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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 vendors who can provide the subject band name from GeoCue Group, Inc. for GeoCue TrueView 535 Traditional Kit with Software, Mounting Kit, and Landing Gear. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 30 Days ARO.

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.

This sensor is being purchased for wildland fire missions. Specifically, it is being used in the FireSense project evaluating imaging capabilities from Uninhabited Aircraft Systems (UAS).

This sensor is being used to discern fuel loading and possibly fuel moisture in pre-fire environments from UAS. This sensor is paired with a specific analysis software being used by collaborators across the FireSense project hence another sensor from a different manufacturer won’t be of use for this project. For FireSense it is important for the science objectives to compare imagery on platforms already performing wildland fire missions with specific imaging systems and this sensor meets that requirement.

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

We cannot meet the objectives of the project if another sensor was chosen since the evaluation software cannot be used with another airborne LiDAR sensor. The project goals of FireSense include recommendations of currently available sensors paired with particular airborne platforms. This LiDAR sensor meets the project requirements of 1. UAS compatible LiDAR, 2.

currently in use on wildland fire, and 3. has the data format available for use in the evaluation of the imagery. This sensor is the only sensor of its type that meets these requirements.

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