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return signals (LLROs will collect) while working with the LLROs to develop advanced methodologies for future range finding measurements. The ranging data will then be analyzed to determine the earth-moon distance to approximately 10mm, if possible. The full

Period of Performance for pre-flight and post-flight work is estimated to be 12 months.

The total estimated cost for this effort is

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.

3204(a)(l), 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. 3204(a)(l) is the services required by NASA for this effort can only be procured from the UMD. Awarding the NGLR support effort to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost that the Government does not expect to recover through competition (6.302-l(a)(2)(iii)(A)) and schedule delays ((6.302-l(a)(2)(ii)(B)). These two circumstances meet the requirements of FAR 6.302-l(a)(2)(iii), where services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services.

The initial NGLR effort was awarded to the UMD via contract 80MSFC20C0012 on November 12, 2019. It was one of the payloads selected as part of the Lunar Surface Instruments and Technology Payloads (LSITP) Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) announcement of Opportunity (AO) NNH18ZDA001N, which was initially issued on February 14, 2018. The amended AO for LSITP was issued in February 2019.

The LSITP AO requested proposals on flight payloads that do not require significant additional development. These payloads would then be integrated onto and delivered to the lunar surface by commercial lunar landers; these landers were solicited/proposed via a different contract vehicle. For the LSITP AO, all organizations of every type, domestic and foreign, Government and private, and for profit and not-for-profit were allowed to propose.

The NGLR contract (80MSFC20C0012) was awarded in November 2019. Since award, NASA has invested for the development of 3 NGLRs. This cost has contributed to developing skills and knowledge in the development, testing, and integration of the highly specialized NGLR hardware, all of which have been with the UMD team. Should the NGLR flight support effort be awarded to a different contractor, substantial and/or duplicative funds will be required to redevelop this expertise. This expertise could not be readily transferred to another contractor due to the nature of the requirement. Further discussion of cost duplication concerns is included in Market Research (Section 8) below.

Rev.:4/2023