Sole_Source_REV1_Redacted.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity.

a. Requiring Activity: ), RITA

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

c. Solicitation #: FA875117Q0261

2. Nature and/or Description of Action.

a. Description of Requirement: Procurement of Waveguide to Fiber

Transposer (WAFT) optical component

b. Sole source company:

Teem Photonics

61, chemin du vieux chene

38240 Meylan

France

Phone (France): +33 (0) 476 04 05 06

Phone (USA): 408-935-8390

Fax (France): +33 (0) 476 04 03 02

Fax (USA): 908-450-1140

Email: sales-america@teemphotonics.com

POC: GARDILLOU Florent (f.gardillou@teemphotonics.com)

3. Description of Supplies or Service.

Customer requires an optical device for mating off-the-shelf fiber arrays with integrated photonic circuits (chip) at 1550 nm (1530 – 1570nm) with lowest possible loss. This device must act as a pitch reducer, connecting a

125um pitch, 26 channel single-mode fiber array to a 26 channel, 125/5um pitch photonic waveguide array. Chip interface must be “butt coupled” and clear 50 um ledge on customer chip.

The fiber array must fan out to FC/PC connectorized “pigtails” for interfacing with standard fiber components. Fibers must be polarization maintaining with slow axis aligned to horizontal plane at chip interface. For lowest loss, device must 3D mode-match fiber mode-diameter (standard SMF 10 um) to waveguide mode-diameter of 2um (at least 3 um required). All other losses must be minimized. All crosstalk must be minimized (<20db).

Estimated cost for customization to customer chip and purchase of 5 units is

4. Statutory Authority. 10 USC 2304(c)(1) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement.

5. Justification or Authority for Action.

Teem photonics WAFT chips are the only known product able to meet all specifications with lowest possible loss. All competing companies perform only

2D mode matching. Teem photonics offers 3D modematching via a proprietary process for lowest possible loss.

This Purchase is the second purchase of these custom devices from Teem

Photonics. The originals are in use and met all specification and requirements.

6. Efforts Made to Ensure Offers are Solicited from as many Sources as

Practicable.

a. A previous purchase Pre-solicitation Notice outlining the Government’s intent to make a sole-source award to Teem Photonics was posted to FedBizOpps from 10 May to 25 May 2016. No responses to this notice were received to give an indication that a company other than Teem Photonics was interested in or potentially capable of fulfilling the requirement. Likewise, for the current effort a Pre-solicitation Notice outlining the Government’s intent to make a sole-source award to Teem Photonics was posted to FedBizOpps from 18 APR to 03

MAY 2017. No responses to this notice were received to give an indication that a company other than Teem Photonics was interested in or potentially capable of fulfilling the requirement.

b. Market research of the product and the required characteristics was conducted. An internet search was unable to identify any other products similar in specifications or function. It has been determined that no other manufacturers or products exist that are capable of meeting the specifications of this requirement.

7. The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated cost to the

Government will be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 15.404-

1(b)(2)(vii), analysis of other than certified cost or pricing data.

8. Market Research/Other facts.

Teem photonics confirms they are the only company producing this type of product at the necessary scale and loss requirements with 3D mode matching.

Conversations with our university collaborators on this project confirms no other known source.

9. Any other facts supporting Other than Full and Open Competition.

None

10. List of Sources that have Expressed in Writing an Interest in the

Procurement.

Teem Photonics.

11. Statement of Actions to Remove/Overcome Barriers to Competition.

The end-user will continue to monitor the market in order to identify opportunities in order to maximize competition in potential future requirements.

12. Contracting Officer’s Certification. The contracting officer’s signature below evidences that he/she has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

13. Technical / Requirements Personnel Certification. As evidenced by their signature below, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete.