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DETERMINATION & FINDINGS FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

(ACTIONS SAT AND BELOW)

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT: Ouster Light Imaging, Detection and Ranging

(LIDAR) units

Quantity of three (3) Ouster OS1-64 (Generation 2) units, each including:

2-Year OEM Warranty

L2X chip and dual returns

Sinbon 5M-T3 straight to straight interface

Interface Box

2. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR/MANUFACTURER:

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM):

Ouster, Inc.

350 Treat Avenue San Francisco, California, 94110-1941 CAGE Code: 7JJU3

DUNS: 080088182

Business Size: Small

Authorized Resellers:

Dataspeed Inc.

2736 Research Dr Rochester hills, MI 48309-3574 CAGE Code: 5MS42

DUNS: 194382649

Business Size: Small

Govage, Inc.

12 Kenwood Dr Hazelwood, MO 63042-2703 CAGE Code: 89NX9

DUNS: 117006780

Business Size: Small

3. ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE:

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL

AND OPEN COMPETITION: The statutory authority permitting sole source is 41 USC 1901(e), implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i):

✓ Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements

___ Unusual and Compelling Urgency ___ Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert

Services ___ International Agreement ___ Authorized or Required by Statute ___ National Security ___ Public Interest

5. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE:

The item(s) listed in section one above is available from only one source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available.

___ Compatibility: The item(s) must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system:

___ Proprietary: A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data are described as follows:

_X__ Experimental Continuity: The item(s) must be consistent with prior materials in order to ensure experimental continuity. Describe the conditions that necessitate the use of experimental continuity:

requires Ouster LIDAR unit in support of work requires multiple LIDAR units for continued experimentation involving existing

Government-owned hardware of robotic platforms. The required LIDAR units will be mounted onto and will be used for experimental designs in . As part of the work, robotic platforms

The UGVs are also constructed with the hole pattern, size, and weight of the Ouster LIDAR units already taken into consideration. Replacing these systems with anything other than the Ouster LIDAR units may cause delays as a result of

Previously done experiments would have to be re-conducted as a control measure to ensure the consistency of the new sensors.

Up to of these platforms have already been outfitted with equivalent Ouster LIDAR units manufactured by Ouster, Inc.. The required three (3) Ouster LIDAR units will supply additional robotic platforms. The units must be consistent with prior