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DETERMINATION & FINDINGS FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

(ACTIONS SAT AND BELOW)

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT: One (1) 411 nanometer (nm) laser system

2. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR/MANUFACTURER:

Toptica Photonics Inc.

1120 Pittsford Victor Road Pittsford, New York 14534-3818 CAGE Code: 3DFK4 Business Size: Small

3. ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE: $152,000.00

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:

requires one (1) 411 Nanometer (nm) laser system manufactured by Toptica Photonics Inc. to be delivered to the Army Laboratory Center (ALC), Adelphi Maryland 20783. The Government currently owns a similar 435 nm laser system manufactured by Toptica Photonics Inc. which was purchased under competitive contract

W911QX22P0025.

The 435 nm laser system consists of DLPro diode laser, a tapered amplifier (TA), second-harmonic generation (SHG) system and DLC Pro laser control electronics. requires that the 411 nm laser system be sourced by Toptica Photonics Inc. and utilize the same core components. Current mission research requires that the two (2) laser systems have complete integration and have identical software and electrical interfaces