TAB 6 RDSS.pdf

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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 Square Peg Communications Inc. only for the RLS-2100 configuration 150/2 satellite communications channel simulator. The total estimated cost of this effort is $142,390.00 and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 30 days 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.

Square Peg Communications Inc has developed a unique hardware/software suite that effectively simulates the needs of the SAR office for earth-orbit satellite communications within the 406 MHz and S-band frequencies. Market research was conducted contacting three vendors, with other vendors requiring higher costs for similar performance, or unable to meet NASA requirements for 406 MHz channel characteristics. Vendor quotes were received from IZT Technologies LLC and Kratos RT Logic Inc. The IZT Technologies LLC quote would have been roughly twice the cost of the Square Peg Communications RLS-2100, and the Kratos RT Logic quote/configuration would have required the purchase and costly integration of a third-party radiofrequency (RF) convertor to meet NASA requirements for 406 MHz channel simulation.

2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand was used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.

Failure to procure the hardware developed by Square Peg Communications Inc would increase government costs due to incompatibility between existing ground/workspace infrastructure in Building 25, Room S105 and the requirement to purchase multiple racks of equipment when using other vendors.

The Square Peg Communications RLS-2100 (configuration 150/2) satellite communications channel simulator is a turnkey solution to the government’s requirements, without the need for intermediary software and hardware adaption between varying vendors, or increased costs as demonstrated by a competitor’s (IZT Technologies LLC ) quote of $108,726 per channel, or $217,452 total for an equivalent capability to the RLS-2100.

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Cody Kelly 6/18/2024 Technical User Name Date

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