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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

JUSTIFICATION FOR BRAND NAME ACQUISITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

RECOMMENDATION AND DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT BRAND NAME

I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name as noted: GDP Space Systems Model BSM202-M02 Dual Channel PCI Bit

Synchronizer card (GDP Bitsync Card).

Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the acquisition of the referenced brand name item is hereby justified:

1. 1. The GDP Bitsync Cards are currently being deployed as a phase life-cycle upgrade to the current fleet of GDP Bitsync Cards being used by NASA LSP to provide telemetry data acquisition and processing for LSP test and launch operations on both coasts.

2. 2. The selected GDP Bitsync Cards are already being used by LSP at both coasts and must be acquired to maintain compatibility with both existing equipment and operations at both coasts. Significant amount of custom software has been developed and tested by both GDP Space Systems and LSP telemetry engineers to work with this particular GDP Bitsync Card. Deviating would result in prohibitive cost and time for re-development, re-test, and re-train of operations personnel. Furthermore, deviating would reduce

LSP telemetry’s ability to maintain a common, low-quantity set of equipment as spares on both coasts (the ability to quickly ship equipment between the coasts in cases of equipment failure is crucial in our operations strategy)..

Pursuant to FAR 5.201, any contract action over $25,000 (not bought via GSA or SEWP) shall be synopsized in the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE) by the Contracting Officer. In addition, the brand name justification must be referenced or attached.