Redacted JOFOC_Pegasus Analysis for Stages_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) prepared by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) for a sole-source contract award.

NASA intends to award a fixed-price contract to Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) to provide stress loads evaluation services for the NASA Barge Pegasus. The procurement seeks to assess the barge's capability to accommodate additional pedestal pads by evaluating stress loads on deck strength at existing pad locations throughout the vessel. The analysis will determine whether the barge can safely support increased loads associated with the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS)/Interstage assembly when transported using a new transporter, or if a redesign effort must be initiated to ensure compliance with structural and safety requirements. The total estimated cost is redacted, with an estimated performance period of 5 weeks. The statutory authority for sole-source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), citing that only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. BHGI is identified as the original Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm that performed previous modifications to the NASA Barge Pegasus for the Artemis Program. BHGI possesses all necessary digital models, material properties, and engineering data required for the evaluation. The justification emphasizes that contracting with any new firm would require two to three weeks to recreate Finite Element Analysis models and could delay the Artemis III shipment schedule from the Michoud Assembly Facility to Kennedy Space Center, currently planned for early 2026. A synopsis was posted on the Government Point of Entry (Sam.gov) website on November 18, 2025, and closed on November 24, 2025, with no companies responding to express interest.