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DETERMINATION & FINDINGS FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

(ACTIONS SAT AND BELOW)

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT: Brand Name Sole Source for One (1) Photon Doppler Velocimeter (PDV) System.

2. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR/MANUFACTURER:

Manufacturer of complete PDV System:

QUANTIFI PHOTONICS USA, INC.

13809 Research Boulevard, Suite 500 Austin, TX, 78750 Cage Code: 8SME2 Small Business

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):

_X_ 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.

_X__ 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:

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD) Applied Physics Branch (APB) requires the purchase of one (1) Photon Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) System that is packaged and portable with heterodyne detection and offers control of the dithering function of each laser (sometimes referred to as “Whisper Mode” operation) to measure the velocities of projectiles and dynamics, in the range of tens of meters per second to ten thousand meters per second (and potentially higher).

The heterodyne system with “Whisper Mode” that Quantifi offers allows us to drop the required laser power from two (2) watts (W) to about 40 megawatts (mW), a much safer