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- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC899997Q
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This document is a NASA Shared Services Center Recommendation and Determination to Solicit from One Source or Brand Name form for Thinklogical Transmitters and Receivers. The document justifies a brand-specific procurement from Thinklogical LLC, citing standardization across the testing division, existing infrastructure compatibility, and established knowledge base. The recommended procurement is for transmitters and receivers with a 30-day delivery timeline, and the technical team argues that using an alternative brand would create significant implementation challenges, including potential schedule disruptions and costly product testing requirements.
The solicitation (Number 80NSSC899997Q) is specifically for NASA Glenn Research Center's testing facility, with the procurement limited to authorized resellers of Thinklogical equipment. The recommendation emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistency with existing technological infrastructure and avoiding potential operational and time-consuming hurdles associated with introducing a new brand of transmitters and receivers into their testing environment.
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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 only for Product being purchased . 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 Thinklogical LLC for Thinklogical Transmitters and Receivers. The estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 30 days 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.
This brand is standardized across the testing division and allows for compatibility with existing infrastructure. This brand and type is well documented and there is a knowledge base associated with it across the entire division. This brand and type has been a proven reliable brand that we currently utilize.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
Another brand would create implementation challenges for existing infrastructure and compatibility across the testing division. It would create a basis for expanded product testing and knowledge base development that would have to be approved through the testing division that would impact all schedules until the knowledge base matures to a satisfactory level. To pursue the evaluation or procurement of an alternate hardware solution would be both operationally cost and time prohibitive.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
__________________________________ 4/3/2025 Technical User Name Date
LEAD AST, AERO EXP FAC & TEST TECHNQ
Title
NASA GRC - FTD0
Office
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