SATPC0039918 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf
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- 80NSSC26917447Q
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This document is a NASA Recommendation and Determination to Solicit from One Source form for a sole source procurement. NASA Shared Services Center recommends negotiating exclusively with Coherent, Inc. for a Tunable, Narrow Linewidth, 532 nm Laser System for the Lidar Instrument for measurement of Salinity and Temperature in the Ocean (LISTO) project. The total estimated cost is redacted, with an 8-week delivery period after award, and the procurement is justified because Coherent is the only company supplying a laser that meets the specific power, linewidth, tunability, and modulation requirements for the project.
The document emphasizes that using an alternative vendor could critically impact the quality of an interferometer's alignment for the LISTO contract (80NSSC25CA067), potentially making it impossible to verify the instrument's performance specifications. The sole source justification is dated September 19, 2025, and indicates that competition is impractical due to the unique technical specifications required for the laser system.
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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 Coherent, Inc. only for Tunable, Narrow Linewidth, 532 nm Laser System. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 8 weeks after award.
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.
Coherent, Inc. is the only company that supplies a narrow linewidth, tunable laser meeting the power, linewidth, tunability and modulation requirements of NASA’s Lidar Instrument for measurement of Salinity and Temperature in the Ocean (LISTO) project.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
A laser that fails to meet the requirements may impact the quality of the alignment of an interferometer currently in development for LISTO (contract 80NSSC25CA067) and may make it impossible to verify that the interferometer delivered is meeting the performance specifications defined for the project.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
____________________ Sept. 19, 2025 Date
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