Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Medeco Xt Tender - 77538432

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Medeco Xt Intelligent Key System Products

Deadline: 02 Feb 2023

Posting Date: 19 Jan 2023

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 77538432

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Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Description
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
NASA GRC has a requirement for Medeco XT Intelligent Key System products such as keys (XT Industrial Key, XT Slim Line Key, XT Rugged Slim Key), key programmers (XT Desktop USB Programming Station, XT IPD Base unit, XT Multi-key Programmer/Charger), padlocks (G8R Weather-tight Padlock, System Series Padlock, All Weather Padlock), lock cores (XT Rim and Mortise electronic cylinders, XT Small Format Interchangeable Cores, XT Cam Locks), programming software (Medeco XT Web Managers software), and Medeco XT Technical Support Services. The supplier must be capable of providing the full suite of Medeco XT line of products and associated codebook files unique to NASA Glenn Research Center to ensure keys cannot be duplicated by non-NASA organizations, persons, or entities and are compatible with existing product and software currently in use.
NASA GRC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the Medeco XT product line which contains a “restricted code, ” known as a Code Book, in the programming to ensure no other company, business, agency, or entity is able to duplicate our keys and locking mechanisms. The ability to duplicate this would be a security vulnerability. Medeco, the manufacture of the product, is the only entity that can create this “restricted code”. By Medeco controlling the restricted coding, this ensures our coding is not able to be duplicated. Additionally, Midwest Security Products, Inc. is the only company in the world that has access to NASA GRC-s unique programming.
If NASA opted to move to a different supplier, NASA could procure the same Medeco XT products, but the restricted code would not match, and they would not have the ability to add that non-matching code to NASA GRC-s unique programming. As such, the current product currently in use would not be compatible with any new product. NASA-s existing keys would not work on new locks, and new keys would not work on existing locks.br...
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Department/Ind. Agency : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Sub-tier : NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Office : NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)

All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Original Published Date: Jan 18, 2023 11:43 am EST

Original Response Date: Feb 02, 2023 04:00 pm EST

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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NAICS Code: 334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Cleveland, OH 44135 USA

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 Tender Notice

Scope-of-Work.pdf