Brand_Name_JA_keysight_18-Q-0508_Redacted.pdf

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MEMORANDUM FOR AFRL/RIKO

FROM: AFRL/RITA

SUBJECT: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity.

a. Requiring Activity:

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

c. Purchase Request #:

2. Nature and/or Description of Action.

a. Description of Requirement: This requirement is for the purchase of a two channel arbitrary programmable wave function generator.

b. Brand Name: Keysight Technologies 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1738

3. Description of Supplies or Service. The 2-channel arbitrary programmable wave function generator, listed below, must be able to sample at speeds greater than 90GSa/s, on at least 2 channels, and do so over a broad bandwidth of 32Ghz.

Part Number Description Quantity M8196A Arbitrary Waveform Generator 92GSa/s

Power cord, US and Canada – 120V

M8196A-BU2 Bundle Consisting of M9502A Axle 2-slot Chassis with USB;

M8196A-RMKT Refurbished Product 1 M8196A-810 Matched Cable Pair for M8196A AWG,

2.4 mm;

M8196A-820 Termination 50 Ohm, 2.4mm 4 R-51B-001-3C Warranty Assurance Plan – Return to

KEysight – 3 Years

M8196A002 Arbitrary Waveform Generator;

No. of Channels: 2, Sample Rate: 92 GSa/s, analog bandwidth: 32 GHz, Rise/Fall Times: 9 ps (typ) corrected, Sample memory: 512 kSa per Channel;

R-50C-011-3 Calibration Assurance Plan – Return to Keysight – 3 years;

U1620A Handheld Digital Oscilloscope, 200 MHz; Warranty, 2 mth for included accessories

U1620A-ABA English Language Quick Start Guide, Printed

R-50C-011-3 Calibration Assurance Plan – Return to Keysight – 3 years

R-51B-001-F Return to Keysight Warranty – 3 Years 2

Current Estimated Total:

4. Statutory Authority. 10 USC 2304(c)(1) As implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement.

5. Justification or Authority for Action. The Arbitrary waveform generator will be used as a driver for multiple experiments underway at the in house quantum optics lab. The devices will be used to drive pulse laser systems with picosecond accuracy and to drive integrated optical devices. These devices have different response due to fabrication tolerance that cannot be exactly predicted prior to testing. Therefore we require an arbitrary waveform generator that is accurate on the same scale as the laser pulses and device response in order to calibrate and interrogate our experimental devices. This requires the highest sample rate, lowest total and random jitter, fast rise/fall times and bandwidth. Keysight is the only supplier that can meet the specifications listed in section 3, specifically the sampling rate, (greater than 90 GSa/s), the number of channels that can measure that (2), the bandwidth (32 GHz), and the typcial rise/fall time (9ps). If this device is not purchased from Keysight, then it may not integrate with our existing experiment and result in duplication of cost, around $150k, to the Government to purchase a system that matches our specifications.

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

Numerous companies were contacted and internet searches were performed to find other companies that could provide waveform generators to meet these specifications. was found to meet the required needs.

7. Price Determination The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

8. Market Research/Other facts: Contacted collaborators to find similar products they were using, contacted numerous waveform generator companies and thorough internet searches to come to the selection above.

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

There are no other facts supporting this jusification.

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

11. Statement of Actions to Remove/Overcome Barriers to Competition: In the future any company that can meet the required specifications will be considered for procurement.

12. Contracting Officer’s Certification. The contracting officer’s signature on the Coordination and Approval Document 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 signatures on the Coordination and Approval Document, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

Program Manager

APPROVED / DISAPPROVED

Contracting Officer