JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION - Material Property Testing of Thermal Protection System

This is a follow-on notice to the previous notice No. 80ARC0221427. NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has a follow-on requirement to conduct high accuracy material property characterization of NASA-provided thermal protection system materials ranging from low density conformable or flexible materials to fully densified composites. NASA intends to acquire this requirement as a commercial item using FAR Part 12, under a single award, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as a sole source procurement to Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. in San Diego, CA, under the authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The BPA will have a base year plus four option years. Orders placed against this BPA will be firm fixed price orders. A redacted Justification of Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is attached to this notice.