AC/MC-130J Arkham SMP Production
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of manufacturing, assembling, testing, and delivering 94 Arkham SMP Production Kits and 55 spares. The Arkham SMP is a SOSA-based mission processor for AC/MC-130J system integration, using five Intel general-purpose processor modules for video/general processing and two ARM safety-critical processor modules, with red/gold/black network zones and LYNXOS plus Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The acquisition strategy is contractor kit production with a seven-year period of performance. Kits will include two Arkham Units, two External Data Storage devices, two 1 TB Delkin SSDs, and other aircraft-installation hardware to enhance AC/MC-130J search and rescue in increased threat environments. Potential sources must develop prototype hardware, software, and technical data; fully test and evaluate the kit and spares; and provide source data to update AFTOs and TDPs.