SATPC0041000 Tab 10 BNJ redacted.pdf
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This is a Recommendation and Determination to Solicit from One Source or Brand Name form submitted by the NASA Shared Services Center. The document recommends negotiating exclusively with vendors who can provide slip table T-film bearing fabrication, replacement, and installation services from TEAM Corporation. The estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 4-6 months. The total estimated cost is redacted in the document.
The justification for the brand name restriction centers on the requirement that this is an upgrade to an existing system requiring interface with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts. Only the OEM possesses access to proprietary information, technical specifications, schematics, hardware, and software necessary for the upgrade. The systems contain proprietary hardware designed specifically for Goddard-owned equipment, and competing vendors lack access to required technical documentation to provide adequate and reliable parts and maintenance services. If an alternative vendor were used, unauthorized personnel could cause additional damage to the equipment, resulting in increased costs and schedule delays for the government. The document indicates that competition is impractical due to these proprietary constraints and the critical need for technical compatibility and timeliness of maintenance scheduling.
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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 Vendor Name only for supply or service to be procured. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is
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 TEAM Corporation for Slip table T-film bearing fabrication, replacement, and installation. The total estimated cost of this effort is and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 4-6months.
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 is an upgrade to an existing system that will need to interface with OEM parts.
Only the OEM has access to proprietary information needed for the upgrade. The vendor providing the parts necessary to work on the specific systems must have availability of parts specific to the Goddard-owned equipment, access to proprietary schematics, hardware and software, as well as timeliness of the maintenance schedule.
A contractor other than the original manufacturer is not viable particularly because these systems contain proprietary hardware designed specifically for the equipment, and other vendors do not have access to the technical specifications to be able to provide adequate and reliable parts and maintenance.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
The impact is that work performed on the equipment by unauthorized personnel could cause further damage which results in additional costs and schedule to the government.
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