NEW SYSTEMS RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY The Reliability Analysis Center (RAC), which is sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and operated by IIT Research Institute (IITRI) for over 20 years, is the DoD Information Analysis Center (IAC) for the collection, analysis and dissemination of reliability and maintainability data. The RAC is currently under contract to Rome Laboratory to investigate reliability assessment methodologies that utilize data and information available from process monitoring, software reliability assessments, empirical data on similar systems, process yield data, and test data. The result of this study will be the development of a consolidated methodology which will combine initial reliability predictions with the best available empirical data and information on the processes used in design, manufacturing and requirements definition to assess new system reliability. RAC is requesting support from both military and commercial equipment suppliers/users who would be willing to provide, on a proprietary or non-proprietary basis, this type of data. To submit data or obtain additional details regarding this study, write or call Mr. William Denson at IIT Research Institute, Reliability Analysis Center, 201 Mill Street, Rome, NY 13440. Phone: (315)339-7038, e-mail: wdenson@mail.iitri.com, Fax: (315)337-9932. Potential providers of the requested information should note that the RAC routinely handles data identified as proprietary through the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements.

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