BNJ UWD NVidia 8 19 2020_Redacted.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

From: Gabriel Ledesma, Code 7340

To: Code 02 Simplified Acquisition Branch

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION for Multiple Hardware Components Nvidia Video Card.

1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SUPPLIES/SERVICES, ESTIMATED VALUE, AND DELIVERY

REQUIREMENTS

The subject procurement is Multiple Hardware Components in support of the Undersea Warfare Development Command (UWDC) support for antisubmarine warfare (ASW).

The estimated total dollar value of the proposed acquisition is

The desired delivery requirement is to NSWCC- Bethesda

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Manufacturer

Part

Description

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1 Display 2U Display Server 6

NVidia Graphics NVidia P2200 6 TAA Compliant

2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR BRAND NAME BASED ON CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION

Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock (NSWCCD) Signature Measurement Technologies and Systems

Division’s (Code 73) mission is to design, develop, and support systems used for the measurement, acquisition, processing, and analysis of ship signature data. Code 73 is responsible for designing hardware and software requirements for signature characterizations, signal processing, signal imaging, and advanced algorithm development.

This work is currently been supported under contract N00167-17-F3007 and the Government. The specification where identified after many hours or research and testing. The hardware material are required for fleet support for tactical signatures guidance Scalable Tactical Acoustic Propagation Loss

Engine (STAPLE) Toolkit (STK) for the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) planning. Completed STK are to be installed at Task Group Commander (CTG) theater watch floors, STK is an integrated system of hardware and software used for acoustic and environmental modeling, visualization and performance predictions.

Selection of a different manufacturer other than NVidia would result in an effort that would require redesigning, integration, and testing on the new hardware prior to training systems; installations at fleet sites that would require an additional six to eight months of time in order to fully execute a new hardware set for real-time situations. This delay would result in not meeting the fleet’s installation schedules and would be a direct result in the inability for crews to meet Pre-Deployment Training and certification requirements.

3. MARKET SURVEY

A market survey was conducted utilizing internet and vendor contacts. There were two responses received from the market research. Specified brand name, (Intel, Cisco, and Samsung) is the sole manufacturer of the hardware. However, they are not the sole distributor and have limited number of authorized resellers.

4. ADDITIONAL FACTS

N/A

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