JOFOC Signed.pdf

Rev.:7/2022

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(JOFOC)

For 80GRC022PA023

1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.303-2(b)(1) – Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Justification for other than full and open competition.”

This document is a justification for other than full and open competition prepared by

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC).

The procuring agency is the NASA and the contracting activity is GRC.

2. FAR 6.303-2(b)(2) – The nature and/or description of the action being approved:

This justification provides the rationale for contracting by other than full and open competition to award a sole-source contract to 80GRC022PA023 with Data Physics Corporations (henceforth Data Physics) of Santa Clara, CA for SignalForce LE-DSA 15-21 Solid State IGBT Power Amplifier with preparations in place for future upgrade to 24 modules.

3. FAR 6.303-2(b)(3) – A description of the supplies or services required, to meet the Agency’s needs (including the estimated value):

NASA Glenn’s Structural Dynamics Lab (SDL) needs to upgrade the existing 30-year-old power amplifier for operating the lab’s LE-5022 vibration shaker. The replacement power amplifier must be built at the factory to specifically power Ling and DataPhysics brand vibration shakers. The replacement power amplifier must be capable of powering the LE- 5022 to 92.5% capacity. The amplifier will be prepared for future upgrade to a 24-module system that will power the LE-5022 to 100% capacity.

The SignalForce LE-DSA 15-24 Solid State Power Amplifier is designed and manufactured specifically to provide power to high-force DataPhysics and Ling brand vibration shakers.

Glenn’s Structural Dynamics Lab plans to use the Power Amplifier to provide power to DataPhysics and Ling brand vibration shakers.

4. FAR 6.303-2(b)(4) – An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. FAR 6.303-2(b)(5) – A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

The rationale supporting the use of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) is Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as described below.

The government risks wasting significant resources if a different vendor is used. The vendor will need to spend additional time and labor to customize the power amplifier to work with high-force Data Physics and Ling brand vibration shakers. If this customization is not done correctly the government is risking problems that could arise with supplying power cleanly and efficiently to the vibration shakers. This would result in spending additional resources to solve avoidable compatibility issues. Lastly Data Physics was merged with Ling Electronics in 2009, which allows them to have the knowledge and ability for on-site support in planning, integration and commissioning of the new power amplifier. Furthermore, the new amplifier will be able to power the existing two large vibration shakers in GRC.

6. FAR 6.303-2(b)(6) – A description of the efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies:

A notice to the Government Point of Entry (GPE) website (Sam.gov) was published on August 25, 2022 at 1445 hours EDT, in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2. This posting informed potential sources of NASA’s intent to award this sole-source 80GRC022PA023 to Data Physics. The Intent to Source Notification used the Product Service Code (PSC) of 5996 – Amplifiers and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. The results of this synopsis are summarized in Section 10 below.

7. FAR 6.303-2(b)(7) – A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The Contracting Officer’s signature on this document indicates that the Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable. The Contractor shall be required to submit a proposal to be evaluated and negotiated by the Government. Prior to execution of the contractual instrument, a proposal analysis will be performed. The proposal analysis will ensure that the final agreed-to price for the contract action is fair and reasonable. The price analysis will be mainly done with the consultation with the technical experts and a comparison with the previous procurement data of the same/similar goods being procured. Lastly, the Contracting Officer will evaluate the price proposal with commercially available data in various open-source resources.

8. FAR 6.303-2(b)(8) – Description of the market research conducted, and the results, or a statement of the reasons a market research was not conducted:

The Contracting Officer was not able to locate any procurement data from Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) using the NAICS and PSC. The market research was heavily based on in-depth market knowledge and risk analysis of the technical experts.

NASA GRC engineers have obtained a quote from Data Physics, which was determined acceptable to satisfy the Government’s requirement. The market research indicated there is not feasible alternative sources that would offer better technical and/or business approaches to meet programmatic requirements.

9. FAR 6.303-2(b)(9) – Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition:

None.

10. FAR 6.303-2(b)(10) – A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed an interest in writing in the acquisition:

A notice of NASA’s intent to award this sole-source action was synopsized on the GPE website (Sam.gov) per FAR Subpart 5.2 (See Section 6 above). The notice remained active on Sam.gov for fifteen (15) calendar days. The Contracting Officer (primary point of contact) did not receive any responses or other interests from the industry.

11. FAR 6.303-2(b)(11) – A statement of actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required:

The Agency will continue to examine the market in the future for alternative solutions or new sources before executing any subsequent acquisitions for the same requirements.

SignalForce LE-DSA 15-21 Solid State IGBT Power Amplifier

80GRC022PA023

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIGNATURE PAGE

Technical Representative: I certify that the facts presented in this justification are accurate and complete.

Emma L. Pierson Technical Representative

Contracting Officer: I hereby certify that the above justification is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Ian C. Park Contracting Officer