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70 -- AIRBORNE WORKSTATION TECHNOLOGY-SOURCES SOUGHT POC Mr. Stephen Jancich, JEEDD, at Jancich@ncr.disa.mil, (703) 696-1872, fax (703) 696-1972 The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Joint Integration and Engineering Office (JIEO), NCA and Nuclear C3 Branch (JEEDD), is developing a technology roadmap for airborne C2 assets. Part of this roadmap includes the ability to support the integration of Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) functionalities into a common airborne workstation. The functional, physical and environmental vision for this workstation is described in the balance of this notice and is intended as a rough guideline of the desired characteristics. It is the intent that responders to this notice provide information on currently available equipment, equipment in development and conceptual approaches planned for the future that can or may support our roadmap. The equipment application time line is approximately 24 months. FUNCTIONAL: The functional operation of the workstation must support: a) record message traffic via the Defense Message System (DMS) and e-mail; b) formatted information systems such as Global Command and Control System (GCCS), Global Combat Support System (GCSS), and the Global Broadcast System (GBS); c) imagery inputs such as Joint Defense Intelligence Support System (JDISS) and secondary imagery. The workstation should be DII /Common Operating System (COE) compliant, support DMS, support current and planned imagery standards, and be compliant with the Joint Technical Architecture (JTA). The baseline system capability is depicted as follows: The system should have a high end processing capability (e.g. 300Mhz or better); a capability for RAM expansion up to 64 MB or greater; a high capacity, rapid access hard drive, such as a 5 GB drive with SCSI II capability; multiple input/output (I/O) interfaces (for example, an enhanced parallel port plus serial ports); support a variety of pointing and control devices (mice, trackball and others); support multiple display drivers with significant definition to be used for secondary imagery (e.g.color,1280x1024, 0.26 pixel, etc.). Baseline capabilities should be identified as such, however, optional capabilities (greater speed, more memory capacity, higher definition video/video drivers etc.) should also be included and separately identified. PHYSICAL: The workstation should be modular, small volume (compact), lightweight, with adaptable cooling provisions, and utilize commercial or military aircraft power (400 Hz 1 preferred, 28vdc, or 60 Hz 1 least preferred). A thin profile, physically separate display is desirable for integration flexibility, likewise user I/O interfaces (compact disk, optical, etc.) are preferred separate from the processor chassis. The processor chassis should offer mounting orientation options or optional chassis configurations for integration flexibility. ENVIRONMENTAL: Workstation operating environment will be the pressurized cabin of a transport aircraft. The workstation environmental performance requirements for temperature, altitude, vibration, crash safety and other airborne characteristics must be consistent with Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) DO-160C. The workstation and/or workstation components will require Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) certification per FAR Part 25, as a majority of the C2 platforms are FAA certified commercial aircraft in government service. Please respond no later than 30 days after date of this notice with selected information, product data, and /or brochures as appropriate concerning the desired airborne workstation. Booz Allen & Hamilton, under contract to the DISA, is assisting in the effort. Material should be sent to them at the following address: Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Suite 562, 8283 Greensboro Dr., McLean, VA. 22102, Attention: Mr. Doug Jones. Questions may be addressed to Mr. Jones at 703-917-2999 or via email at jonesdoug@bah.com. Proprietary data (normally cost and schedule) may be withheld if desired. After a review of the workstation technologies, those requiring more detail will result in a request to present a capabilities briefing to the DISA staff. All information provided will be controlled as marked (i.e. proprietary, etc.) and nondisclosure statements can be executed by DISA contractor support if requested. The DISA, Airborne Systems Engineering Branch contact is Mr. Stephen Jancich, JEEDD, at JancichS@ncr.disa.mil, (703) 696-1872. This RFI or "sources sought" shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government for any follow-on acquisitions. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI. http://www.disa.mil Airborne Workstation Technology Jonesdoug@bah.com Airborne Workstation Technology (0328)

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