B08 Attachment 0006 - CHS 6 Equipment Category Definitions.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR COMMON HARDWARE SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Version 001, 29 October 2021

EQUIPMENT CATEGORY DEFINITION

1.0 Product Categories

1.1 V1 Equipment

V1 equipment is manufactured to be used, sold, or traded in the course of normal business operations. The equipment will be used for early system development, testing, training, and selected fielding. The equipment provides the V1 baseline for V1+, V2, and V3 equipment. V1 equipment shall be certified to a minimum of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A, and preferably Class B.

1.2 V1+ Equipment

V1+ equipment is modified from a V1 baseline to meet certain survivability requirements. V1+ hardware shall be certified to a minimum of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A, and preferably Class B.

1.3 V2 Equipment

V2 equipment is modified from a V1 baseline to comply with certain demanding environmental and survivability requirements of the battlefield.

1.4 V3 Equipment

V3 equipment extends the V2 survivability envelope for tactical and dismounted operations in extreme battlefield conditions.

1.5 Operational Transit Cases OTCs

The OTCs are made of lightweight composite materials and have high impact-absorbing qualities to provide equipment protection. OTC's are used for functional operation, transport and storage of integrated hardware and allow access to electronic equipment during installation, integration and maintenance, including field replaceable stainless steel exterior hardware, and removable rack-frames to access the equipment during field service and repair.

1.6 Transit/Storage Cases (T/SCs)

The Transit/Storage Cases (T/SCs) are usually made of lightweight composite materials and have high impact-absorbing qualities to provide equipment protection, including custom foam inserts. T/SCs are used for transport and storage of integrated components, accessories, computers, printers and other COTS IT hardware.

2.0 Equipment Categories

2.1 Cables

Insulated wires or wires (wire bundle or wire harness) having protective casing used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals. Examples of cables can include RJ 45/Ethernet, coaxial, communication cables (using various connectors such as MIL-DTL-38999, USB, serial and NEMA 5-15 power connectors), and power cables used for the operation of equipment or for battery charging.

2.2 Communication Equipment

Computerized devices, components and equipment used to facilitate the dissemination of information. Communication Equipment can include antennas, radios, vehicle intercoms, headsets and Modems.

2.3 Displays

Electronic device used for visual presentation of data. Examples include computer monitors. LCD/LED displays, and projectors.

2.4 Handheld Devices

Computing devices that can conveniently be stored in a pocket (of sufficient size) and used for mobility and operational functions while holding it. Examples of handheld computing devices include tablet computers, PDAs, and slates.

2.5 Hard Drives

High capacity, self-contained storage device containing a re-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks inside a sealed unit. Types of hard drives include HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid-state drive), external and internal. A hard disk drive is a non-volatile memory hardware device that stores and retrieves data on a computer. SSD is a drive that uses non-volatile memory as a means of storing and accessing data much like computer RAM. Internal hard drives reside in a drive bay connected to the motherboard using an SAS, SCSI, or SATA cable. External hard drives are standalone hard drives often stored in an enclosure to help protect he drive. Encrypted hard drives provide additional data protections in compliance with FIPS 140-2 standard and Self-Encrypting Dive Technology.

2.6 Installation Kits

Set of bracketry, isolators, mounting trays, rails and installation parts and component hardware which provide for the transport and operation of equipment in mounted environments or while on the move operation. When affixed, an installation kit should not significantly increase the physical dimensions of the equipment. Examples of installation kits include rack mounting kits for rack mountable equipment, mounting plates and isolated mounts to reduce vibration of rack mounted equipment.

2.7 Keyboard/Mice

Keyboard is a panel of keys used for the input of data as well as the operation of a computer. A mouse is a palm-sized, button operated pointing device that can be used to move, select, activate, and change items on a computer screen.

2.8 Laptop & Workstations

A computer that is portable and suitable for mobility and use while traveling. The computer will have a specific subset of processor (CPU), memory configuration, storage size, networking speed, optical media, graphical performance capability and connectivity via I/O ports. The device can come with or without an operating system. Most Laptops displays range from 12" inch to 17" and standard resolution of is usually quoted as width × height, with the units in pixels: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels.

Workstation is computing platform which can function as a server or client and has a specific subset of processor (CPU), memory configuration, storage size, networking connectivity, and graphical performance capability (GPU). The computer can come with or without an operating system and can operate both, client and a server OS. Depending on storage specification can be used in a dual bootable mode, including RAID configurations and PCI card expansion. The device can come in a desktop or rack-mountable configuration.

2.9 Licenses

A software license is a legal instrument (usually by way of contract law, with or without printed material) governing the use or redistribution of software.

2.10 Operations Transit Case

The Operational Transit Cases (OTCs) are made of lightweight composite materials and have high impact-absorbing qualities to provide equipment protection. OTC's are used for functional operation, transport and storage of integrated hardware and allow access to electronic equipment during installation, integration and maintenance, including field replaceable stainless steel exterior hardware, and removable rack-frames to access the equipment during field service and repair.

The OTCs shall include 19” standard EIA equipment rack (20”, 24” or 30" deep) with nut bars installed and Unistrut Spring Nuts (min 20 ea.), provide shock isolation system to support and protect integrated equipment from vibration.

The OTCs must have front and rear covers with storage pouches, lid hangers and handles necessary to support lifting requirements.

All OTCs must allow for stacking and have an interlocking rib feature to allowing securing of additional stacked OTCs.

OTCs must have seals (gaskets) on the removable covers and cases to withstand the effects of the harshest environments, and must be water tight; and must contain an automatic air pressure relief valve.

2.11 Phones

A communication device, apparatus, system using a process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by a means of electronic devices and IP protocols.

2.12 Power Supplies

A power supply converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a computer and may be hot-swappable. Modern computers universally use switched-mode power supplies. Power Supplies provide redundancy and protect the equipment from electrical power anomalies.

2.13 Printers/Plotter

A printing technology or instrument that automatically records telegraphic messages by means of a printing mechanism activated by incoming signals. Printers and plotters are available in different sizes to accommodate the various paper sizes and printing formats (such as postscript). Printers and plotters must have communication capability via Ethernet protocols and/or USB interface.

2.14 Routers/ Switches/ Firewall/ Media Converter

Networking devices that forward data packets between computer networks, perform traffic directing functions, provide security system that monitor and control the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules, data packet routing to another network, connect devices together on a computer network, process and forward data to the destination device or internetworked destination node. Media converters are simple networking devices that allow connecting two dissimilar media types such as twisted pair with fiber optic cabling.

2.15 Servers

A customizable computing platform incorporating CPU (compute), storage, memory, supports virtualization functions and GPU technology for delivering graphics, network expansion and provides functionality for other programs (supporting multiple OSs) and attached devices. Servers can provide various functionalities, often called "services", such as sharing data, file services or resources among multiple clients, or performing computation functions while supporting network clients. A single server can serve multiple clients, and a single client can use multiple servers. Typical servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers.

2.16 Security Appliances & Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

A specialized device for use on a network which combines network services, compute, cache and file services and implementing general-purpose network protocols and connectivity functions, while using the appropriate software, network protocols and management tools can provide dedicated support to a single function and/or multiple tasks. An example of an network appliance that combines a router, firewall, e-mail server, DNS, virtual private network (VPN), backup and remote file sharing in one system. These appliances are designed to solve multiple network requirements in a smaller form factor.

RAID provides a way of storing and protecting data in different places on multiple hard disks. RAID-enabled systems uses two or more hard disks to improve the performance or provide some level of fault tolerance for a machine, typically server.

2.17 Transit/Storage Cases; Unpopulated

The Transit/Storage Cases (T/SCs) are usually made of lightweight composite materials and have high impact-absorbing qualities to provide equipment protection, including custom foam inserts. T/SCs are used for transport and storage of integrated components, accessories, computers, printers and other COTS IT hardware.

T/SCs must have handles necessary to support lifting requirements.

T/SCs must allow for stacking and have an interlocking rib feature to allowing securing of additional stacked T/SCs.

T/SCs must have seals (gaskets) on the covers and cases to withstand the effects of the harshest environments, and must be water tight; and must contain an automatic air pressure relief valve.

2.18 Transit/Storage Cases; Populated

The Transit/Storage Cases (T/SCs) are usually made of lightweight composite materials and have high impact-absorbing qualities to provide equipment protection, including custom foam inserts. T/SCs are used for transport and storage of integrated components, accessories, computers, printers and other COTS IT hardware.

T/SCs must have handles necessary to support lifting requirements.

T/SCs must allow for stacking and have an interlocking rib feature to allowing securing of additional stacked T/SCs.

T/SCs must have seals (gaskets) on the covers and cases to withstand the effects of the harshest environments, and must be water tight; and must contain an automatic air pressure relief valve.

2.19 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) provide protection for connected resources and services containing critical data. UPSs can provide smart management and can assist as an active tool for intelligent power-supply management. UPSs protect against conditions such as brownouts, blackouts, spikes, surges and noise. Battery technology in UPSs is critical to maintain uptime based on differing operational conditions under which power-protection is critical to operate a safe shutdown and save critical data that sits on a variety of devices, including PCs, servers, local area networks, minicomputers, gateways, routers and switches.

Power Converters and Conditioners is an electrical or electro-mechanical device for converting electrical energy and stabilizing line voltages. PCC allows converting AC to or from DC, or the voltage or frequency, or some combination of these. One way of classifying power conversion systems is according to whether the input and output are alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC): AC to DC; DC to AC; DC to DC; AC to AC. PCCs improve the quality of the power that is delivered to electrical load equipment, while delivering a voltage of the proper level and characteristics to enable load equipment to function properly.

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