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ACTIVITY GROUP CAPITAL INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATIONFISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 BUDGET ESTIMATES($ in Thousands) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY / NAVY WORKING CAPITAL FUNDDepartment of the Navy / Research and Development / Naval Undersea Warfare CenterLocationNewport/KeyportFY 2010FY 2011 FY 2012ADPE Equipment Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Quantity Unit Cost Total CostComputer Hardware 8 $3,505 8 $2,910 7 $2,787Computer Software 0 $0 2 $750 0 $0Telecommunications 2 $989 0 $0 1 $375Other Support Equipment 0 $0 0 $0 1 $695Total 10 $4,494 10 $3,660 9 $3,857ADPE and Telecommunications Equipment and Capabilities:These investments will support the acquisition of automated data processing and telecommunications equipment for the undersea research and development community. Funds will providenetworks/connectivity to Warfare Center activities procurement of hardware for mission essential research and development scientific computing needs, development of collaborative environment to supportundersea warfare test and evaluation, development of testbeds to support early prototype development, undersea warfare information operations, virtual systems, decision making and distributed networkedsystems. Investments will include routers, servers, firewalls, networks, high performance computational/visualization hardware, communications equipment and other automated data processing andtelecomms equipment required to support the mission of undersea warfare.Benefit:In order to provide the necessary scientific computer resources at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, adequate resources must be acquired to meet the research, development, test and evaluation needs. Thesecomputational engines, visualization engines and repositories of DoD high performance computer systems are required for engineers and scientists to develop innovative undersea warfare solutions.Replacement of obsolete computer equipment will provide the Warfare Center with more reliable and more cost effective resources which will ensure that the technical areas have the capabilities they need tomeet requirements. Increased reliability will reduce maintenance costs, increase overall efficiency, and enhance compatibility throughout the Warfare Center. Investment in equipment will also provideenhanced test and evaluation capabilities which will help the Warfare Center implement technologies and reach back capability that enables forward deployed technical resources to be more efficient andeffective.Impact:ADPE Equipment supporting the research and development community must remain on the cutting edge of technology to conduct complex simulations, perform predictive analysis, and analyze SubmarineUndersea Warfare System performance. The capability to conduct cutting edge scientific computing within the R&D community is in jeopardy if investments are not made. Current equipment supportingmission essential systems will no longer be supported by the manufacturer. Investment in network infrastructure to support RDT&E laboratories at the Warfare Center is required in order to support Fleetcustomers. Without a network infrastructure in place, the RDT&E laboratories will not be able to function, support their customers or allow the Warfare Center to pursue its mission.Exhibit Fund-9BCapital Purchase Justification