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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 Tecplot only for Tecplot 360 Commercial Site License. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 1/1/2024- 12/31/2024.

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 Industry Software Inc. 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.

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.

Various programs at LaRC produce data from experiments and computational sciences. The data is typically obtained in files that are nothing more than lists of numbers and alpha-numeric strings. In order to effectively explain the results of analyses performed on various research and development, as well as focused work programs, plots of the data are used. These plots are essential in the day-to-day work of engineers and scientists at LaRC because they enable the explanation of computed or experimental results to other engineers and scientists. These plots are also used by those performing computational and experimental work to evaluate the accuracy of the results, validity of analyses, and/or appropriate use of technology to solve various problems encountered on a day-to-day basis at LaRC. Animations have become an essential tool in the analysis of time dependent data that is commonly developed as a result of experimental and computational analyses at LaRC. Using a code to generate these animations rapidly and efficiently can improve the workforce productivity. Finally, with such plotting and analysis software such as Tecplot™ the ability to develop new analysis tools is possible because this software has three different mechanisms to enhance the analysis environment, including customizable working environment, an extensive macro language, and an addon development capability.

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

The government impact if another vendor/brand is used would be to lose compatibility and traceability to previous models .Tecplot Inc. is the sole owner and developer of the Tecplot™ software. This software is the most cost effective program that can produce high quality data with very little experience. The Tecplot Inc. group provides rapid responses to issues with their software, and is very responsive to user input, both for new capability as well as refining existing software functions.

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