ODP COMPUTER TERMINAL PROCUREMENT PLAN FOR FY 1981 THROUGH FY 1985

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• Publication Date: May 7, 1979
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ODP COMPUTER TERMINAL PROCUREMENT PLAN
FOR FY 1981 THROUGH FY 1985
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ODP COMPUTER TERMINAL PROCUREMENT PLAN
FOR FY 1981 THROUGH FY 1985
Introduction
By the end of FY 1980, there will be over
terminals connected to ODP computer systems.
This plan addresses user requirements and procure-
ment strategies for new and replacement ODP computer
terMinals, for the period FY 1981 through FY 1985.
Specifically, it describes the existing ODP terminal
inventory and provides estimates of Agency-wide user
requirements for new terminals to be included in the
ODP budget during the planning period. In addition,
a strategy for replacing, in a phased manner, our
aging stock of softcopy terminals is discussed.
A final section describes how ODP determines Agency-
wide terminal requirements and how these require-
ments are satisfied.
ODP uses a conventional definition for computer
terminal: i.e., a low-speed, alpha-numeric, send/
receive device, primarily used for communication,
through teleprocessing lines, with a host central
processing unit (CPU). A terminal may be hardcopy
or softcopy (a CRT) and have local intelligence
and local storage. Specifically excluded from this
definition are workstations,* standalone micro-
computers, slave printers (hardcopy devices attached
to CRT's) and special purpose terminals, such as
those used for system control or monitoring by
ODP operations personnel or those for connection
to non-ODP computing services.
In order to satisfy Agency-wide user require-
ments, terminals are procured in large quantities
(i.e., hundreds). In FY 1979 and 1980, however,
OMB limited the procurement of computer terminals
as a way of controlling the growth of ADP resources.
Not included in the OMB computer terminal limitation
were workstations and standalone microcomputers
which, though costly, are procured in small quantities.
*Workstations include graphic displays, remote job entry
stations (RJE's) and remote line printers
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Also excluded were slave printers, which are relatively
inexpensive, and special purpose terminals which are
purchased in small quantities.
Current Inventory
By the end of FY 1979, ODP will have installed
an estimated Delta Data 5260 CRT terminals. The
Delta Data terminals are primarily used to support
Center online applications and the CAMS
project. The other ODP CRT terminal is the IBM
3270. IBM 3270's are used to support
DDO online applications in the Special Center.
Alsp in the ODP inventory, by the end of FY 1979,
will be 75 Design 100 hardcopy terminals.
Delta Data 5260 terminals were initially
installed in the Agency in 1970; the IBM 3270's
began entering the inventory in 1973. It is expected
that both types of CRT terminals will reach the end
of their useful life during the planning period and
require replacement.
The Design 100's are a recent replacement for
the IBM 2741 hardcopy terminal and are high quality
printing devices suitable for word processing applica-
tions. In addition to their use as a terminal, they
may be configured as slave printers for use with CRT
terminals or as remote printers where high quality
printing is required.
ODP has recently completed a competitive pro-
curement for a replacement CRT terminal. This
procurement was the culmination of an Agency-wide
effort, beginning in 1977, to develop a consolidated
set of user requirements for an Agency standard CRT
terminal. These requirements were the basis of
a Request ForrPro7sal (RFP) issued in June 1978
to more than omputer terminal vendors. As a
result of this competition, the Delta Data 7000
series terminal was selected as the new Agency
standard CRT. This terminal is intelligent, modular
and extremely powerful. When fully configured and
provided with local storage, such as floppy disk,
it can operate as a standalone microcomputer.
New CRT requirements* and most replacements
of the existing CRT inventory will be satisfied
*SAFE terminal requirements are excluded from all terminal
projections. Funds for these terminals are not included
in the ODP budget. The Consolidated SAFE Project Office
estimates that approximately SAFE terminals will be
procured through FY 1985. Use of the new standard terminal
to satisfy SAFE requirements is highly desirable and will
be carefully explored.
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by Delta Data 7000 series terminals The exceptio7
is the replacement for an estimated
IBM 3270 CRT terminals which are used in the local
mode; i.e., directly connected to the host computer
channel to allow very high speed operation. The
replacement for these IBM 3270's will be determined
at a later date. Finally, the small number of new
requirements for hardcopy terminals will be satisfied
by Design 100's.
New Requirements
The table on the following page shows ODP's
estimate of Agency-wide computer terminal require-
ments for inclusion of the ODP budget through FY
1985. Terminals are for connection to computers in
both the Center and the Special Center.
Except where noted, these estimates exclude new
terminals for CAMS users that are funded by the
customer office. The FY 1979 and FY 1980 require-
ments have been adjusted to conform with budgetary
limitations. The terminal requirement in FY
1981 is based on olled customer re uirements on
file in ODP. Beyond FY 1981, Center online
requirements have been estimated at a constant 110
terminals annually. This is in line with ODP
experience. DDO online estimates beyond FY 1981
were provided by the DDO customer and are based
on the requirement to make Special Center databases
and cable traffic available to DDO branches. CRT's
procured to meet new requirements in FY 1979 and
subsequent years will be Delta Data 7000 series
and hardcopy terminals will be Design 100's.
Any funding or quantity constraints applied in
FY 1981 or subsequent years would stretch out or
alter actual procurements. Differences between the
procurement quantities described herein and those
in the ODP Long-Range Data Processing Management
Plan can be primarily attributed to updated require-
ments information.
In summary, ODP plans to procure 905 terminals,
predominantly CRT's, to meet new requirements, other
than SAFE, during the period FY 1981 through FY 1985.
(Including FY 1979 and FY 1980 authorized figures,
a total of 1095 non-SAFE terminals will be procured
through FY 1985).
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Requirementsa
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Total ODP
Replacement
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FY-79b FY-80 FY-81
FY-82 FY-83
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a - Includes CRT and hardcopy terminal requirements (rounded to the nearest 5 terminals).
b - Terminals procured to meet FY-79 requirements will most probably not be installed
until FY-80 and are therefore not counted in the FY-79 installed inventory.
STAT c - Includes terminal's for CAMS. In future years non-CIA CAMS terminals will be
funded by the customer office.
STAT d - FY-81 Enhanced level included standalone microcomputers for Office of Finance
STAT requirements. The Enhanced level total is therefore approximately terminals.
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From an FY 1979 total of 1030 CRT's and hard-
copy terminals, the ODP inventory will expand to
approximately terminals by the end of FY 1985.
This is an average annual growth rate of 10.9% for
FY 1979 through FY 1985 and 11.7% during the planning
period of FY 1981 through FY 1985.
Replacement Strategy
The ODP goal is to replace all Delta Data STAT
5260 CRT's and approximately IBM 3270 CRT's with STAT
new Agency standard CRT terminals by the end of
FY 1985. This is the predicted end of system life
for'ODP's CRT terminals. The first ODP Delta Data
5260's were installed in 1970 and the first IBM
3270's in 1973. After FY 1980, maintenance is
expected to become increasingly more costly and
spare parts more difficult to obtain. Functionally,
the equipment will also become obsolete.
ODP plans to procure replacement terminals
in FY 1981 and FY 1982 and approximately terminals
each year thereafter through FY 1985. This number is
subject to re-evaluation in the light of ODP experience
in FY 1981, to determine whether a faster or slower
replacement schedule is appropriate.
The CRT terminals that are replaced will be
maintained as spares, cannibalized for parts, or
declared excess to ODP needs through Agency and
GSA procedures applicable to excess ADP equipment.
The majority .of terminals that are replaced with
the Delta Data 7000 series Agency standard CRT
terminal will probably be declared excess.
How ODP Budgets for New Terminals
Annually, ODP requests each office using, or
planning to use, ODP resources to provide their
requirements for new computer terminals for
the program year. Prior to the 1981 program, office
requirements were only identified in terms of the
number of new terminals and their organizational
location.
For 1981, offices were requested to describe
and justify each new computer terminal requirement
on a separate form. In addition, each requirement
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was prioritized at the office and directorate level.
ODP's program reflected these customer priorities,
showing procurement of terminals at various levels
from minimum to enhanced. Thus the 1981 ODP program
includes terminals to satisfy new requirements:
to support requirements in the Minimum level
package; in the Austere-1 level package;
the Current level package and the remaining
in the Enhanced-7 level package.
Procurement Alternative
The recent competitive procurement for a replace-
ment CRT included a cost evaluation, as required by
GSA ADP procurement regulations. This evaluation
indicated that outright purchase--as compared to
lease or lease-to-purchase plans--provided the
lowest overall evaluated cost over the system
life. The ODP plan is to therefore purchase
all terminals procured to meet new or replace-
ment terminal requirements.
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