This document is a justification for other than full and open competition for a sole-source purchase order to Advanced Systems Concepts Associates, Inc. (ASCA) for Event Sequence Diagrams (ESD) populated with nuclear-enabled mission-specific launch vehicle accident failure scenarios and outcomes. These ESDs are crucial for characterizing risks for all phases of flight, supporting the assessment of launch failure probabilities, accident environments, inertia effects on nuclear payloads, and nuclear material release risks. ASCA possesses unique qualifications and proprietary data essential for NASA's launch services program, particularly for missions carrying nuclear payloads. The estimated value of this contract is $563,****, with a period of performance of approximately 13 months. A notice of intent to award was published on SAM. gov on February 12, 2026, and subsequent market research indicated no other capable sources could meet NASA's requirements. The contracting officer has determined the anticipated cost to be fair and reasonable.
The bid notice states that the contractor shall perform these efforts over an estimated 13-month period of performance commencing on the date of award. he contractor shall perform these efforts over an estimated 13month period of performance commencing on the date of award
The bid notice indicates a sole-source purchase order awarded in accordance with FAR ****, meaning only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. his is a fixed price purchase order awarded to asca, inc. in accordance with far **** 1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The bid notice highlights ASCA's unique qualifications, including specialized expertise, proven capabilities demonstrated through numerous NASA missions, proprietary tooling, and an extensive historical flight and anomaly records specific to NASA. he rationale supporting the use of 10 **** is based on ascas specializedexpertise and proven capabilities, demonstrated through their execution of esds fornumerous nasa missions, including cassini, mars pathfinder, mars exploration rover aand b, pluto new horizons, msl, mars2020, and dragonfly. asca provides a comprehensive data product encompassing methodology, proprietarytooling, and extensive historical flight and anomaly records specific to nasa.
The bid notice states the estimated value for the services is $563,**** an estimated value of 563, ****.