Statement of Need - RF Simulation Software - FINAL_Redacted2_Redacted.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED

Title: RDT&E Equipment/ RF Simulation & Analysis Software Requiring Activity Name:

1.0 OVERVIEW

1.1 BACKGROUND

The ( is the of ( It provides the Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. Government entities with engineering, technical subject matter expertise, and honest broker assessments.

1.2 SCOPE

To assist in executing the mission, a Radio Frequency (RF) Simulation and Analysis software would be utilized to produce the engineering and technical expertise needed from the This software will be used for virtually prototyping electromagnetic components for antenna design while also being able to model the effects in a virtual environment to simulate the results of desired outcomes, thus reducing time and materials in the prototyping process.

1.3 OBJECTIVE

is looking to acquire an RF Simulation tool to conduct in-depth RF simulation studies, speed up the development time of new technologies, save time and materials for new designs and optimize workflow as the best, cost-effective solution.

2.0 REQUIREMENTS

License:

• One Standalone software license of CST Studio Suite Frontend Extended, SKU 5CP-

S2X.

• 22 SimUnit Token, SKU 6TP-SRU, are also required with this license to be able to run the simulations needed by the

• Must come with both the Primary License Costs (PLC) and the Annual License Costs

(ALC) for full coverage and functionality.

• Transferable License, if computer fails and need to transferer the perpetual license to another newer computer in the future.

• One-year technical support.

Software features:

Radio Frequency The oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency[1] range from around 20 kHz to around 300 GHz.

RF

Computer Aided Design The use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

CAD

Electronic Design Automation A set of software, hardware, and essential services for designing chips and semiconductor devices.

EDA

Graphics Processing Unit A specialized electronic circuit initially designed to accelerate computer graphics and image processing

GPU

Solid State Drive A storage device containing nonvolatile flash memory, used in place of a hard disk because of its much greater speed.

SSD

Random Access Memory The hardware in a computing device that provides temporary storage for the operating system (OS), software programs and any other data in current use so they're quickly available to the device's processor.

RAM