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Technical Inquiries (TIs)
The core function of DSIAC is to answer technical questions using our in-house technical personnel, vast DoD information resources, and our extensive network of subject matter experts (SMEs). DSIAC has technical staff available to conduct technical research in order to give you a head start on your analysis or study in any of our technical focus areas. We offer a free 4-hour TI research service or, for slightly larger research efforts, we offer an extended technical inquiry (ETI) service.
Technical Inquiry Features
Our TIs include the following to help you with your research:
Free Technical Inquiry Services
DSIAC's free TI service offers 4 hours of free research per inquiry on any topic within our technical focus areas. Typical TI efforts may include answering technical questions, literature searches, document requests, or referrals to SMEs. Completed responses are compiled and delivered to the inquirer in less than 10 business days.
How to Submit a New Technical Inquiry
Log in to our member portal using a CAC, ECA, or PIV and then complete the New Technical Inquiry form.
Users without a CAC, ECA, or PIV can email us at contact@dsiac.org with the inquirer's name, email address, organization, active government contract number (if applicable), the technical inquiry, and any additional details.
Extended Technical Inquiry (ETI) Services
ETIs are externally funded research efforts that go slightly beyond 4 research hours. ETIs require between 5 and 160 technical hours of research, with a $50K maximum ceiling and period of performance up to 2 months.
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Notable Inquiries
Notable TIs are findings and/or summaries of responses to the most recent and impactful technical inquiries submitted by DSIAC members under our 4 free hours of information research support.
Department of Defense Survey Policy, Services, and Tools
What are the DoD-approved survey tools (software and applications) to create, disseminate, and collect survey data?
Use of Water in Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)
What studies have been done regarding the use of water to counter drones or drone swarms?
Risk Factors and Models to Assess the Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
What risk factors, combinations of risk factors, and algorithms are indicative of real defense industrial base risk?
Use of Graphene for Stealth in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
What is an analysis for using graphene to achieve stealth in small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs)?
Dirty Flow in Hypersonic Wind Tunnels
What defines hypersonic wind tunnel testing with “dirty flow?”
Weaponizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
What group 1 and 2 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are marketed and/or designed for weapons deployment?
Example Inquiries
Example TIs are samples of the wide range of technical inquiries submitted by DSIAC members under our 4 free hours of information research support. They are intended to show the breadth of information requests we receive.
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