Enhancement For Gunnery Training Systems

Request for Information SYNOPSIS: The purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. Response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will not affect any firm's ability to submit an offer if, or when, a solicitation is released. The requested information is for planning purposes only and does NOT constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct or indirect costs or charges will arise as a result of the submission of information in response to this RFI. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. INTRODUCTION: The United State Marines Corps (USMC), Marine Corps System Command (MARCOSYSCOM), Program Manager for the Training System (PM TRASYS), has a requirement for enhancement for gunnery training systems. This enhancement includes hardware and software for the M1A1 advanced gunnery training systems (AGTS) (Qty: 19), LAV-25 AGTS (Qty: 21) and pre-brief / after action review (PAAR) system (Qty: 6) to maintain an operationally relevant training system. Currently, the Government has identified 3 Courses of Action (COAs) that could accomplish the enhancements. The Government is requesting industry's help in identifying the feasibility of each COA, to include not only IF the COA can be done, but also how long would it take overall and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) in terms of price SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Responses are not to exceed twelve (12) pages (pages shall be 8.5 x 11 utilizing 12 point Times new roman font), and all should be submitted via email to alvaro.l.pineda@usmc.mil no later than (NLT) 1500 local time Orlando, FL on 11 January 2019. Submission email shall utilize the title - PM TRASYS enhancement for gunnery training systems response. NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you have any questions, please submit to alvaro.l.pineda@usmc.mil NLT than 1500 local time Orlando, FL on 14 December 2018. Question emails shall utilize the title - PM TRASYS enhancement for gunnery training systems Questions. Responses shall be in electronic format. Please include in your response the following: 1) A cover page that includes your company name, address, CAGE Code, Business Size Status for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541511 and contact information (please include individual names, email address, and telephone numbers) at a minimum. 2) Enhancement for Gunnery Training Systems a) For each of the COAs below, please indicate whether the COA is feasible, and provide a narrative to describe the technology replacement. Please include any Program and Business Management, Logistics Support, Process Engineering, and General Engineering support services information you feel is pertinent to the feasibility of the COA. b) If the COA is not feasible, please provide the reasons as to why. Also, if not feasible, #s 3 and 4 are not required. 3) The estimated length it would take to perform and field each COA based on 2a above. 4) The ROM in terms of Price for each COA based on 2a above. COA 1: Perform a technical refresh of the currently fielded M1A1 AGTS, LAV-25 AGTS, M1A1 PAAR, LAV-25 PAAR AND perform concurrency modifications on the currently fielded M1A1 AGTS. - M1A1 AGTS & LAV-25 AGTS Tech Refresh shall include the following minimum requirements: - Replacing existing computers and monitors to reduce the footprint of the current hardware system. - Solution shall be able to provide training usage data backup and redundancy - M1A1: - Uninterruptable power supply (UPS): o Current solution contains (1) UPS - 3750 Watts o Proposed solution - Shall reuse existing UPS - Total power draw of fully integrated solution shall not exceed capability of current UPS - Sound generation computer/HLA Computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer - 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution shall meet or exceed current hardware configuration specifications. - At a minimum the solution shall incorporate solid state hard drives. - Host computer / Image generation computers o Current solution includes (1) Host computer and (6) image generation computers controlling (6) channels. - 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: 500 GB SATA - High performance graphics card: PCI Express 2.0, Graphics clock 772 MHz, Processor clock 1544 MHz, texture fill rate 49.4 billion/sec, 1536 MB GDDR5 memory, memory interface width 384 bit, memory bandwidth 192.4 GB/sec, multi-monitor support, max digital resolution 2560X1600, max VGA resolution 2048x1536 - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution shall meet or exceed current hardware configuration specifications described above. - At a minimum the solution shall incorporate solid state hard drives. - Shall reduce hardware footprint. - Image generations computers shall generate a minimum of 6 channels with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz - Image generation computers shall support native resolution output to monitors. - Shall accommodate the latest version of SAGE. - (12) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the Instructor/ Operator Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - (7) Monitors for the Crew Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - LAV-25: - Sound generation computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution shall provide training usage data backup - Host computer / Image generation computers o Current solution includes (1) Host computer and (16) image generation computers controlling (16) channels. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware footprint and generate 13 channels with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (16) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the Instructor/ Operator Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - (11) Monitors for the Crew Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - M1A1/LAV-25 PAAR - Sound generation computer/HLA computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer and 1 HLA computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer/ Generate Force (CGF) computer/stealth computer o Current solution includes (1) Host computer, (1) CGF computer, and (1) stealth computer. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware and generate CGF and stealth views with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (5) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the PAAR Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - Providing a replacement thermal sight solution. At a minimum eliminate the Gold box assembly, hardware components used to adjust the size and focus of the image for realistic representation in the simulated thermal sight. - Upgrading the training systems with the latest version of Scalable Advanced Graphic Engine (SAGE) - Updating the operating systems to the latest version of Red Hat and Windows 10 - Upgrading the Instructor/Operator System to include a bird's eye view of the simulated battel field and training areas. - M1A1 Concurrency Modifications shall include the integration of the following systems: - Abrams Integrated Display and Targeting System (AIDATS) - Tank Commander's Single Handle (TCSH) - Slew-to-Cue (S2C) - Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) - ( This will be a non-functional model to represent space constraints only) - Gunner Primary Sight Lower Panel (GPSLP) - Add the multi-purpose high explosive (MPHE) round to the available simulated munitions - Update training scenarios to incorporate the latest USMC M1A1 Gunnery Table COA 2: Perform only a technical refresh of the currently fielded M1A1 AGTS, LAV-25 AGTS, M1A1 PAAR, LAV-25 PAAR. - M1A1 AGTS & LAV-25 AGTS Tech Refresh shall include the following: - Replacing existing computers and monitors to reduce the footprint of the current hardware system. - M1A1: - Sound generation computer/HLA computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer and (1) HLA computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer / Image generation computers o Current solution includes (1) Host computer and (6) image generation computers controlling (6) channels. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware footprint and generate 6 channels with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (12) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the Instructor/ Operator Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - (7) Monitors for the Crew Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - LAV-25: - Sound generation computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer / Image generation computers o Current solution includes (1) Host computer and (16) image generation computers controlling (16) channels. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware footprint and generate 13 channels with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (16) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the Instructor/ Operator Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - (11) Monitors for the Crew Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size:17 - M1A1/LAV-25 PAAR - Sound generation computer/HLA computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer and 1 HLA computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer/computer Generate Force (CGF) computer/stealth computer o Current solution includes (1) Host computer, (1) CGF computer, and (1) stealth computer. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware and generate CGF and stealth views with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (5) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the PAAR Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - Providing a replacement thermal sight solution. At a minimum eliminate the Gold box assembly, hardware components used to adjust the size and focus of the image for realistic representation in the simulated thermal sight. - Upgrading the training systems with the latest version of Scalable Advanced Graphic Engine (SAGE) - Updating the operating systems to the latest version of Red Hat and Windows 10 - Upgrading the Instructor/Operator System to include a bird's eye view of the simulated battel field and training areas. COA 3: Perform a technical refresh of the currently fielded M1A1 AGTS & LAV-25 AGTS, M1A1 PAAR, LAV-25 PAAR AND perform concurrency modifications of the currently fielded M1A1 AGTS. This COA differs from COA 1 in the fact that under COA 3, the Government will provide the actual, operational AIDATS component for incorporation into the simulator. - M1A1 AGTS & LAV-25 AGTS Tech Refresh shall include the following: - Replacing existing computers and monitors to reduce the footprint of the current hardware system. - M1A1: - Sound generation computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer and (1) HLA computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer / Image generation computers o Current solution includes (1) Host computer and (6) image generation computers controlling (6) channels. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware footprint and generate 6 channels with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (12) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the Instructor/ Operator Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - (7) Monitors for the Crew Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - LAV-25: - Sound generation computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer / Image generation computers o Current solution includes (1) Host computer and (16) image generation computers controlling (16) channels. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware footprint and generate 13 channels with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (16) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the Instructor/ Operator Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - (11) Monitors for the Crew Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size:17 - M1A1/LAV-25 PAAR - Sound generation computer/HLA computer o Current solution includes (1) sound generation computer and 1 HLA computer - Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHZ Dual Core Processor - Super Micro PCI Express motherboard with 2 GB of Memory - Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD +/- RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 2: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution - Solution must also be able to provide training usage data backup - Host computer/computer Generate Force (CGF) computer/stealth computer o Current solution includes (1) Host computer, (1) CGF computer, and (1) stealth computer. - Intel i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46 GHZ, 6 Core Processor - Super Micro PCI-Express 2.0 Mother board with 12 GB of Memory - Quad Gigabit Ethernet ports - LITEON 24X DVD+/-RW DL Drive - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - Hard Drive 1: Western Digital 500 GB SATA - NVidia GeForce GTX 580 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics with 1536 MB memory - 2U Rack-mount Chassis o Proposed solution must reduce hardware and generate CGF and stealth views with a frame rate not less than 30 Hz and the latest version of SAGE. - (5) monitors o Current solution: - (5) Monitors for the PAAR Station - Resolution: 1024x768 - @ 60 Hz - Size: 17 - Providing a replacement thermal sight solution. At a minimum eliminate the Gold box assembly, hardware components used to adjust the size and focus of the image for realistic representation in the simulated thermal sight. - Upgrading the training systems with the latest version of Scalable Advanced Graphic Engine (SAGE) - Updating the operating systems to the latest version of Red Hat and Windows 10 - Upgrading the Instructor/Operator System to include a bird's eye view of the simulated battel field and training areas. - M1A1 Concurrency Modifications shall include the following: - AIDATS (actual, operational AIDATS component will be provided by Government) - Tank Commander's Single Handle (TCSH) - Slew-to-Cue (S2C) - Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) - ( This will be a non-functional model to represent space constraints only) - Gunner Primary Sight Lower Panel (GPSLP) - Add the multi-purpose high explosive (MPHE) round to the available simulated munitions. - Update training scenarios to incorporate the latest USMC M1A1 Gunnery Table DISCLAIMER: This Request for Information is for Market Research purposes only. 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