10x10 Optimus quick disconnect plates QDCs

NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source procurement for 10x10 Optimus quick disconnect plates (QDCs) components. These specialized components are required to continue installation of the Optimus Pressure Scanning System manufactured by TE Connectivity at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The procurement involves acquiring 35 units of 32QD-0223020000, 4 units of 32QD-0221020000, and 10 units of 64QD-0221020000 quick disconnect plates. NASA intends to award this contract to MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC located in Hampton, Virginia, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as they have been determined to be the sole provider of these specific QDCs. The acquisition will be conducted using commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, with a NAICS code of 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors of NASA's intent to conduct a sole source procurement while providing an opportunity for other qualified organizations to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications statements by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 22, 2025, to the primary point of contact, Laura Quave, Procurement Specialist. NASA will evaluate these submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis rather than sole source. The performance period is set at 23 weeks, with work to be completed at the 10x10 SWT facility in Cleveland, Ohio. The final decision regarding whether to proceed with full and open competition remains entirely at the government's discretion, and oral communications are not acceptable responses to this notice.