Defense & Aerospace
Program-office procurement and integration for defense and aerospace primes and their supply chains.
- Environment
- Ground segment, test benches & flight line
- Uptime demand
- Range and launch-window schedules
- Oversight
- FAR/DFARS program review
- Documentation
- Country-of-origin & chain-of-custody records
Procurement that clears program review the first time
Defense and aerospace programs run on schedule risk, not just technical risk. Uniqcli sources, integrates and sustains ground systems, test infrastructure, secure communications and mission compute for primes, subcontractors and government program offices — every line TAA-compliant per FAR 52.225-5 and screened against NDAA §889 before it ever reaches a bill of materials.
Ground segment, test benches and mission compute
Test and integration labs, ground control stations and mission compute environments all share the same problem: hardware has to be qualified, documented and delivered on a schedule set by a test range or a launch window, not a distributor's backorder queue.
We build the bill of materials against your interface control documents and environmental requirements, confirm country of origin and lead time up front, then coordinate racking, imaging and burn-in at a US-based integration facility before delivery.
- Ground control stations, telemetry and mission-compute racks
- Environmental and EMI-hardened enclosures for test and field use
- Rugged, field-deployable compute and networking
- Full chain-of-custody and country-of-origin documentation
Hardware we field here.
Representative platforms from the live Uniqcli catalog — sourced through authorized distribution and TAA-screened per line before they ship.
PanasonicPanasonic TOUGHBOOK FZ-40 FZ-40GZ-0GBM 14" Touchscreen Rugged Notebook
LenovoLenovo 5400 PRO 240 GB Solid State Drive
PelicanPelican 1690 Transport Case with Foam
VertivVertiv Cybex SC900 Secure KVM Switch, Dual Head, 8 Port
ApricornApricorn Aegis Padlock ASSD-3PL256-2TBF 2 TB Solid State Drive
Sierra WirelessSierra Wireless AirLink Antenna: 3-in-1 SharkFin
Trademarks belong to their respective owners. Availability through authorized distribution.
What every quote already accounts for
- TAA-compliant sourcing under FAR 52.225-5, verified by country of origin
- NDAA §889 covered-equipment screening on every line item
- DoDIN APL-listed products where the requirement calls for it
- Rugged, field-deployable and EMI-hardened options for range and flight-line use
- Quotes formatted to your procurement process — describe the requirement and we return pricing, lead time and documentation ready for review
- Asset tagging and chain-of-custody documentation on delivery
- Covered-equipment screening on every line
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- Country-of-origin confirmed before quoting
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- Accountable partner from bill of materials to fielded system
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CMMC & CUI
Where the CUI requirement lands on a program bill of materials
Most defense and aerospace programs carry a CMMC Level 2 obligation on the systems that touch Controlled Unclassified Information. These pages set out what each NIST SP 800-171 control family asks for, and what is genuinely quotable against it in hardware, licensing or integration work.
Capabilities we scope alongside
The mission lanes most often paired with programs in this sector — sourced, integrated and delivered by one accountable partner.
OEM Integration
Rack, stack, image and kit — multi-vendor systems integrated, configured and delivered deployment-ready.
Satellites & Space Systems
SATCOM terminals, ground-segment hardware and space-qualified component procurement.
Drone / UAS
Unmanned systems, counter-UAS, sensors and payload integration for ISR missions.
The hardware behind a program of record
- Rugged laptops and tablets tested to MIL-STD-810H for flight-line, depot and field use
- TAA-compliant network switches and firewalls for program and lab networks
- FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 validated self-encrypting drives and encrypted portable storage
- Short-depth rugged rack servers for transit cases and mobile ground stations
- GPU workstations for modeling, simulation and digital-engineering seats
- FIPS 201-aligned PIV/CAC smart-card readers and authentication peripherals
- Firewalls, access points and endpoints for contractor CMMC 2.0 enclave builds
- Blue UAS Cleared List screening for small-UAS and drone-payload purchases
- Deployable Wi-Fi and private-cellular kits for exercises and expeditionary sites
Sector posture
What travels with the quote.
The posture is the same in every sector — assembled while the quote is built, not reconstructed once an order is placed. What was sourced, where it came from, who touched it and when it shipped.
- TAA-compliant sourcing under FAR 52.225-5, verified by country of origin
- NDAA §889 covered-equipment screening on every line item
- Chain-of-custody and asset-tag documentation on delivery
- US-based integration, staging and white-glove logistics through our distribution and partner network
- Documentation formatted for FAR/DFARS program review
Frequently asked
Can you source for a specific interface control document or test spec?
Yes. Send the ICD, environmental spec or test procedure and we'll build the bill of materials against it, flagging any line that needs a compliant substitution before you commit.
Do you support both prime and subcontractor purchase paths?
Yes. We quote programs directly and can flow requirements through a prime's approved-vendor process where required — describe how your program buys and we format the quote and documentation to match it.
What if a specified part isn't TAA-designated?
We identify a TAA-compliant, form-fit-function equivalent and document the substitution so it clears review without a schedule slip.
What equipment does NDAA Section 889 actually prohibit?
Section 889 has two parts. Part A bars federal agencies from buying covered telecommunications and video-surveillance equipment made by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, Dahua and their subsidiaries. Part B bars agencies from contracting with entities that use that equipment, which is why primes flow the clause down to suppliers. Uniqcli screens every quoted line against the covered-equipment list as a standard service and documents the result, so your representation is backed by a record rather than an assumption.
Can you support a CMMC-driven hardware refresh?
CMMC 2.0 assesses how a contractor implements NIST SP 800-171 controls, so no product purchase confers certification on its own. What hardware can do is make the controls implementable: FIPS-validated encryption for CUI at rest, firewalls that can enforce the enclave boundary in your SSP, and endpoints that support your configuration baseline. Uniqcli sources those building blocks against your requirements and documents exactly what shipped for your asset inventory.
How do you guard against counterfeit or gray-market parts?
By controlling the channel and the paper trail. Hardware is sourced through authorized distribution rather than the gray market, country of origin is verified before quoting, and serial numbers and chain-of-custody records travel with the delivery. That documentation supports the counterfeit-avoidance and traceability flowdowns in your prime contract — you get an auditable pedigree for every line rather than a shrink-wrapped unknown.
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Program offices rarely think about custody paperwork until an auditor or an incident forces the question. By then, the gap in the record is already permanent.
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Scope a defense & aerospace requirement
Describe the mission — we'll come back with an approach, lead time and TAA-verified pricing.