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ACTIVITY GROUP CAPITAL INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATION($ in Thousands)FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 BUDGET ESTIMATESDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY / NAVY WORKING CAPITAL FUNDDepartment of the Navy / Research and Development / Naval Undersea Warfare CenterLocationNewport/KeyportFY 2010FY 2011 FY 2012Non ADPE Equipment Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total CostProductivity Equipment 4 $1,442 7 $3,335 4 $1,625Total 4 $1,442 7 $3,335 4 $1,625Productivity Equipment:These investments increase the productivity of undersea warfare research and development activities by procuring non-ADPE equipment that reduces the overall operating costs, eliminates processinefficiencies and provides advanced technological capability. Productivity investments reduce labor costs by establishing remote operation, automation and reduction in testing; operating costs are lowerthrough efficiency achieved by reducing energy consumption, developing autonomous operation of capability, reducing operational development and test time, reducing floor space required, and replacinginefficient test processes with a single specialized asset. Investments in productivity equipment include testing facility upgrades, industrial services equipment, power supply test station, test sets, rapidprototyping equipment, power supply equipment, equipment to characterize advanced transduction materials, testbeds for autonomous operations including vehicle launch and recovery and controllersystems, antenna impedance measurement equipment and other equipment that support the development of undersea systems to increase productivity.Benefit:The Naval Undersea Warfare Center is the lead Navy activities dedicated to operate the Navy’s full spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines,autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapon systems associated with undersea warfare. Constrained budgets necessitate the development of affordable, innovative, evolving systemsfor applications in undersea warfare. Investment in mission essential research and development equipment will ensure the warfare operates at optimal efficiency to achieve proper test and evaluation results.Impact:If this equipment is not acquired, the Warfare Center will be unable to support and test critical undersea warfare components and provide the Navy with affordable, innovative capabilities to meet future fleetneeds. The Warfare Center can expect to incur loss of personnel productivity, decreased customer satisfaction, rapidly escalating maintenance costs, reduced services to the technical community, and technicalobsolescence. Not being able to test and evaluate systems early in the development phase will increase the cost to the Navy by increasing development time and at-sea testing. Consequently, the WarfareCenter will be unable to protect the fleet and make the necessary contributions to prepare for the future.Exhibit Fund-9BCapital Purchase Justification