SATPC0039464 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf
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This document is a NASA Shared Services Center Recommendation and Determination to Solicit from One Source form for a sole source procurement. NASA seeks to renew software licenses for Remcom's xGTD computational electromagnetics modeling tool used by the Communications and Tracking (C&T) Analysis Team at NASA Johnson Space Center. The procurement covers technical support and maintenance for existing licenses, with a performance period from 11/04/2025 to 11/03/2026.
The justification emphasizes the critical nature of these software tools for multiple NASA spaceflight programs including Gateway, Orion, International Space Station (ISS), and EHP. NASA argues that switching vendors would cause significant harm, as multiple programs have invested substantial resources in validating and baselining these specific software tools. The existing software is crucial for modeling communication systems and electromagnetic propagation environments for human-rated spacecraft, with program decisions based on its analyses potentially impacting millions of dollars in investments.
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Page 1 V2.0 3-15-2017
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 Remcom, Inc only for XGtd Package Maintenance and Support Renewal. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 11/04/2025 – 11/03/2026.
OR
Brand Name Justification:
☐I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate only with vendors who can provide the subject brand 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 request is for a software license renewal, which includes technical support and maintenance agreement for existing licenses of Remcom’s xGTD computational electromagnetics modeling tool.
These are used by the communications and tracking (C&T) Analysis Team in the Wireless and Communication Systems Branch at NASA JSC for modeling communication systems and interactions with the electromagnetic propagation environment of human-rated spacecraft. We need to continue receiving maintenance and support for our existing software tools, which are heavily involved in ongoing C&T analysis work for multiple human spaceflight and space exploration programs including Gateway, Orion, ISS, and EHP.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
It would cause significant harm to the Government if we are no longer able to use these tools. Multiple programs (ISS, Gateway, Orion) have devoted significant resources to baselining of these software tools for use in modeling C&T systems for human-rated spacecraft, and to the validation of results that are generated by these tools. There is a significant number of existing C&T analyses that use this software, and Program decisions that have been made from the results obtained by this software. The impact of decisions made using results from this software are well into the millions of dollars and these tools have been used by multiple Programs for many years. If another brand is pursued, our existing software will no longer be supported or maintained. Our organization will not be able to receive updates and stay compliant with IT security requirements as new releases of the software become available to work with security patches or OS upgrades.
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