Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition Redacted

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Johnson Space Center (JSC)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(JOFOC)

For 80JSC026RSUITS

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) Johnson Space Center (JSC). The procuring agency is the NASA, and the contracting activity is JSC. 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 sole source contract to David Clark Company Incorporated (DCCI) of Worcester, MA for the acquisition of Orion Crew Survival Systems’ Suit model S1041 (OCSS Suit) and accompanying support hardware. The effort will provide for production of flight crew and backup flight crew suits, along with supporting suit hardware and repair services, for Artemis 3 (A3) and subsequent flights. These items will also be used by the Orion Crew Survival Systems team in critical integrated-system tests and flight crew training. The detailed effort is specified in Statement of Work SOW-PRS22-2836. The total value of this effort is estimated at $15M.
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):
The supplies being procured to meet the Agency’s needs are the OCSS Suit and accompanying support hardware and repair services. The effort will provide for production of flight crew and backup flight crew suits, along with supporting suit hardware, for A3 and subsequent flights. These items will also be used by the Orion Crew Survival Systems team in critical integrated-system tests and flight crew training. 4. FAR 6.104-1(a)(4) – An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Rev.: 10/2025

5. FAR 6.104-1(a)(5) – A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited: