9110-04-P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket Number USCG-2024-0339]
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Incident Driven Video Recording
Systems (IDVRS) in the Form of Body-Worn Cameras (BWC), Various Accessories,
Docking Stations, Video Management System (VMS) Software, and Cloud Storage
Technology
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is announcing its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to evaluate Incident Driven
Video Recording Systems (IDVRS) in the form of body-worn cameras (BWC), various
accessories, docking stations, video management system (VMS) software, and cloud storage
technology. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with Axon Enterprise,
Inc., we are soliciting public comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties
in the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard also invites other potential Federal
participants, who have the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type of
research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in similar CRADAs.
DATES: Your comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before
[INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2024-0339
using the Federal portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the “Public Participation and
Request for Comments” portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this notice of
intent, call or email Matt Burton, Rapid Reaction Technology Branch, U.S. Coast Guard
Research and Development Center; telephone 860-271-2600, email rdc-info@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
BWC
CRADA
DHS
LEOs
U.S.C.

Body-worn cameras
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Department of Homeland Security
Law enforcement officers
United States Code

II. Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard is developing a material solution to meet the requirements for bodyworn cameras (BWC) as specified in Executive Order 14074 of May 25,2022, and DHS’s BWC
Policy 045-47 (2023). The BWC policy mandates the use of body cameras for Law Enforcement
Officer’s (LEO’s) while engaged in interactions with the public, pre-planned arrest warrants, and
during the execution of search and seizure warrants or orders. The BWC program has limited
implementation within the Coast Guard and is currently utilized by select operational units on a
small scale. The Research and Development Center is supporting a technology understanding of
the Coast Guard’s interest in expanding BWC usage to all LEO’s.
III. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We request public comments on this notice. Although we do not plan to respond to
comments in the Federal Register, we will respond directly to commenters and may modify our
proposal in light of comments.
We encourage you to submit comments in response to this notice of inquiry through the
Federal Decision Making portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-0339 in the search box and click "Search." Next,
look for this document in the Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the
Comment option. In your submission, please include the docket number for this notice of

inquiry and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Public
comments will also be placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following instructions
on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked Questions webpage. We review all
comments received, but we may choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate
comments that we receive.
We accept anonymous comments. Comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov
will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and
submissions in response to this document, see DHS’s eRulemaking System of Records notice (85
FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
IV. Discussion
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are authorized under 15
U.S.C. 3710a.1 A CRADA promotes the transfer of technology to the private sector for
commercial use, as well as specified research or development efforts that are consistent with the
mission of the Federal parties to the CRADA. The Federal party or parties agree with one or
more non-Federal parties to share research resources, but the Federal party does not contribute
funding.
CRADAs are not procurement contracts. Care is taken to ensure that CRADAs are not
used to circumvent the contracting process. CRADAs have a specific purpose and should not be
confused with procurement contracts, grants, and other type of agreements.
Under the proposed CRADA, the R&D Center will collaborate with one non-Federal
participant. Together, the R&D Center and the non-Federal participant will conduct an

The statute confers this authority on the head of each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s authority is
delegated to the Coast Guard and other DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
evaluation of the BWC technology and support systems in various test scenarios to determine the
technology’s performance and suitability to Coast Guard LEO missions.
We anticipate that the Coast Guard’s contributions under the proposed CRADA will
include the following:
1. Provide appropriate staff with pertinent expertise to take the lead in accomplishing the
required tasks;
2. Provide information regarding the ensemble items and parameters needed for creating
the test plan;
3. Provide all support resources, including travel, for Coast Guard staff that supports this
CRADA;
4. Obtain, transport and provide all of the ensemble items to be used during the testing;
5. Provide personnel support to non-Federal participant to assist with setting up and
execute testing in accordance with the agreed upon test plan; and
6. Work with non-Federal participant to develop a Final Report, which will document the
methodologies, findings, conclusions, and recommendations of this CRADA work.
We anticipate that the non-Federal participants’ contributions under the proposed
CRADA will include the following:
1. Provide appropriate staff with pertinent expertise to support the above mentioned
tasks;
2. Provide necessary technology equipment and services needed to conduct test scenarios;
3. Provide technical assistance for the test plan;
4. Provide support services during the Coast Guard’s test scenarios in accordance with
the agreed upon test plan; and
5. Provide test data review and feedback as agreed upon completion of testing.
The Coast Guard reserves the right to select for CRADA participants all, some, or no
proposals submitted for this CRADA. The Coast Guard will provide no funding for

reimbursement of proposal development costs. Proposals and any other material submitted in
response to this notice will not be returned. Proposals submitted are expected to be unclassified
and have not more than five single-sided pages (excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF-12, etc.).
The Coast Guard will select proposals at its sole discretion on the basis of:
1. How well they communicate an understanding, of and ability to meet, the proposed
CRADA’s goal; and
2. How well they address the following criteria:
a. Technical capability to support the non-Federal party contributions described, and
b. Resources available for supporting the non-Federal party contributions described.
Currently, the Coast Guard is considering Axon Enterprise, Inc. for participation in this
CRADA. This consideration is based on the fact that Axon Enterprise, Inc. has demonstrated its
technical capability and ability to comply with DHS and DoD requirements for BWC
implementation. However, we do not wish to exclude other viable participants from this or
similar CRADAs in the future.
This is a technology evaluation effort. The goal of this CRADA is to evaluate technology
for its potential compatibility, integration, and ease of use with Coast Guard uniforms, Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE), and enforcement gear used by Coast Guard personnel as well as the
compatibility, integration, and ease of use with Coast Guard Information Technology (IT)
systems. Special consideration will be given to small business firms and consortia, and
preference will be given to business units located in the U.S.
This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: June 20, 2024
M. P. Chien,
Captain,
Commanding Officer,
U. S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center.
[FR Doc. 2024-13927 Filed: 6/25/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/26/2024]