Delivering Unmatched Thermal Capabilities Hastened (DUTCH)
Standards Compliant Camera (SCC) Interface Control Document (ICD)
Request for Information (RFI)
Background:
The US Army C5ISR Center created and approved a Standards Compliant Camera (SCC) Interface Control Document (ICD) in March of 2019. The SCC ICD defines a common interface that applies to Standards Compliant Low-Light-Level, Thermal, and SWIR Cameras. The SCC ICD provides common I2C Protocols, Registers, Environmental, Electrical Interfaces. The mechanical drawings/interfaces will be reviewed later but any feedback on desired envelope or mechanical constraints can be provided.
C5ISR is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) from relevant industry partners to provide feedback on the SCC ICD. This RFI is requesting a response with feedback and comments on the draft SCC ICD in the form of a Comment Response Matrix (CRM). Interested stakeholders and industry partners must request access to the SCC ICD through this RFI (details in Requested Information, Section 2). The C5ISR center may also, in reply to responses, request a Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) to discuss comments provided on the SCC ICD.
Once the RFI is made available to relevant stakeholders the goal is to have feedback to government within 30 days. The following month, after comments are received by the government, there may be a request for a TIM to follow up on comments placed in CRM.
Requested Information:
The C5ISR Center requests a response to the SCC ICD in the form of a Comment Response Matrix (CRM).
1. Company Information
- Company Name
- Company Address
- RFI Technical POC Name, Email Address, and Phone number
- RFI Business/Contract POC Name, Email Address, and Phone number
- CAGE Code
- Facility Clearance Level
- Joint Certification Program (JCP) DD Form 2345 (JCP Home (dla.mil))
2. Technical Information
Submission Requirements:
All documents shall be portion marked IAW DoDM 5200.01-V2. Submission of proprietary and other sensitive information shall be marked and identified with disposition instructions (submitted material will not be returned).
- Subject line should be: Delivering Unmatched Thermal Capabilities Hastened (DUTCH) Standards Compliant Camera (SCC) Interface Control Document (ICD)
- Unclassified responses must be to: usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil.
- Responses with CUI must be sent encrypted via DoD SAFE submitted via DoD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil/). If you require a DoD SAFE drop link, please contact usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil.
- For submission of SECRET or higher classification material to C5ISR Center, please contact usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@mail.smil.mil.
- Responses submitted by contractors that contain U.S. classified military information (CMI) generated in conjunction with a DOD program should be classified in accordance with the applicable Security Classification Guide (SCG). Please include a copy of the SCG with the submission. Only U.S. citizens are authorized to respond to this RFI.
Access to additional technical details (If applicable):
This RFI provides general public release requirements ONLY. Additional technical detail is available in Attachment 1 to this RFI, entitled Standards Compliant Camera (SCC) Interface Control Document (ICD). The SCC ICD is a controlled document, containing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), therefore, is not available for general release.
To gain access to the controlled attachment, your company/entity must be certified by the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Your entity/company's Data Custodian requester (designated) on block 3A of the DD Form 2345 is the only authorized individual that can download the controlled attachment. Your entity/company is responsible for the protection of the controlled document after the download.
If your entity/company is not pre-certified by the JCP, you will need to apply for certification by completing a DD Form 2345 and emailing it to jcp-admin@dla.mil. Detailed information regarding the JCP application procedures are available at the JCP website at https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/. The RTI Directorate and the Army Contracting Command (ACC) will not review the JCP application or issue the JCP certification. No exceptions will be made to vendors who are not certified in the JCP for the release of the controlled document. The CAGE code that is identified with the entity shall be utilized to complete the JCP certification. A comment with a different CAGE code will not be accepted. Please direct any questions regarding the JCP certification process to jcp-admin@dla.mil.
To request access to download the controlled attachment, click on the tab for Attachment/Links, then click on the title of the controlled document. When you receive the pop-up window to request access, enter the reason for the request in the window, making sure to include your entity's CAGE Code and JCP Certification Number then hit submit. Once the notice is submitted, the access status on the controlled document will change to Pending . The Access POC will review your request, granting access if requirements are met or reject for correction. You may request access to the controlled document until 30 November 2026.
Note: Please contact the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office for any inquiries regarding the Joint Certification Program. The web link for JCP is JCP Home (dla.mil).
Questions and requests for clarification:
Questions and requests for clarification of information must be submitted to: usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil (UNCLASSIFIED) or usarmy.apg.devcom-c5-isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@mail.smil.mil (CLASSIFIED) no later than 30 calendar days following RFI posting. NOTE: If you are sending a CLASSIFIED question, please send a courtesy email to the UNCLASSIFIED mailbox to notify of the request on the Classified side.
Questions with CUI shall be submitted via DOD SAFE. If you require a drop link, please contact usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-industry-engagement@army.mil. Questions and requests will only be accepted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted.
Requests shall be submitted only to the email address specified above. Any other forms of request for additional information will not be honored.
Response Due Date: 30 days after published date
Disclaimer:
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.202 (e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No award is intended as a result of this notice. The Government will not reimburse costs incurred by respondents in response to this RFI, or for participating in information exchange regarding details of the RFI.
Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Army does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB.).
