Attch 2 BNJA Open market Keysight Pxle for redact_Redacted Final.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: AFRL/RIKO, 26 Electronic Pkwy, Rome NY 13441

Project/Program Name: PXIe AWG and Digitizer channels for superconducting qubit control project

Purchase Request / Local ID Number:

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

The Government requires four arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) PXIe cards (M3202A-FP1-CH4-CLF-K41-M20-DM1), each with 4 voltage channels, which are needed in order to perform quantum control of superconducting circuits. The Government also requires two digital in/out PXIe cards to trigger and synchronize other devices throughout the lab (M5302A-PWP) as well as two AWG/Digitizer combo PXIe cards (M3302A-C22-CLF-M20-K41-FP1).

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

The requested products above are essential to the Government's requirements and other companies' products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the needs of the Government. The Government determined that no other brand of devices with the required capabilities would be compatible with the existing equipment and control software infrastructure. In addition, Keysight is the only known brand to make the variety of microwave instrumentation for control and measurement of a superconducting circuit experiment, that is both compatible with the lab's control software and which allows user programming of an FPGA. The existing infrastructure the requested equipment will be used in conjuction with is valued at >

A switch to an inferior brand would require an unacceptable and substantial duplication of cost, time, and effort even where there exists some overlap in capability. The Government performed a market survey and have previously purchased instruments from a competitor, . devices cannot (currently) meet the experiment's needs: namely, compatibility with existing hardware, control software, and the capability to user program an onboard FPGA.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

The receipt of competitive quotations is anticipated from an open market small business set-aside solicitation on SAM.gov.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

The end user will continue to perform market surveys in order to identify opportunities to maximize competition in future requirements and will analyze changes to the market which may result in a decision to supplement the current hardware with that from a different brand.

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Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer Signature of Contracting Officer