UCC Vendor QnA Tracker 03202026.xlsx
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This file is a Vendor Question and Answer (Q&A) Tracker for the Unmanned Common Controller (UCC) Sources Sought Notice (SSN) issued by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) under Notice ID 243-26-012, published January 22, 2026. The tracker documents eight vendor inquiries received between January 28 and March 12, 2026, with government responses provided between February 20 and March 20, 2026. Key questions addressed submission requirements clarification, including confirmation that the 10-page capability white paper limit excludes cover pages, table of contents, and appendices (which may include acronym glossaries); whether the government seeks end-to-end operator control solutions or modular software subsystems; and prioritized cross-vendor integration capabilities such as vehicle-control interoperability, payload-control interoperability, mission planning, data dissemination, and post-mission review/telemetry analysis.
Vendors also inquired about Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and open-architecture requirements, ATAK-based integration priorities, preferred modular subsystem areas for response, and future software assurance and cybersecurity emphasis areas (including RMF/ATO readiness, NIST SP 800-171/CMMC alignment, secure development practices, and software supply-chain provenance/SBOM). Government responses consistently directed vendors to the SSN instructions and indicated that all responses would inform the government's understanding of available industry capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies under FAR Part 10 market research guidelines. All questions received responses classified as "Posted" and "Closed" status by March 20, 2026.
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| Unmanned Common Controller (UCC) for the United States Marine Corps - Publish Date: 22 Jan 2026 | |||||||||
| Notice ID - 243-26-012 | |||||||||
| https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/31a2e7aa28094c1f803821e08f39e874/view | |||||||||
| Date Rcvd | Vendor | Question/Note from Vendor | Gov Approved Date | Answer | Response Posted Date | Attachments | Status | ||
| 28-Jan-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||||||||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | Is Naval Air Systems Command looking for a response in the form of the Capabilities White Paper, or is the expectation that vendors will answer the Questions for Industry separately, in addition to a white paper? | 20-Feb-26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Respondents should refer to the Sources Sought Notice for response guidance.
Section 5 requests submission of a capability white paper.
The details identified in Section 2 and the questions identified in Section 3 are intended to frame the information sought through that white paper.
| All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of industry capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies. | 20-Feb-26 | None | Posted |
| 23-Feb-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | Does the 10-page limit include preliminary sections like the cover page and table of contents? | 25-Feb-26 | - The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
- Respondents should refer to Section 5 of the Sources Sought Notice for submission requirements.
- The capability white paper shall not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages.
| - Appendices may be included and will not be considered as part of the ten (10) page limit. | 2-Mar-26 | None | Posted |
| 23-Feb-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | Is it acceptable to include an acronym glossary within the appendices that are not counted toward the page limit? | 25-Feb-26 | - The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
- Respondents should refer to Section 5 of the Sources Sought Notice for submission requirements.
- The capability white paper shall not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages.
| - Appendices may be included and will not be considered as part of the ten (10) page limit. | 2-Mar-26 | None | Posted |
| 12-Mar-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | For this Sources Sought effort, is PMA-263 interested in responses from firms offering modular software subsystems that could integrate into a larger UCC solution, or only from vendors proposing an end-to-end operator control solution? | 17-Mar-26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Interested, capable, and responsible sources are encouraged to review the RFI instructions and submit information if they believe their capabilities are relevant to the objectives described.
All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of available capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies.
| 3/20/26 | None | Posted | |
| 12-Mar-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | Among cross-vendor integration priorities for the UCC effort, which are most valuable to PMA-263 in the near term: vehicle-control interoperability, payload-control interoperability, mission-planning interchange, data dissemination, or post-mission review/debrief and vehicle telemetry/health analysis? If post-mission review and telemetry/health analysis are in scope, are there specific outputs that would be especially useful, such as planned-vs-actual replay, synchronized event timelines, subsystem health indicators, operator annotations, or attributed after-action review artifacts? | 17-Mar-26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Interested, capable, and responsible sources are encouraged to review the RFI instructions and submit information if they believe their capabilities are relevant to the objectives described.
| All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of available capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies. | 3/20/26 | None | Posted |
| 12-Mar-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | Regarding MOSA and open-architecture expectations for the UCC effort, what kinds of modular subsystem interfaces or integration artifacts would be most useful for PMA-263 to see at this stage? For example, mission-plan and telemetry interchange boundaries, adapter or plugin extension points, integration-ready APIs, typed review/debrief data products, or other interface layers that would reduce integration burden across heterogeneous UAS | 3/17/26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Interested, capable, and responsible sources are encouraged to review the RFI instructions and submit information if they believe their capabilities are relevant to the objectives described.
| All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of available capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies. | 3/20/26 | None | Posted |
| 12-Mar-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | With respect to ATAK-based integration, is PMA-263 primarily interested in mission-plan exchange, situational/data dissemination, operator workflow integration, or post-mission replay/evidence products? | 3/17/26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Interested, capable, and responsible sources are encouraged to review the RFI instructions and submit information if they believe their capabilities are relevant to the objectives described.
| All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of available capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies. | 3/20/26 | None | Posted |
| 12-Mar-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | If PMA-263 is open to modular subsystem responses, which subsystem areas would be most useful to address in a response or follow-on discussion: mission planning and validation, mission-plan/telemetry interchange, post-mission replay/debrief, telemetry-based vehicle health assessment, operator annotation and attributed after-action reporting, or integration tooling that reduces onboarding effort for additional vendor platforms? | 3/17/26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Interested, capable, and responsible sources are encouraged to review the RFI instructions and submit information if they believe their capabilities are relevant to the objectives described.
| All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of available capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies. | 3/20/26 | None | Posted |
| 12-Mar-26 | Vendor UNK - | ||
| RCVD From NAVAIR Contracts | Looking beyond this Sources Sought phase, which software assurance, cybersecurity, or supply-chain evidence areas would be most valuable for potential awardees or subsystem providers to emphasize in a future solicitation or follow-on engagement? For example, RMF/ATO readiness, NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC-aligned practices where applicable, secure development evidence, software supply-chain provenance/SBOM, or integrity protections for mission data and exported artifacts. | 3/17/26 | The Government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. |
Interested, capable, and responsible sources are encouraged to review the RFI instructions and submit information if they believe their capabilities are relevant to the objectives described.
All responses received will inform the Government’s understanding of available capabilities and potential future acquisition strategies 3/20/26 None Posted https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/31a2e7aa28094c1f803821e08f39e874/viewhttps://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/31a2e7aa28094c1f803821e08f39e874/view Reference
| Received | OPEN | Question received by contracts but not yet shared with the IPT |
| Approved | PENDING | Question sent to and being reviewed by the IPT |
| Posted | CLOSED | Question answered by IPT and posted to sam.gov |
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