Brand Name Justification_80TECH24Q0021_Redacted.pdf
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- NASA Gateway ACSSL FY24 SP0 Purchase
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This document is a Brand Name Justification for purchasing additional Aitech hardware engineering development units (EDUs) to support Gateway flight software development activities at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Autonomous Control Software & Simulation Laboratory (ACSSL).
The purchase is being made through the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) using an exception to the Fair Opportunity process. The total estimated cost is $ with a 10-week period of performance. The Aitech EDUs are required to be functionally identical to the flight systems used in the Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module, as over 85 NASA software engineers utilize the ACSSL lab for critical Gateway program flight software development, integration, and verification. Due to growth in scope and personnel, additional units are needed to support lab usage demands and ensure the developed software meets program requirements.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Information Technology Procurement Office
Gateway ACSSL FY24 SP0 Purchase Brand Name Justification
Description of the action being approved: This justification documents the basis for issuing order under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise- Wide Procurement (SEWP), Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), using an exception to the Fair Opportunity process.
Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs: This action is a firm-fixed price for NASA for additional Aitech hardware engineering development units (EDUs) to support Gateway flight software development activities in the Johnson Space Center (JSC) based Autonomous Control Software & Simulation Laboratory (ACSSL). These Aitech EDUs are required to be a functionally identical match to the flight systems being used in the Gateway Habiatation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module, and they are identical to numerous other systems already procured for the lab. The total estimated cost for this effort is $ and the estimated period of performance or lead-time is 10 weeks from the effective award date.
Identification of Brand Name Justification:
This is a Brand Name Justification
FAR 16.505 (a)(4), Items Peculiar to One Manufacturer. An item peculiar to one manufacturer can be a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer.
Supporting Rationale:
This purchase is to further expand the existing Aitech software development, integration, and verification lab for the Gateway Government Furnished Equipment Flight Software teams. The lab was created in 2019 when the Gateway program was established and has continued to grow over the past five (5) years. Over 85 NASA software engineers utilize this lab for the development, integration, and verification of critical flight software for the Gateway Program.
The lab must have flight equivalent hardware to ensure that the developed software is compatible with the on-orbit architecture.
The Gateway program has selected the Aitech SP0-S as the flight processor for several critical systems on the Gateway vehicle. Over the past four years, the ACSSL has been built around this critical hardware, and due to growth in scope and personnel, additional units are required to support the demands of usage. Identical units are required for the software development labs to ensure the developed systems meet the functional and performance requirements of the program (“test like you fly” requirements).
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