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AI Overview
The Navy seeks a bi-directional Cross-Domain Solution (CDS) guard software for secure data exchange across naval aircraft and ships. The solution must run on affordable, modular hardware with rapid rule-set updates to enable faster NSA certification while reducing acquisition and sustainment costs.
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Official Description
The Navy (aircraft and ships) requires a bi-directional software CDS guard capable of executing on small form factor, modular, removable, commercially available, and affordable computer systems with PCIe open standard interfaces to increase interoperability. The host hardware must contain, at a minimum, a 10-core processor, 64 GB of DDR5 RAM, 2 TB of SSD storage, and multiple I/O ports, including at least four (4) 1 GigE outputs, four (4) USB outputs, and one HDMI or DisplayPort interface.
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DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
Status changed from status: Open to status: Closed.
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DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
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DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
Q&A Summary of Changes
New Question Added:
- Q1: Clarifies that bi-directional voice support is a mandatory Phase II prototype and demonstration requirement, not optional.
Renumbering: All subsequent questions shifted down by one number (previous Q2-Q13 became Q2-Q14), but content remained unchanged. No new answers were provided to previously pending responses.
DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
Q&A Changes Summary
All 13 questions now have answers. Previously, Q2-Q3 and Q6-Q11 lacked responses. Key clarifications added:
- Deployment: Afloat (naval vessels), hybrid architecture spanning on-prem, afloat, and cloud
- Networks: Unclassified, Secret, Top Secret; SIPR and JWICS support required
- Data types: 50 FMV feeds, 1.3M+ tracks/hour; handles Link-16/Link-22 (TDL protocol awareness needed)
- Accreditation: NSA RTB compliance required
- Strategy: Next-generation alternative to legacy CDS solutions
- Coalition: ACP 240/ZTDF compliance; supports Tomahawk package sharing
- Security model: Attribute-based/data-centric standards with structured metadata binding
- Hardware: No SBC selected yet
DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
Changes to Q&A:
One answer was added: Q1 now directs applicants to the DON instructions (page 5) for cost and period of performance details. All other 12 questions remain unanswered/pending.
DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
This Q&A clarifies critical technical requirements for applicants: solutions must support attribute-based/data-centric security (TDF/ACP 240), operate across tactical data links (Link-16/Link-22/JREAP-C) and IP layers, achieve NSA RTB 5.x accreditation with minimal re-approval cycles, and enable coalition interoperability via CJADC2, while accommodating multiple deployment architectures (on-prem/CSP) and existing SBC platforms.
DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
Status changed from Pre-Release to Open
DIRECT TO PHASE II: Cross-domain Interface for Trusted Access & Data Exchange Logic
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