SATPC0041050 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf
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This is a NASA Sole Source Justification and Recommendation form for procurement of a Highspeed Thermal Camera Telops M3K from Exosens. The document, dated May 14, 2026, recommends that NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with Exosens as the sole source vendor for this specialized equipment. The estimated period of performance is 5 months, with total estimated cost redacted in the document.
The justification for sole source procurement is based on the Telops M3K's unique technical specifications: it is the only MWIR (Mid-Wave Infrared) camera on the market capable of achieving a 3K Hz frame rate for full-frame imaging and 100K Hz frame rate for minimum frame. Market research included comparison with competitors FLIR and InfraTec, both of which lack equivalent capabilities. The government impact of using alternative vendors includes the inability to reproduce previous experimental results, loss of capability for direct camera performance comparison against existing equipment, and the unavailability of substitute cameras with comparable acquisition speeds. The technical user submitted this recommendation on 5/14/2026, with signature blocks for Title and Office information.
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Page 1 V2.0 3-15-2017
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 Exosens only for Highspeed
Thermal Camera Telops M3K . The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance is 5 months.
OR
Brand Name Justification:
☐I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with only with vendors who can provide the subject band 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.
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 Telops M3K high-speed thermal camera is the only MWIR camera on the market that has a 3K Hz frame rate for full-frame and 100K Hz frame rate for minimum frame. I compared to FLIR and
InfraTec.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
The purpose of this purchase is to (1) reproduce and expand on work done with this camera, meaning using another camera would not reproduce the results; (2) compare the performance of this camera to other cameras we already have that would be considered its alternatives; and (3) the other cameras are not able to acquire frames that the same speed as this camera so are not really options for substitution.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
5/14/2026
Technical User Name Date
Title
Office
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