SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- DYNAMICS SIMULATOR SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA Shared Services Center Procurement Division Building 1111 Stennis SpaceCenter, MS 39529-6000
- ZIP Code
- 39529-6000
- Solicitation Number
- NNX14MD48P
- Response Due
- 6/27/2014
- Archive Date
- 6/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- Hayward Expose, Contract Specialist, Phone 228-813-6466, Fax 228-813-6580, Email hayward.expose@nasa.gov - Darryl A Smith, Program Analyst, Phone 228-813-6388, Fax 228-813-6493, Email darryl.a.smith@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Hayward Expose
(hayward.expose@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA, NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC), will limit competition to LynuxWorks, Inc. of 855 Embedded Way, San Jose, CA for the following specific product(s) and services: S2ODEN-IAC4400: Priority Support for LynxOS 4.0 for X86_CPCI Native S2LDKLF1-X864500: Annual Support for LynxOS 5.0 x86 Development Kit + IDE for Linux Host - Floating - 1 user The Goddard Dynamics Simulator (GDS) is a product developed at Goddard Space Flight Center which has and is currently using the LynxOS real-time operating system.The GDS simulation models are developed and customized for each new spacecraft project. During development and after launch of a spacecraft, the simulator is connected to hardware that interfaces to flight engineering models and it is used for on-orbit flight load checkout and anomaly investigation. Frequently, models must be refined for on-orbit projects, and new models must be developed for new in-house missions. The current missions supported by the Goddard Dynamics Simulator and therefore the missions that have GDS units running the LynxOS real-time operating systems are: Solar Dynamics Orbiter (SDO), Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS), Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), and Neutron star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) projects. The current support must be renewed by July 1, 2014 to ensure ongoing support.The estimated cost for the support purchases identified above is $XX,XXX.XX Competition is impractical for the following reasons: 1.Market research conducted including a search of the internet and the GSA Schedules determined that no other companies are authorized by LynuxWorks to provide software maintenance. LynuxWorks does not sell their source code to Value Added Resellers (VAR), therefore competition could not be obtained and another vender could not maintain the software.Consequently, no other manufacturer or VAR is capable of providing this service at this time. 2.No other vendor has access to detailed and timely knowledge of LynuxWorkss existing and emerging product set, especially with regard to ongoing development and product planning which directly benefits NASAs ongoing activities to support the Goddard Dynamics Simulator. 3.LynuxWorks is solely positioned to support NASAs implementation of version upgrades to its productenhanced capabilities due to their detailed knowledge that has been obtained via previous contract vehicles since 2005. Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the aforementioned NASA services have been deemed to be available only from one source. An award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.Due to the specialized nature of this requirement, there are no known actions which the Agency may take to give consideration to other manufacturers for the requirements described herein. Therefore, purchase of the requirements from LynuxWorks, Inc. is the only practical approach. I hereby certify the facts in this justification and any supporting data used for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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