80NSSC21772898Q Brand Name Justification_Redacted.pdf

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 Manufacture Name 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.

Manufacture Name: MTS Systems Inc.

Supply and Service: Model C45 C45.504 Wide universal Test frame with two load cells, 50 kN and 2.5 kN, control system and software, onsite installation and operator training.

Delivery date: 16 weeks after award.

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.

MTS is the only manufacture that has a test frame the meets the requirements for width and height of work zone for a 50kN frame. The test frame needs to accommodate a high temperature furnace of large dimensions. Others with sufficiently large frames have much higher capacity which would make working with low load testing very difficult.