more time intensive to learn a new glove box interface. Additionally, we would not be able to use the majority of our replacement components on a different glove box unit.

If a carbon trap is not installed, then the product would not be useable for our needs.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

We would like to get this glove box purchase request processed urgently, if possible. We are beginning anew CAS project called SABERS which is under a strict 2 year timeline starting on October 1st, 2019.The faster we get this order processed and ordered, the faster we can begin work requiring our new glovebox.

Date