# SAM #05a44b382ba24fc493c190086e6f0672

Army Seeks Feedback on Draft Militarized USB-C Connector Specification

**Buyer:** AMC ACC Natick
**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** November 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 05a44b382ba24fc493c190086e6f0672
**NAICS:** 334417

The U.S. Army is seeking public feedback on a draft military specification for a ruggedized USB-C connector, not requesting a purchase.
- **Agency and activity:** U.S. Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick (W6QK ACC-APG Natick), through the Program Manager–Protection and Integration (PM-PI).
- **Notice purpose:** Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments on the second draft of MIL-DTL-32812 for Militarized USB-C (USB-CM); this is not a solicitation or contract award.
- **Design under review:** A government-owned, nonproprietary ruggedized connector design intended as a standard interface for military equipment operating in terrestrial, maritime, air, and space environments.
- **Feedback requested:** Connector design, manufacturability, integration into vendor products, cost, limitations, durability, corrosion resistance, materials, and tradeoffs involving data rates and power levels.
- **Response format:** Comments are requested by email in Word or PDF format. The draft specification is provided as an attachment; no purchase quantities, vendors, or products and services for procurement are identified.

### Description

<p>THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. &nbsp;This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB).</p>

<p>The Program Manager &ndash; Protection and Integration (PM-PI) is seeking feedback on draft #2 of Military Detail document aka MIL-DTL for a new design for military connections.&nbsp; This draft incorporated comments from draft #1 and is subject to change based on relevant feedback and other developmental milestones of the program.</p>

<p>Militarized USB-C aka &ldquo;USB-CM&rdquo; is an environmentally hardened connection built to survive military environments.&nbsp; The connector supports power and data requirements and supports USB standards unless specifically stated otherwise.&nbsp; This government owned design is intended to provide a standard interface for military equipment and is not proprietary.&nbsp; USB-CM is intended to provide a reliable and ruggedized standard connector for users across the Department of War in their deployed terrestrial, maritime: surface and sub-surface, air, and space operational environment(s).</p>

<p>PM-PI is looking for public feedback on the second draft of MIL-DTL document including, but not limited to: USB-CM connector design, manufacturability, ability to integrate into vendor products, cost considerations, any perceived limitations of use, durability and corrosion resistance, materials, etc.&nbsp; It is encouraged that comments include tradeoffs in metrics, such as cost/data/design/testing as it relates to data rate and power levels.</p>

<p>This is a refined second draft incorporating previous feedback. &nbsp;Please send all further comments to <u>USB-CMilitary@army.mil</u>.&nbsp; MS word or PDF is the preferred format.</p>

<p>The draft MIL-DTL including design and detailed performance characteristics, can be found in the Attachments section of this posting.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This Request for Information is associated with:</p>

<p>RFI: Feedback on Draft MIL-DTL for Militarized USB-C (USB-CM) Connections dated 13 April 2026</p>

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