Urgent Universal Need Statement (UUNS) Process

1.  BACKGROUND.  ISO MARINE FORCES PARTICIPATING IN
COMBAT AND 
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT
AND INTEGRATION (DC, CD&I) ACCELERATED THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (EFDS) BY EXPEDITING THE PROCESSING OF UNIVERSAL 
NEED STATEMENTS (UNS).  THE ACCELERATED UNS ARE KNOWN AS URGENT UNS 
(UUNS).  THE NATURE OF THE UUNS PROCESS IS TO PROVIDE RAPID 
ACQUISITION OF A CAPABILITY IN ORDER TO MEET AN URGENT REQUIREMENT.
TO DATE, THE UUNS PROCESS HAS BEEN EMPLOYED DIRECTLY IN SUPPORT OF 
DEPLOYING USMC UNITS FOR OEF, OIF, AND HOA. 
2.  PURPOSE.  THIS MARADMIN PROMULGATES THE PROCEDURES FOR 
SUBMITTING AND STAFFING AN UUNS, AND DEFINES THE ROLES AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES AT EACH LEVEL OF THE STAFFING PROCESS.  WHILE THIS 
MARADMIN REFERENCES ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN OEF, OIF, 
AND HOA, THESE PROCEDURES CAN BE APPLIED BY EVERY MARINE COMPONENT 
COMMANDER IN SUPPORT OF ANY CAMPAIGN OR THEATER.
3.  DEFINITION.  AN UUNS IS AN IMMEDIATE REQUEST FROM UNITS THAT ARE
DEPLOYED TO OR ARE AWAITING IMMINENT DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT THEATER.
THE UUNS IS A REQUEST FOR A CAPABLILITY THAT, IF NOT FILLED, PLACES 
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE UNIT'S MISSION IN JEOPARDY OR UNDULY 
INCREASES THE RISK OF CASUALTIES.  THE INTENT OF AN UUNS IS NOT TO 
FIELD CAPABILITIES TO THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, BUT TO MEET THE 
IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF DEPLOYED FORCES OR FORCES PREPARING 
TO DEPLOY.  THERE ARE INHERENT LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH 
CAPABILITIES RAPIDLY FIELDED IN RESPONSE TO AN UUNS.  AMONG THESE 
LIMITATIONS ARE THE LACK OF COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PLANS AND THE 
LACK OF LONG-TERM SUSTAINMENT.  WHILE SOME OF THESE LIMITATIONS CAN
BE MITIGATED THROUGH PLANNING AND APPLICATION OF ADDITIONAL 
RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES FIELDED VIA THE UUNS PROCESS SHOULD NOT BE 
ASSUMED TO BE SUPPORTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS FORMAL PROGRAMS OF 
RECORD (POR).
4.  STAFFING FLOW.  MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES (MEF) WILL 
CONSOLIDATE SUPPORTING MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) REQUIREMENTS 
AND FORWARD TO THE COMMANDER MARINE FORCES (COMMARFOR) (E.G. 
COMMARFORPAC/COMMARFORLANT) WITH AN INFORMATION COPY TO THE 
APPROPRIATE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER FOR THE THEATER (E.G. 
COMUSMARCENT FOR OEF, OIF, AND HOA).  THE COMMARFOR WILL STAFF AND 
FORWARD THE UUNS COMMENTS TO THE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER.  THE 
MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER WILL STAFF AND FORWARD THE UUNS TO DC, 
CD&I, (WITH AN INFO COPY TO MCSC AND DC, P&R).  DC, CD&I WILL 
PROCESS FOR DETERMINATION OF A SOLUTION, THEN FORWARD TO 
THE MARINE REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC) FOR UUNS 
APPROVAL.  DC, P&R WILL DETERMINE THE RESOURCING STRATEGY.
5.  RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIONS.
   A.  MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
       (1) GATHER AND COLLATE MSC REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY UNITS (MEU) IF THE FORCES ARE SCHEDULED TO SUPPORT THE
MEF.  THE UUNS MUST ACCOUNT FOR ALL UNITS THAT WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF
THE MEF DURING DEPLOYMENT TO THEATER, TO INCLUDE SMCR UNITS.
           (A) EACH UUNS WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
               - TYPE OF CAPABILITY NEEDED.
               - REQUESTED QUANTITY (IF A MATERIEL SOLUTION).
               - OBJECTIVE DELIVERY TIMELINE (CONUS AND/OR AOR).
               - CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT.
               - TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
               - SUPPORTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
               - DOES UNIT POSSESS THE T/O TO OPERATE THE UUNS 
EQUIPMENT OR DOES THE UUNS EQUIPMENT REQUIRE A T/O INCREASE?
               - ANTICIPATED UNIT DISTRIBUTION (DEPLOYED UICS) AND 
FIELDING PLAN.
               - IMPACT (UNCLASSIFIED) TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT.
               - A MEF POC FOR INFORMATION COORDINATION.
               - ESTIMATED COST (IF KNOWN).
               - PROGRAM OF RECORD RECOMMENDATION.
               - T/O&E OR DOCTRINAL CHANGE RECOMMENDATION.
       (2) CONCURRENTLY FORWARD THE UUNS TO THE APPLICABLE COMMARFOR
AND THE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER.  PROVIDE A COPY WITH A GENERAL 
OFFICER'S SIGNATURE (SEE NOTE 1).
       (3) ON A MONTHLY BASIS, PROVIDE A PRIORITIZED LIST OF THOSE 
UUNS YET TO BE FIELDED TO THE APPLICABLE COMMARFOR AND THE MARINE 
COMPONENT COMMANDER.
       (4) ON A CONTINUING BASIS, KEEP THE COMMARFOR, MCSC, AND DC,
CD&I INFORMED OF VARIANCES IN OPERATING COSTS AND USAGE RATES FOR 
FIELDED UUNS EQUIPMENT.
       (5) IN TFSMS, UPON RECEIPT OF THE UUNS EQUIPMENT, ANNOTATE 
THE ON-HAND QUANTITY, CHANGE THE AUTHORIZED QUANTITY TO REFLECT WHAT
WAS RECEIVED, AND DECREMENT THE PLANNED PROCUREMENT QUANTITY 
REFLECTING WHAT WAS INCREASED IN THE AUTHORIZED QUANTITY.
   B.  COMMANDER MARINE FORCES
       (1) STAFF UUNS FROM APPLICABLE MEFS.
       (2) PROVIDE APPROPRIATE COMMENTS AND CONCURRENCE/NON-
CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDATIONS.
       (3) FORWARD THE UUNS TO THE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER.  
PROVIDE A COPY OF THE UUNS WITH A GENERAL OFFICER'S SIGNATURE (SEE 
NOTE 1).  CONCURRENTLY SEND A COPY TO ANY OTHER COMMARFORS THAT ARE 
ALSO DEPLOYED TO THE AOR OR PREPARING TO DEPLOY TO THE AOR TO 
ASCERTAIN IF THE UUNS IS ALSO REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THEIR FORCES.  
       (4) FORWARD A PRIORITIZED LIST WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE 
MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER.  FOR COMMARFORPAC, CONSOLIDATE I AND III
MEF PRIORITIZED LISTS INTO A SINGLE PRIORITIZED LIST FOR FORWARDING 
TO THE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER.
       (5) ON A MONTHLY BASIS, PROVIDE A PRIORITIZED LIST OF ALL 
UUNS NOT YET FIELDED TO THE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER.
   C.  SUPPORTED MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER
       (1) STAFF UUNS FROM APPLICABLE MARFORS.
       (2) PROVIDE APPROPRIATE COMMENTS AND CONCURRENCE/NON-
CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDATION.
       (3) ASSESS THE UUNS FOR DESIGNATION AS A THEATER REQUIREMENT
OR A SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
       (4) FOR ALL UUNS DESIGNATED AS A THEATER REQUIREMENT, ENSURE
THAT THE UUNS REQUEST IS FORWARDED TO THE APPLICABLE JOINT COMMAND 
FOR PROCESSING WITH AN INFO COPY TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMARFOR.
       (5) FORWARD THE UUNS TO DC, CD&I FOR ACTION AND TRACKING 
THROUGH THE THEATER JOINT FORCES COMMANDERS.
       (6) FORWARD SERVICE REQUIREMENT UUNS TO DC, CD&I WITH AN 
INFO COPY TO MCSC AND DC, P&R.  AFTER CONCURRENT STAFFING IS 
COMPLETED (E.G. COMMARFORPAC AND COMMARFORLANT), PROVIDE A COPY OF 
THE UUNS WITH A GENERAL OFFICER'S SIGNATURE (SEE NOTE 1).
       (7) ON A MONTHLY BASIS, PROVIDE A PRIORITIZED LIST OF ALL 
SUBMITTED UUNS NOT YET FIELDED TO DC, CD&I.  THIS PRIORITIZED LIST 
INCLUDES UUNS FROM FORCES ASSIGNED TO THE SUPPORTED MARINE COMPONENT
COMMANDER, AS WELL AS UUNS FROM FORCES PREPARING TO BE ASSIGNED TO 
THE SUPPORTED MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER'S AOR.
   D.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION (DC, 
CD&I)
       (1) PROCESS ALL UUNS RECEIVED FROM THE SUPPORTED MARINE 
COMPONENT COMMANDER.
       (2) ENTER THE UUNS INTO THE COMBAT DEVELOPMENT TRACKING 
SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING.
       (3) ENSURE ALL APPLICABLE AGENCIES HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF 
THE UUNS.
       (4) ASSIGN AN INTEGRATION DIVISION WITHIN CDD AS THE LEAD 
FOR THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT AND SOLUTION IDENTIFICATION.
       (5) ENSURE EACH UUNS IS BRIEFED TO THE CAPABILITIES 
DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CDB).
       (6) PREPARE AND BRIEF THE UUNS FOR MROC APPROVAL. 
       (7) IN TFSMS, ASSIGN A TAMCN TO MROC APPROVED UUNS EQUIPMENT
ITEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE AN EXISTING TAMCN AND DESIGNATE THE TAMCN AS 
AN UUNS IN THE APPROPRIATE DATA FIELD.
       (8) IN TFSMS, ASSIGN THE ITEM EXIT DATE FOR 18 MONTHS FROM 
THE TIME OF TAMCN CREATION.  
       (9) ASSESS THE UUNS FOR DEVELOPMENT AS A FUTURE PROGRAM OF 
RECORD (POR).  BRIEF POR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MROC WITHIN THREE
TO SIX MONTHS OF EQUIPMENT BEING FIELDED TO THE WARFIGHTER.
       (10) PROVIDE UPDATES TO ALL APPLICABLE AGENCIES VIA THE UUNS
TRACKING SHEET ON CDTS.
       (11) IN TFSMS, ANNOTATE ALL PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS (BY THE 
ANTICIPATED DEPLOYED UIC) AS UNFUNDED.
       (12) ADJUDICATE THE PRIORITY FOR FIELDING BETWEEN MULTIPLE, 
ON-GOING UUNS DELIVERIES.
   E.  MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC)
       (1) ASSESS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A MATERIEL SOLUTION, 
ACCOUNTING FOR PRODUCTION TIMES, DELIVERY ESTIMATES, TRAINING 
SUPPORT, AND MAINTAINABILITY FOR EACH UUNS.
       (2) PROVIDE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY ESTIMATES, COSTING 
INFORMATION, AND SUPPORTABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY ESTIMATES TO THE
APPROPRIATE CDD INTEGRATION DIVISION.
       (3) TRACK DELIVERIES OF MATERIEL TO THE WARFIGHTER, PER THE 
FIELDING PLAN, AND PROVIDE UPDATES TO DC, CD&I AND DC, P&R.
       (4) REPORT BELOW THRESHOLD REPROGRAMMING (BTR) ALTERNATIVES 
WHEN REQUESTED BY DC, P&R.
       (5) WHEN TAMCN HAS BEEN CREATED, SUBMIT A CATALOG ACTION 
REQUEST (CAR) TO MCLC VIA TFSMS.
       (6) IN TFSMS, ANNOTATE THE PLANNED PROCUREMENT QUANTITIES 
AND ALL IDENTIFIABLE COST INFORMATION FIELDS.
   F.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PROGRAMS & RESOURCES (DC, P&R)
       (1) DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING STRATEGY FOR EACH 
UUNS.
       (2) ENSURE THAT FUNDING RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED TO EACH 
UUNS. 
   G.  MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMAND (MCLC)
       (1) RESPOND TO MCSC'S CAR VIA TFSMS.
   H.  MARINE REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC)
       (1) APPROVE AND APPROVE UUNS SOLUTIONS.
6.  BUSINESS RULES FOR UUNS MANAGEMENT  
   A.  REMOVAL OF A VALID UUNS FROM CONSIDERATION.  IF DUE TO 
TECHNOLOGICAL OR OTHER LIMITATIONS, A MATERIEL OR NON-MATERIEL 
SOLUTION FOR AN UUNS CANNOT BE FOUND IN TIME TO MEET THE NEED, THAT 
UUNS WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE PROCESS AND ARCHIVED WITHIN CDTS.  
DC, CD&I WILL NOTIFY ALL APPLICABLE ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO ACTION 
BEING TAKEN.
   B.  UUNS PRESENTED TO THE MROC WILL BE REPRESENTED AS MARINE 
COMPONENT COMMANDER WARFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS, VICE MEF OR MSC 
REQUIREMENTS.
   C.  ALL UUNS WILL BE VETTED FOR COMPATIBILITY AND INTEGRATION 
WITH APPLICABLE FIELDED AND PLANNED MARINE CORPS AND JOINT PROGRAMS.
   D.  UUNS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE MROC AS SOON AS THE URGENT 
WARFIGHTING NEED HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE MARINE COMPONENT 
COMMANDER AND DC, CD&I, AND WHEN REQUIRED, A MATERIEL SOLUTION HAS 
BEEN IDENTIFIED BY MCSC.  
   E.  SUBSEQUENT MROC APPROVAL OF THE P&R FUNDING STRATEGY IS ONLY
NECESSARY WHEN OTHER PROGRAMS ARE ADVERSLEY AFFECTED.
   F.  DC, CD&I WILL BE THE APPROVING AUTHORITY WHEN A QUANTITY 
INCREASE IS REQUIRED FOR AN UUNS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE MROC.  
DC, CD&I WILL COORDINATE WITH MCSC AND DC, P&R TO MANAGE THE 
PROVISION OF THE ADDITIONAL QUANTITY.
   G.  DC, CD&I WILL BE THE APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR UUNS THAT CAN 
BE FULFILLED BY MODIFIYING AN EXISTING PROGRAM'S FIELDING PLAN OR BY
INCREASING THE QUANTITY OF AN ITEM THAT IS PART OF AN EXISTING 
PROGRAM, WHEN FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM WITHIN THAT PROGRAM.  MROC 
APPROVAL WILL ONLY BE SOUGHT WHEN A FIELDING PLAN MODIFICATION WOULD
RESULT IN A UNIT PREVIOUSLY SLATED TO RECEIVE THE CAPABILITY BEING 
REMOVED FROM THE FIELDING PLAN.  DC, CD&I WILL APPRISE THE MROC OF 
EVERY SUCH UUNS DECISION, FIELDING PLAN MODIFICATIONS, RESOURCING 
STRATEGY, ETC, AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
NOTE 1:  IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE STAFFING, ONCE AN UUNS IS APPROVED BY 
A PARTICULAR COMMAND, THE MS WORD FORMAT SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO THE 
NEXT ECHELON COMMAND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.  THE PDF COPY OF THE 
UUNS WITH APPROPRIATE GO SIGNATURE CAN BE SENT AT A LATER TIME TO 
CLOSE THE ACTION.
NOTE 2:  IF THE UUNS IS CLASSIFIED, IT SHOULD BE SENT VIA SIPR TO 
THE POC LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN, WITH A NIPR E-MAIL NOTIFICATION, 
ADVISING THAT A CLASSIFIED UUNS HAS BEEN SENT VIA SIPR.
7.  SUBMISSION METHODS. REQUIREMENTS OR NEEDS SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED 
IN AN URGENT UNS FORMAT.  THE URGENT UNS FORM CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT:
WWW.CDTS.MARCORSYSCOM.USMC.MIL.  THE URGENT UNS FORM CAN BE
SUBMITTED BY MAIL, E-MAIL, OR FAX.
   A.  TO E-MAIL URGENT UNS SEND:  E-MAIL TO TROY.LOWE@USMC.MIL, 
TRACEY.CHEWNING@USMC.MIL, AND CHAIN OF COMMAND AS APPLICABLE.
   B.  FAX TO ATTN: CDD, MAGTF INTEGRATION DIVISION (APPROPRIATE 
LIAISON OFFICER), (COMM) 703-784-4917 (DSN 278-4917).