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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

RECOMMENDATION AND DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM ONE SOURCE

OR BRAND NAME

PICK ONE

Sole Source:

☐I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with Vendor Name only for 3 roughing pumps and 3 turbo-molecular pumps. The total estimated cost of this effort is cost (dollars) and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is Date.

OR

Brand Name Justification:

☒I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name from Osaka Vacuum for TGkine1704MBWB MAGLEV pump, TGkine3004MBWB MAGLEV pump, and FR060D-2 Dry Vacuum Pump. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 30 days after award.

This recommendation is for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source/only one manufacture. Competition is impractical for the following reasons (please answer the questions below):

1. What are the reasons for soliciting only the suggested source/suggested brand name? Please provide the unique characteristics of the items or services along with the supporting rationale and the market research performed to substantiate your reason for the suggested source/brand name.

These pumps have a proven record of providing an economical pumping solution on a similar high pressure mass spectrometry instrument at the Center for Scientific Research (Forschungszentrum) Julich, Germany while costing significantly less than the competition. Similarly, researchers at NASA Glenn with 40+ years experience in vacuum technology have seen Osaka to the be the leader in high capacity turbo pumps. Their expertise will be invaluable for ongoing maintenance of the pumps.

2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.

We have surveyed the available pumps on the market and have found that Osaka Vacuum is dramatically less expensive than the competition while still being able to provide the necessary pumping speeds, ultimate pressures, and mechanical robustness needed for our application. Osaka Vacuum was both clearer and more forthcoming on the time to delivery to NASA Glenn. This allows us to better plan our experiments in the coming year without unnecessary delays.

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