RFS-011 sign-off matrix - 2026-06-19
Know which stakeholder answers are enough to proceed.
The answer pack captures the questions. This matrix maps likely answer sets to requirements closeout, COTS quote work, prescription restart, or required replan.
Closeout state
RFS-011 stays open until the actual answers and signer are recorded.
Do not mark RFS-011 complete until the selected answers and the accepting stakeholder are recorded in project notes.
Readiness matrix
Each answer set unlocks a different next action.
| Scenario | Answer pattern | Closeout state | Optics unlocked | Procurement unlocked | Remaining blocker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focused COTS-first trial coverage-sizing-grid.html, cots-fleet-screen.html, requirements-answer-pack.html | Hourly revisit target = 250 ha. Altitude basis = above-120 m waiver case may be used. Procurement branch = COTS quote gate before custom fabrication. Airframe basis = 2 kg-capable fixed-wing or VTOL class is acceptable. | Closeable after stakeholder name and source note are recorded. | RFS-019 can restart only after the chosen COTS product fixes FOV, EFL, aperture, and raw-data access. | Issue COTS quote requests first, with the raw/pre-AGC and calibration gate attached. | Exact vendor quote, raw-frame access, calibration state, mass, power, and integration evidence. |
| 500 ha parallel path coverage-sizing-grid.html, fleet-coverage.html, requirements-closeout.html | Hourly revisit target = 500 ha. Altitude basis = above-120 m waiver case may be used. Procurement branch = parallel COTS quote gate and custom optics maturation. Airframe basis = 2 kg-capable fixed-wing or VTOL class is acceptable. | Closeable as a bounded first-build plan if stakeholder accepts the cost risk. | RFS-019 can restart toward a survey prescription using the waiver survey case, while COTS quotes test whether custom optics remain necessary. | Run COTS evidence requests and custom prescription maturation in parallel. | The waiver case still needs an authorised trial altitude and the custom recurring cost must fit the unit-cost ceiling. |
| 500 ha 120 m COTS path coverage-sizing-grid.html, cots-fleet-screen.html | Hourly revisit target = 500 ha. Altitude basis = 120 m AGL cap. Procurement branch = COTS quote gate before custom fabrication. Airframe basis = 2 kg-capable fixed-wing or VTOL class is acceptable. | Closeable with a procurement condition, not as a custom-optics first build. | Do not restart custom prescription work until product quotes show whether the AUD 100k payload fleet can be met at 120 m. | COTS quote gate is the next engineering action. | Three 120 m payloads leave only a USD 22k unit-cost ceiling, below much of the custom recurring-cost range. |
| Custom-first budget tension coverage-sizing-grid.html, procurement.html, requirements-closeout.html | Hourly revisit target = 500 ha. Altitude basis = 120 m AGL cap. Procurement branch = custom optics first. Airframe basis = 2 kg-capable fixed-wing or VTOL class is acceptable. | Not ready to close without a budget, coverage, or altitude change. | A survey prescription can be scoped, but it would not yet be a fundable first-build answer at the current unit-cost ceiling. | Custom quote work can start only as evidence for a budget exception. | The 120 m 500 ha case needs three payloads, making the custom unit-cost ceiling too tight. |
| 1000 ha stretch replan coverage-sizing-grid.html, fleet-coverage.html | Hourly revisit target = 1000 ha. Altitude basis = above-120 m waiver case may be used. Procurement branch = parallel COTS quote gate and custom optics maturation. Airframe basis = 2 kg-capable fixed-wing or VTOL class is acceptable. | Not closeable as the first-build baseline under the current AUD 100k payload budget. | Prescription work should wait for a changed budget, changed target, or staged deployment plan. | Only market-price discovery is unlocked; it should be framed as a budget-revision input. | Even with a waiver, the 1000 ha case pushes the max unit-cost ceiling below the current custom recurring-cost floor. |
| Baseline reopened mission-decision.html, requirements-closeout.html, cots-fleet-screen.html | Stakeholder reopens one or more locked baseline decisions. Airframe basis = first payload must fit a lighter drone class. | RFS-011 remains open. | No prescription restart; the downstream target changed. | No spend decision; rerun affected sizing and COTS screens first. | A changed role, target class, detector branch, airframe, budget, or envelope invalidates at least one derived artifact. |
Next record
The meeting note should capture the selected row and source evidence.
Focused COTS-first trial
Record the name, date, and source note before marking RFS-011 complete. Record the selected 250 ha waiver case.
500 ha parallel path
Record the target area, trial altitude basis, branch owner, and accepting stakeholder.
500 ha 120 m COTS path
Record COTS-first as the budget-protection path and keep custom optics as the fallback.
Custom-first budget tension
Ask whether RFS prefers a smaller first-trial block, altitude waiver, or larger payload budget.
1000 ha stretch replan
Record that the first trial is smaller, or explicitly reopen budget and fleet assumptions.
Baseline reopened
Name the reopened baseline item and rerun the affected decision artifacts.
Evidence links