SATPC0041999 Tab 10 BNJ_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Recommendation and Determination to Solicit from One Source or Brand Name from NASA's Shared Services Center.

NASA Shared Services Center recommends procuring ETS Lindgren equipment on a brand name basis rather than conducting open competition. Specifically, the procurement involves the ETS Lindgren Model 7000-010 EMCenter Modular RF Platform and HI-6023 Field Probes, with an estimated cost of $70,000 and a delivery date of 9/30/26. The justification for sole source procurement centers on equipment compatibility and operational continuity. The EMI lab operates an electric field measurement system based on the ETS Lindgren 4 field probe system and requires ETS Lindgren hardware to continue using two existing electric field probes. This procurement replaces two failed ETS Lindgren electric field probes and field probe controllers to ensure compatibility with the two functional probes already in use.

The document outlines that competition is impractical due to compatibility requirements specific to the existing ETS Lindgren system infrastructure. If an alternative brand of electric field probe system were procured instead, an additional two probes would need to be purchased at an approximate cost of $30,000, bringing total procurement costs to $100,000 compared to the $70,000 requested procurement. This $30,000 cost differential represents a significant financial impact of implementing alternative equipment rather than maintaining the standardized ETS Lindgren platform.