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Business Area Capital Investment JustificationA. Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Budget Estimates($ in Millions)B. Component/Business Area/Date C. Line# and Description D. Site IdentificationDepartment of the Navy, Research and Development, Naval Surface2 - ADPWarfare Centers, February 2011FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012ADPUnit TotalTotalTotalQty Cost Cost Qty Unit Cost Cost Qty Unit Cost CostHardware 14 7.139 9 4.296 14 6.913Telecommunications Equip. 1 0.599 3 2.700 0 0.000Other Support Equip. 1 0.893 1 0.500 1 0.310Total 16 8.631 13 7.496 15 7.223ADP Equipment and Telecommunications Equipment and Capabilities:These investments will support the acquisition of automated data processing and telecommunications equipment for the surface ship research and developmentcommunity. Funds will provide networks/connectivity to all Naval Warfare Center activities and procurement of hardware for mission essential research and developmentcomputing needs and centralized system hosting including: Business System Replacement, High Speed Computing, and Research, Development, Test, and EvaluationNetworks. Investments will include routers, servers, firewalls, etc.Benefit:The projected benefits include technology tools for the research and development community and continuity of operations for standard business systemsthroughout the Warfare Center.Impact:ADP Equipment supporting the research and development community must remain on the cutting edge of technology for to conduct complex simulations, performpredictive analysis, and analyze surface ship system performance. The capability to conduct cutting edge scientific computing within the R&D community is injeopardy if investments are not made. Current equipment supporting mission essential systems will no longer be supported by the manufacturer. To ensure continuityof business operations, new hardware platforms must be operational.Economic Information: An economic analysis was conducted for all projects greater than $1 Million (1 project). All projects listed below have a useful life of 5 yearsaccording to guidance provided in the OMB A-94 circular. The payback period for the following projects range from 1.7 to 3.8 years.Exhibit Fund-9B, Capital Investment Justification