Network Analyzer
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 80GSFC24R0048
- Agency
- Goddard Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Place of performance
- Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
- Points of contact
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- Alpana Jenne alpana.k.jenne@nasa.gov (301) 286-6369
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Paragraph 1:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement to acquire a new PNA-X microwave network analyzer as a replacement for its existing equipment in the Goddard Electromagnetic Anechoic Chamber. The network analyzer is a critical hardware asset used to measure antenna radiation patterns for flight, ground radio frequency antennas, airborne instruments, and research and development antennas. NASA intends to issue a sole source contract to Keysight, Inc. as the only responsible source that can meet the technical requirements and provide the necessary specialized skills. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications via email to Alpana Jenne at Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov by July 18, 2024, for the Government to evaluate whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis.
Paragraph 2:
This acquisition is not set aside for any particular business category. Keysight, Inc. is the current incumbent and the only potential contractor identified in the notice. The Government has not provided any information about the award value or budget range for this requirement. The notice also does not specify the quantity of network analyzers to be procured or the timeline for delivery of the services.
Notice text
NASA/GSFC has a requirement to acquire a Network Analyzer for the Flight Microwave and Telecommunications Branch (FMT) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. The FMT owns and operates the Goddard Electromagnetic Anechoic Chamber to measure antenna radiation patterns for flight, and ground radio frequency antennas, airborne instruments antennas, and research and development antennas. To enable the antenna measurements, one of the key hardware assets in the antenna chamber is a PNA-X microwave network analyzer, automated and remotely accessed with internally developed custom GSFC software. The requirement is to procure a new replacement PNA-X microwave network analyzer as a drop-in replacement for the existing equipment that must meet all interface and performance requirements.
NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the items from Keysight, Inc. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements,” Keysight, Inc. is the only company that can provide the unique qualifications and specialized skills to provide the network analyzer system that meets the technical requirements in the Statement of Work (SOW).
The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort via email to Alpana Jenne at Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov no later than 2pm EST on July 18,2024. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Network Analyzer | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Network Analyzer | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Goddard Logistics Services Contract (GLSC) - Request for Proposal | Solicitation | |
| Goddard Logistics Services Contract (GLSC) - UPDATED | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Goddard Logistics Services Contract (GLSC) - UPDATED | Pre-Solicitation |
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