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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Ames Research Center (ARC)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

For EraDrive Autonomy Modules (Era-A), Ground Support Equipment, and Associated Services under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) Program Solicitation No. 80ARC026R0008
1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.104-1(a)(1) – Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a "Justification for other than full and open competition."
This document is a justification for other than full and open competition prepared by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center (ARC), Research Centers Procurement Office, JAZ Branch, Moffett Field, California. The procuring agency is NASA, and the contracting activity is NASA ARC.
2. FAR 6.104-1(a)(2) – The nature and/or description of the action being approved. This justification provides the rationale for contracting by other than full and open competition to award a new firm-fixed-price, definitive commercial contract on a sole-source basis to EraDrive, Inc., Palo Alto, California, for the production and delivery of flight-qualified spacecraft autonomy modules and associated ground support equipment and services. The estimated value is $11,890,000 and the period of performance is from the date of award through December 31, 2028 (the end of the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2029), corresponding to final delivery of the autonomy modules. 3. FAR 6.104-1(a)(3) – A description of the supplies or services required, to meet the Agency’s needs (including the estimated value).
EraDrive, Inc. will deliver two (2) flight-qualified EraDrive Autonomy Modules (Era-A), one optical hardware-in-the-loop stimulator for software- and hardware-in-the-loop validation and operator training, and one electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) kit with integration, test, verification, and validation tooling, together with associated nonrecurring engineering to productize the capability and upgrade key components for Medium Earth Orbit and Geosynchronous Orbit environments, and engineering support services. The Era-A module is an integrated hardware and software product providing vision-based, Global Positioning System (GPS)-independent positioning, navigation, and timing; autonomous onboard maneuver planning; and autonomous optical detection, identification, and orbit determination of resident