UAS Broad Agency Announcement Call for Whitepapers

Solicitation: 697DCK-25-R-00278

Call 001A-2026

697DCK-25-R-00278

WHITEPAPER CALL 001A-2026

DEMONSTRATION AND VALIDATION OF SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO

ENABLE THE SAFE INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

(UAS) INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS)

Date: March 16, 2026
I.

BACKGROUND

This FAA Call for Whitepapers is being issued under UAS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Solicitation #697DCK-25-R-00278 that was published on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website at
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b21f5b8f19d74a479b1ce8befa69ad54/view on September 30, 2025. To be eligible for consideration and potential award, Respondents must adhere to all requirements stated within the UAS BAA Solicitation #697DCK-25-R-00278 in its entirety, in conjunction with this request for Whitepapers when responding to this Call.

II.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. The Respondent must submit a Whitepaper associated with one of the Focus Areas listed within Solicitation #697DCK-25-R-00278.
2. The Respondent should not submit duplicate Whitepapers for any given Focus Area. 3. This FAA Call (001A-2026) for Whitepapers is only open to Respondents partnering with one of the two new FAA Test Sites, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Center or Indiana Economic Development Corporation. The Respondent must submit a Letter of Attestation (LOA) from one of the two new FAA Test Sites, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Center or Indiana Economic Development Corporation, as described in Solicitation #697DCK-25-R00278 Amendment 0004. LOAs must be signed by the UAS Test Site Director or an Authorized Representative. Letters signed by designated UAS Test Site Operators will NOT be accepted. LOAs from one of the seven existing UAS Test Sites will not be accepted under this Call.
4. Respondents proposing testing at multiple locations must specify the number and details of the locations, keeping in mind that Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Center or Indiana Economic Development Corporation must be one

Solicitation: 697DCK-25-R-00278

Call 001A-2026

of the locations and all other locations must be under the FAA UAS Test Site’s authorization.
5. The Respondent must provide a project rough order of magnitude (ROM). For awareness, the FAA is providing notice that any resulting awards are on a cost matching price basis. The resulting contracts from this BAA shall be cost-sharing contracts. This contract type will be a cost reimbursement contract where the contractor receives no fee