Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE AN/TSQ-XXX, DATA ANALYSIS CENTRAL (DAC)
IS A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES DATA PROCESSING CAPABILITY,
COMMUNICATIONS, DATA DISPLAY, AND OUTPUTS IN TWO TRANSPORTABLE
S-280 MODIFIED SHELTERS.  EACH SHELTER HAS TEN DISMOUNTABLE
WORKSTATIONS.  IT PROVIDES THE HARDWARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT
CONTROL AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.

    B.  CAPABILITIES:  IT IS CAPABLE OF STAND-ALONE OPERATIONS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH ANOTHER DAC WITH WHICH IT IS FIELDED.  THE DAC
WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE INTERIM SINGLE SOURCE PROCESSOR FOR
SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE (ISSP-S) AND IS NOW
REFERRED TO AS TOP-GALLANT.  THE SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO OPERATE 24
HOURS PER DAY AS AN INTERIM SOLUTION TO SUPPORT SIGNAL
INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS AT EAC LEVEL.

    C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BE THE TECHNICAL
CONDUIT BETWEEN NATIONAL SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND THEIR
THEATER AND CORPS COUNTERPARTS.

    D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  THIS IS A NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEM (NDI)
AND A LIMITED BUY OF ONE SYSTEM.  IT IS USED AS AN INTERIM
SOLUTION TO SUPPORT SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS AT ECHELONS
ABOVE CORPS.

    E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  POWER IS PROVIDED BY THE 30-KW
GENERATOR, PU-406B/M.

    F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  MOUNTED IN TWO S-280
SHELTERS (MODIFIED).

    G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1) OPERATOR:

            (A) CREW SIZE/MOS:  DURING PEACETIME THE SYSTEM
REQUIRES THREE OPERATORS:  ONE MOS 72E, ONE 74D, AND ONE OTHER
PERSON IN ANY MOS 98C, 98G, 98J, OR 74F.  DURING WARTIME THE
SYSTEM REQUIRES TWO OPERATORS.

            (B) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (MOS/GENERAL):  NONE.

        (2) MAINTAINERS:

            (A) UNIT MAINTENANCE:  CONTRACTOR PROVIDED.

            (B) IDS/IGS MAINTENANCE: CONTRACTOR PROVIDED.

    H.  SPECIAL NOTES:  THIS ITEM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR
INCLUSION IN AR 71-13.