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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

RECOMMENDATION AND DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM ONE SOURCE

OR BRAND NAME

Brand Name Justification:
☒I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name from FLEXIM AMERICAS CORP / EMERSON. The total estimated cost of this effort is
and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 12/1/2026. This recommendation is for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source/only one manufacture. Competition is impractical for the following reasons (please answer the questions below):
1. What are the reasons for soliciting only the suggested source/suggested brand name? Please provide the unique characteristics of the items or services along with the supporting rationale and the market research performed to substantiate your reason for the suggested source/brand name. The gaseous nitrogen (GN2) meter station used by United Launch Alliance (ULA) at Space Launch Complex 41 is in need of an overhaul due to parts obsolescence, corrosion, and design flaws. This effort is for procuring a Flexim flow meter to replace old obsolete flow meter and measure flow rate during operations for billing purposes.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
This same brand and model of flow meter is used throughout the GN2 pipeline system. There is a potential for critical component replacement required during real-time support operations. There cannot be any compatibility concerns with the replacement spare components in inventory. There would be significant costs to integrating different brand equipment in addition to uncertainty and risks if other brands could even measure the high pressure gas in our systems to the precision we require, which is used to bill NASA programs and commercial partners for propellant quantities consumed. This brand of ultrasonic flowmeter equipment has been vetted for nearly 20 years after rigorous trade studies and data analysis.

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10/9/2026
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