B1.6 JNCP.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT (JNCP)

FOR ACTIONS ≤ THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISTION THRESHOLD

PR/Solicitation Number: 1300733273 Code: __71730___________

1) Agency, Contracting Activity and Purpose: SPAWAR Systems Center, Pacific, Code 22220, Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition.

2) Description of the Supply or Service being procured, its intended use and anticipated/estimated value (Answer the Following Questions):

a. Describe the product or service you want purchased (provide make, model, and product serial number/part number—include a spreadsheet if necessary)

NRV-640ST Princeton Instruments NIRVana: deeply cooled two-dimensional focal point array InGaAs camera system and the Princeton Instruments Lightfield Software for acquisition and analysis with Princeton instruments cameras and spectrometers.

b. What is its intended use or purpose?

High sensitivity imaging of the light emission of spin/defect/ion qubit embedded in micro and nanofabricated devices for isolation and identification of the qubit location and monitoring and manipulating its memory properties.

c. What is the total estimated cost of this/these products or services?

$96,225.00

3) Possible Authority for Non-Competitive Procurement (If you check block 3a.

below, complete associated table marked 3(a). If you check block 3(b) below, complete associated table marked 3(b):

a. Sole/Limited Source Procurement (Only One Responsible/Capable Source). Is there only one responsible/capable source that can provide the supply or service due to unique/highly specialized requirements, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, industrial mobilization or the new work is a logical follow-on? Non-competitive procedures can typically only be used when there is one source able to meet the Government’s minimum requirements (e.g., the manufacturer is the sole distributor/reseller of the product or service). If only one source can meet the Government’s requirements, complete table 3(a) below

2 Template July 2018 and provide a complete and thorough discussion of how you are aware that only one source exists in paragraph 4 below.

b. Brand Name Requirement (Item Peculiar to One Manufacturer). Is the requirement peculiar to a single brand name or one manufacturer? Competition can be limited to companies that are capable of providing the specific brand name, product or feature required when it is essential to purchase a specific brand because it is the ONLY brand that has the ability to meet the Government’s minimum requirements (e.g., while there is one manufacturer, multiple distributors/resellers exist for the product or service). If so complete Table 3(b) below.

TABLES – Complete the Table which corresponds to the answer you provided above.

TABLE 3(a) – ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE/CAPABLE SOURCE (Item or Service can ONLY be procured from One Source/Company/Contractor and NO other source.)

No.

List the critical characteristics or capabilities necessary to meet the “Government’s Minimum Requirements”

What makes these critical characteristics/ specifications/ capabilities unique to this product/service and vendor?

Why is each identified critical characteristic required?

State any alternatives available or considered” as a means of fulfilling this requirement and why they aren’t viable; and what would be the impact if a product was purchased from another vendor or without each characteristic listed.

001 Two-dimensional Indium-gallium-arsenide array format

No other vendor to best of knowledge has a product with these combined features that is necessary for the technical execution.

Desired imaging results will not be obtainable

002 Less than -60 degrees C cooling

No other vendor to best of knowledge has a product with these combined features that is necessary for the technical execution.

Warmer operation will not be sensitive enough to detect weak emission from low/single level of qubits

003 Quantum efficiency greater than 85%

No other vendor to best of knowledge has a product with these combined features that is necessary for the technical execution.

Lower quantum efficiency will make detection of qubits not possible

Software with Seamless compatibility with other Princeton Instruments cameras and Spectrometers

Very unique as based on our research it is critical that cameras that can be swapped based on the need of the qubit be fully compatible with a software and for optimal performance. Princeton instruments light-field software has been developed and verified

Significant loss of performance and increased development time by SSC personnel with no guarantee of success.

3 Template July 2018 for many years to provide excellent performance and seamless compatibility with other Princeton instruments cameras and spectrometers that provide various utility and operating range.

TABLE 3(b) – BRAND NAME REQUIREMENT (Item or Service MUST be a specific brand, make, or model; however, it may be purchased from multiple vendors.)

No.

List the critical characteristics or capabilities necessary to meet the “Government’s Minimum Requirements”; specific attribute(s) of this product not available in similar products

What makes these critical characteristics/ specifications/ capabilities unique to specific Brand/Manufacturer? Why is each identified critical characteristic required?

What is the impact if a similar/nearly equal product produced by another manufacturer were procured?

4) Describe the Market Research conducted.

You must provide sufficient narrative explaining your research, date performed, and how you are certain no other products exist that meet your requirements, or how you are certain that similar products are inadequate that meet your requirement. Market research is not a substitute for competition and requirements should be well-established prior to seeking use of non-competitive procedures. If your requirement is supported by an official document (e.g., a Program of Record) that mandates specific Brand Name materials that cannot be substituted, you must reference the document in sufficient detail to allow the reviewer to obtain the document; your notation must identify any applicable document number, date, paragraph/table or other identifying location, the issuing and approving authority. Attaching a copy of the applicable document provides the best support, and if the document is lengthy, provide copies of the applicable pages reflective of the mandated items, the title page (or equivalent), and approval page. In addition, you must explain the impact of using an “alternate or equal” item, in order to justify why market research was not conducted.

Use the table below (or attach a similar table) to supplement your narrative. Provide a comparison of your required item to any similar products or services that do not meet all of the criteria listed in table 3(a) or 3(b) above. If the product/service is truly unique and no other similar items exist, list only your product/service and check each box showing that it meets all minimum criteria listed in table 3(a) or 3(b). In the first row you will list each of your Critical Attributes/Minimum Characteristics from the Table in 3(a)/(b) above. Then, in the first column you will list each company/manufacturer and the brand/model of the product you reviewed. Finally, in the columns adjacent to the company/brand listed, you will indicate whether it “Met” or “Did Not Meet” the required characteristic. DO NOT LEAVE TABLE 4 BLANK.

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We contacted web search and review of scientific literature. Various vendors including Princeton Instruments, Horiba, Pembroke were contacted. We discovered that only Princeton Instruments could meet the highest level of sensitivity with a two-dimensional array format and with deepest cooling and highest quantum efficiency. Also we need the Lightwave software as it is reliable for reproducible results and provides seamless compatibility with other cameras and spectrometers .

TABLE (4) MARKET RESEARCH RESULTS

Company/ Vendor

Minimum Specification/

Capability/ Attribute

(From Table 3(a), or (b))

Minimum Specification/

Capability/ Attribute

(From Table 3(a),or (b))

Minimum Specification/Capa bility/ Attribute (From Table 3(a),or (b))

Minimum Specification/

Capability/ Attribute

(From Table 3(a),or (b))

3(a) 001 2D array format

3(a) 002 Less than -60 degrees C cooling

3(a) 003 Quantum efficiency greater than 85%

3(a) 004 Software with

Seamless compatibility with other Princeton

Instruments cameras and

Spectrometers

Princeton Instruments YES YES YES

YES

Horiba NO YES NO

NO

Pembroke YES NO NO

NO

5) List any other information or facts supporting the justification to limit competition not described elsewhere on this form (e.g., international agreement).

If you do not have any additional information to add, simply write “N/A.”

In support of Quantum entangled memory system S&T IPT

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6) Provide a statement of actions that will be taken to remove or overcome any barriers to competition prior to any future procurements for this Supply or Service (there is an ongoing duty to remove the elements of a justification that unduly restrict competition thereby allowing for competition of this requirement in the future).

We will continue to research and evaluate other vendor who maybe able to meet or exceed criteria in Table 3a.

Technical Cognizance Branch Head or Above

Print Name / Signature Title Code Date Joanna Ptasinski Branch Head 71730 6 AUG 2018

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FOR COMPLETION and SIGNATURE BY CONTRACTING OFFICE:

7) List any sources that expressed interest in submitting an offer for the procurement, as a result of the sources sought synopsis or posting of requirement on e-commerce. If no companies expressed interest, state “NONE.”

Contracting Officer Certification:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer Print Name / Signature Title Code Date