5. SS Justification_v2 redact1.pdf

U.S. Department of Navy Naval Research Laboratory Small Purchase Branch

USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR AN ACQUISITION UNDER

THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD – (exceeding $10,000 $250,000)

Purchase Request No.

PR

Estimated Cost (including options, if any)

FAR 13.106 1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name or industrial mobilization).

As required by FAR 13.106 3(b)(3)(i), this justification explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE: (Provide a description of the item or service required, to include its intended use, the name of the required source or brand name, and the required delivery date/period of performance.)

THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required. (Explain what rights are restricted, why the restrictive rights make the required item or service available from only one source, and why another company could not satisfy the Government’s need.)

2. EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM. (Identify the OEM and explain the circumstances surrounding why the item or service is only available from the OEM).

Frequency doubled fiber laser with output at 780.24 nm and access to pre-doubling light at 1560.48 nm. Output power > 1 W from polarization maintaining single mode fiber with FC/APC connector. Output power stability 1% or better. Laser linewidth < 250 kHz. Laser center frequency at rubidium-87 D2 line, with tuning access to F=2 to F'=3 transition and F=1 to F'=2 transition. Total tuning range at least 8 GHz. Wavelength locking modulation input. Operating temperature range 5-35 C without frequency drift or output power change.

Single-module, rack-mountable.

Intended use is laser cooling, trapping, and driving of stimulated Raman transitions in a dual-stage cold-rubidium beam. Failure to meet the above specifications result in instability and phase errors in atom interferometry in the rubidium beam and inability to perform planned dual-species interferometer measurements.

Required source is Lumibird Inc. (item # CVFL-KILO-01-LP-0780-WT1-FM1-ST2-OM1-ELYSA-FA)

Delivery is needed by March 2023.

The item is only available from the OEM, Lumibird, Inc. The item is a highly specialized piece of scientific equipment, with small market size. Lumibird produces these specialized lasers in small quantities for a specialized scientific market.

Note that the distributor Keopsys, which has a separate web site (keopsys.com), is the same company as the OEM, Lumibird.

OR

Identify the distributor(s)/authorized technical representative(s) for the item or service. Provide evidence of the exclusive licensing agreement as an attachment to this document. NOTE: If there is more than one distributor/authorized technical representative for an OEM part, then Part B, BRAND NAME SOLE SOURCE, is applicable, and Part A, ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE, should be left blank).

3. OTHER REASONS. Other reason not identified above. Provide details on mission impact if requirement is not solicited from only one source.

B. BRAND NAME. Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer. (Discuss why you are precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company. Describe how the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements and why a “brand name or equal” purchase description cannot be used (see FAR 11.104). Describe how market research indicates other companies’ similar products or products lacking the particular feature do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.)

C. UNUSUAL AND COMPELLING URGENCY. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance:

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required: (Explain the impact to the mission if the date above is not met, any special circumstances or conditions that exist which validate the requirement as “urgent,” estimated production lead time for the item, etc.).

4. If appropriate, include any additional pertinent information.

The unique combination of features required to meet agency needs, which are only provided by the Lumibird product, are: (A) 1 W at 780 nm, (B) 250 kHz linewidth, (C) access to pre-doubling optical fiber at 1560 nm, (D) rapid tuning over the full rubidium D2 manifold, (E) turnkey single-module operation, (F) Output power stability 1% or better.

Extensive market research shows that product manufactured by another company does not satisfy all requirements. Examples of competing items: (1) Vescent D2-100-DBR (https://vescent.com/us/distributed-bragg-reflector-laser-module-at-standard-wavelengths.html):

meets D F but not A B C E (2) Toptica TA pro

6/2022

3/2023

Planned research on dual-species rubidium atom beam cannot begin without this item. Estimated lead time in 7/2022 quotation was 15 weeks.

The unique combination of features required to meet agency needs, which are only provided by the Lumibird product, are: (A) 1 W at 780 nm, (B) 250 kHz linewidth, (C) access to pre-doubling optical fiber at 1560 nm, (D) rapid tuning over the full rubidium D2 manifold, (E) turnkey single-module operation, (F) Output power stability 1% or better.

Extensive market research shows that product manufactured by another company does not satisfy all requirements. Examples of competing items: (1) Vescent D2-100-DBR (https://vescent.com/us/distributed-bragg-reflector-laser-module-at-standard-wavelengths.html): meets D, F but not A,B,C,E. (2) Toptica TA pro (https:// www.toptica.com/products/tunable-diode-lasers/amplified-lasers/ta-pro/): Meets A, B, D, F but not C,E. (3) NKT Koheras Harmonik (https://www.nktphotonics.com/ products/single-frequency-fiber-lasers/koheras-harmonik/): Meets A,B,C,D but not E, F.

ACQUISITION INITIATOR Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

SIGNATURE(Requestor) CODE PHONE DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER (Procurement Office use Only)

On the basis of the justification, I hereby approve the use of an other than full and open competition proposed contractual action in accordance with FAR 13.106 1(b)(1) Soliciting Competition from a Single Source.

SIGNATURE Contracting Officer CODE PHONE DATE

10/19/2022

10/27/2022 TAWIAH.CANDICE Digitally signed by

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