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DISA RFI for Unified Capabilities Interoperability and DoW Chat Gateway Testing

This opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) seeking industry input on interoperability requirements for Unified Capabilities (UC) technologies. - Agency: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Emerging Technology Directorate and DITCO PS61 - Purpose: Update DoD Unified Capabilities Requirements (UCR) 2013, Change 2 - Focus: Interoperability requirements for foundational UC technologies - Voice, Video, Chat, Data/SDN - Exclusions: Cybersecurity and Quality of Service (QoS) requirements are not included - Attachment details: - Department of the Workforce (DoW) requires interoperability testing for a gateway translating SIP-SIMPLE chat protocols to Microsoft Teams Chat via Microsoft Graph API - Gateway must support high availability, strict identity mapping, DoW-specific Microsoft 365 endpoints, and handle messaging features (presence, typing, ordering, attachments, throttling) - Emphasis on secure, reliable, and accurate translation between SIP-SIMPLE and Teams environments - No specific OEMs, vendors, products, or quantities are named - Commercial opportunity: Industry feedback sought for future requirements; potential for future procurement of gateway solutions and interoperability testing services - Response templates and detailed requirements provided in attachments

Description

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate, and Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) PS61 are requesting industry input to inform updates to the Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities Requirements 2013 (UCR 2013), Change 2. This effort focuses on a review of proposed interoperability requirements relevant to current DoD Unified Capabilities (UC) technologies, system integration, and interoperability.

The RFI seeks industry perspectives on proposed draft interoperability requirements for the foundational UC technologies of Voice, Video, Chat, and Data/SDN.

In accordance with DoD CIO Memorandum, DoD Information Network Approved Products List, dated 18 July 2025 and the DoDIN Approved Products List Sunset FAQ, dated 30 September 2025, only UC interoperability requirements are the focus of the UCR update. Please do not include in your response any cybersecurity or Quality of Service (QoS) related requirements.

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