This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) to enter into a sole source contract with SRC, Inc. – NEuromorphic Ecosystem Technology (NEET). The proposed vendor is the only authorized provider of this equipment, which is required in order for NRL to support its sponsors research and development needs. The requirements are as follows:
- Machine learning software ecosystem
- Compiles to GPU and FPGA without direct programming of either device
- Support for advanced neuromorphic network structures
- Pre-built models with EO/IR and RF data
- EO/IR imagery ingestion and preprocessing abilities
- RF SIGINIT ingestion and analysis preprocessing capabilities
- Training and data storage server
- Capable of hosting at least 12 TB of training data
- 20-core, 2.0 GHz CPU
- 16 combined single-precision TFLOPS on GPUs
- 30 GB combined GPU memory
- FPGA Inference System:
- Minimum 1200 MHz APU clock frequency
- Minimum 500 MHz RPU clock frequency
- Minimum 600 MHz GPU clock frequency
- Support for >600 Mb/s DDR4 memory
- EO/IR acquisition system
- Milspec-certified software defined radio
- Video-rate monochrome or color capture over <10° FOV
- Resolution of at least 640 x 480
- Turret mount compatible with existing tactical systems
- Onboard GPS
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