Bulk PadJack Purchase

NASA's Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for a sole source procurement titled "Bulk PadJack Purchase" posted on August 5, 2025. The agency intends to award a contract to PADJACK, INC., located in Ocala, Florida, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined that this company is the sole provider for the required items. The procurement will be conducted using commercial item procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with performance to occur at NASA Langley Research Center. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334118 (Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing), and the effort falls under the Hypersonic Technology Project requiring various physical hardware locks for computer security.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide advance notification of NASA's intent to proceed with a sole source award while allowing other potential contractors to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 11, 2025, with oral communications not being acceptable. The government will evaluate these submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis, though the final decision to compete or proceed sole source remains at the government's discretion. The Statement of Work details procurement of hundreds of specialized computer port locks and cable locks, including SFP Port Locks, HDMI Port Locks, PadJack RJ45 Cable Locks, DisplayPort locks, and various USB security devices, with quantities ranging from 25 to 500 units depending on the specific lock type required for the Hypersonic Technology Project.