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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 CisLunar Industries USA Inc only for the purchase of this aluminum wire extruder. The total estimated cost of this effort is . The estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is concept development, system production, and delivery for installation is 33 weeks

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 Manufacture Name 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.

This solicitation is based on the niche development of an aluminum wire extruder that operates under vacuum and produces aluminum wire from a metallic smelt bed. This technology was presented by CisLunar Industries at the 2024 Space Resource Roundtable Conference. There are no other companies that have commercially demonstrated a technology with similar attributes and capabilities. As the MELT-CR Project has progressed, the project is attempting to extrude aluminum wire from aluminum feedstock separated from lunar regolith and carbothermal slag. We would like to select CisLunar Industries USA Inc for this project given the maturation of their technology, their eagerness to work with NASA on this collaboration, timeliness of delivery, and the price point of endeavor.

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

The impacts to the project if another vendor/brand is used are an increased lead-time, risk in not identifying another company with this technology developed to this fidelity, increased cost, and risk in schedule slip/loss of funds due to being unable to obligate project funds in a timely manner

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

Technical User Name Date