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This is a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis for written information only. The United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) have a requirement to perform off-aircraft performance... This is a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis for written information only. The United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) have a requirement to perform off-aircraft performance testing on turbofan engines (F402, F404, F405, & F414), turboshaft engines (T64 & T700), and turboprop engines (T56-A-425, T56-A-427, T56-A-427A, T56-A-14 & T56-A-16) across multiple Navy and Marine Corps aircraft in both fixed and mobile shore based facilities worldwide. Additionally, turbofan engine test capability is required aboard all USN aircraft carriers and is performed on the carrier’s fantail. The Navy and Marine Corps currently have three (3) Engine Test Instrumentation (ETI) system variants to support turbofan, turboshaft and turboprop engines with unique Test Program Sets (TPSs) developed for each engine using National Instruments LabVIEW 2016. Request for Information Information is sought from industry regarding replacement of 4U ruggedized computers for ETI testing. Each ETI system is currently composed of two 4U ruggedized computers. One computer is used for data acquisition and the other is used to run the engine type specific TPS software. Both computers will have the same configuration. Please provide the following information about any ETI capabilities or technologies either under development or that is a product or combination of products supplied by your company or organization to other Department of Defense (DoD) or foreign military services, Navy aircraft depots or commercial industry. We are requesting the following details for four total ETI computers for us to verify their capabilities to meet our needs: 1. A general description of your ETI computer. Projected lead times, rough order of magnitude, development, and production costs for a potential future acquisition. 2. A description of your approach and any supporting documentation that addresses the following key requirements: - Dimensions: 4U Rugged – 19” width 17-21” depth, Preferred compatibility with Johnathan Engineered Solutions Corp rail slide system cage code 05236 PN 1202540-P. - Hardware Interface Capabilities: PCIe Slots – minimum of 5, minimum bandwidth 2 x4 and 3 x1, PCI Slots minimum of 2, DVD R/W, PS2 Keyboard and PS2 for Mouse, DB-9 - minimum of 2 onboard, Network Interface - 2 RJ-45 Ethernet ports, RJ110 hard drive carrier compatible, HDMI output, VGA output, USB ports disabled or disconnected preferred, no wireless capabilities - The computer shall comply with the applicable cybersecurity requirements specified in DoDI 8500.01 - Hardware Specs: Storage - SSD SATA 1 TB Capacity, Processor - newest gen available, Graphics - integrated graphics, RAM - minimum of 16 GB, dual redundant power supply's - Specific Hardware Government Integration: x2 National Instruments PCI-MXI-2 (PN: 777185-01), x2 National Instruments PCIe-8362, x1 Advantech PCIe-1622, x2 National Instruments PCIe-6320 (included for informational and power purposes) - Software Support: Compatible with Windows 10 SHB, TPM 2.0 Support for bitlocker encryption, LabVIEW 2016 compatible. 3. An overview of your approach to obsolescence management to ensure that any newly fielded ETI system would be sustainable and supportable over a minimum life cycle of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years. 4. An overview of the suitability of your existing or planned ETI computer to be operated and maintained in the Fleet intermediate maintenance level environment both ashore and afloat. Please provide results of any environmental, electromagnetic interference, shock or vibration testing that your ETI equipment has undergone. These minimum requirements shall be met: - Shock: 10G 11 millisecond duration - Vibration: Resonance Survey at 1 G, 5 to 100 Hz, 3 Axis. Random 5 to 100 Hz, 15 minutes per axis, all 3 axis - Operating Temp: 0 deg C to 50 deg C - Mean Time Before Failure: 15000 hours - Mean Time To Repair: 30 minutes 5. An overview of your ETI Computer support maintenance philosophy including any maintenance manuals if available to support an organic maintenance strategy or service support agreements or Performance Based Logistics (PBL) support contracts for a contractor maintenance strategy. 6. If applicable, provide information about any DoD contracts for your ETI products and what, if any, data products were developed and provided to the government. Any commercial contracts or testimonials are also welcome. Please provide points of contact for any of these references. 7. Provide information about your company/organization including a brief description of your company/organization, whether you are a small or large business, 8A status, hub zone status, veteran/women owned status and any past or present Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) awards related to your ETI system products or technologies. 8. Provide any pertinent product datasheets. Provide visuals on chassis form, fit, and mounting capabilities. 9. Provide any additional information you think would be useful to consider in this RFI. 10. It is requested that information be submitted NO LATER THAN 01 Feb 2022 to Mr. Domenick Davino, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Code BL51000 B562-3, Route 547, Joint Base MDL, NJ 08733-5000, by electronic mail at: Domenick.A.Davino.civ@us.navy.mil. Mr. Davino may be reached at 240-577-8088. Respondents are notified that there is no solicitation package available, and a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from the RFI. No promise of a contract award is implied and respondents are not being asked to submit cost proposals. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI nor will the Government compensate any respondent with costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Government will not release any information marked with a Proprietary legend, received in response to this RFI, to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend.