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BRAND NAME DETERMINATION & FINDINGS FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

(ACTIONS SAT AND BELOW)

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT:

CLIN 0001; Four (4) Tobii Pro Spectrum, 600 Hz CLIN 0002; Two (2); Tobii Pro Glasses 2, 100 HZ

2. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR/MANUFACTURER:

Manufacturer:

Tobii Technology, Inc.

510 N. Washington St., Suite 200 Falls Church, VA 22046 CAGE Code: 4DRC0

DUNS No. 623997280 Small Business

Authorized Resellers:

iMotions, Inc.

141 Tremont Street, 7th floor Boston, MA 02111

CAGE: 777E8

DUNS: 078699945

Small Business

3. ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE: [REDACTED]

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: See below.

___ Proprietary: A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data are described as follows:

_X_ Experimental Continuity: The item(s) must be consistent with prior materials in order to ensure experimental continuity. Describe the conditions that necessitate the use of experimental continuity: See below.

___ Warranty: Purchasing item(s) from another manufacturer/provider would void existing warranty. Provide a brief explanation for the use of this reason and the impact that would occur if the item was purchased from another manufacturer/provider:

___ Direct Replacement: These are “direct replacement” parts/components for existing equipment and no substitutes exist.

___ Other reasoning to support a sole-source buy:

[REDACTED] Army Research Laboratory [REDACTED].

It is critical that:

1) All equipment and software in use during the experiment is temporally coupled

2) The Government is able to modify experimental setups and paradigms quickly to enable efficient execution of our experiments

3) Systems must [REDACTED] utilize the same architecture

4) The Government is able to leverage existing equipment and software, which will minimize time and cost while maintaining experimental continuity.

The Government only found one high-resolution, [REDACTED] system and vendor, Tobii Technology, that can meet the minimum requirements. [REDACTED]. While there are several other solutions on the market at comparable prices, it is critical [REDACTED] that the Government use identical systems for the necessary pooling of data [REDACTED]. Furthermore, as other options do not meet specs, there would be an additional cost of needing to make all other hardware/software compatible with the [REDACTED] systems. [REDACTED].

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6. FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION:

It has been determined that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable and that approval of this recommendation is in the best interest of the government. This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

1/9/2020

X Christopher Moy

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: MOY.CHRISTOPHER.RYAN.1285356217