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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 . 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 only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name from Mensor for Mensor CPG2500 Precision Pressure Indicator, CPR2550 Standard Pressure Sensor, CPT6180 Precision Pressure Transducer & Accessories . The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 8 Weeks

ARO.

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.

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) requires the purchase of the Mensor CPG2500 Precision Pressure Indicator, CPR2550 Standard Pressure Sensor, CPT6180 Precision Pressure Transducer and accessories which will be used at the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel at GRC. This specific brand’s products are needed because they will be used as an independent check on the pressure measurement system there at the Wind Tunnel. Only the Mensor brand will work because our data system is standardized to using Mensor products which we have used for years with good results. The Mensor brand will maintain compatibility with the existing environment and provice the accuracy and reliability specs are what we require.

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

If another brand other than Mensor were used, it would not be compatible with the existing environment.

It would also require our data systems team to start from the drawing board to build a new interface for the data system. This would require many many hours of development and testing and would affect the test schedule negatively. Only the Mensor brand has met our needs in our requirements for pressure measurement systems for the Wind Tunnel.

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