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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 Enter Supply or Service to be procured. The total estimated cost of this effort is Enter Dollar amount 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 with only with vendors who can provide the subject band name from Siemens for CO/CO2 Analyzer model SX 7MB2123‐1AB00‐0CB1. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is May 19,2023.

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.

This equipment will serve as a backup/secondary unit to an exact make/model unit currently used by the Gas, Material, Science Lab in performance of the SSC Laboratory Services Contract. Procurement of this direct replacement equipment maintains familiarity of operation, and continuity of procedure and connectivity to the facility.

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

No other unit was priced for reasons given in 1.0 above. It is expected that additional training and rewrite of operational and maintenance procedure(s) will be required, as well as, a likely difference in method of connectivity to the facility using another manufactured CO/CO2 analyzer.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

_________________ 2/28/2023 Technical User Name Date

NASA COR for LSC Title

EA02 ETD

Office