Defense Sustainment Center
Midwest Partners

Defense Alliance of Minnesota
3M
Department of Employment and Economic Development - Positively Minnesota
Aerotek
Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network
Dakotas Defense Alliance

DSC Membership

Membership in the DSC is available for businesses and organizations that can contribute to DSC goals in the “Technology Areas” and “Technology Thrust Areas” of interest.

Benefits of Membership

  • Early and focused access to government stakeholders, program managers and Tier One OEMs in the related technology areas
  • Presence at quarterly DSC board meetings at various defense related activities around the nation
  • Focused awareness and access to all of the tools and processes developed by members in partnership with the DSC
  • Access to new technologies and knowledge from the member companies
  • Ability for Veteran-owned and other small businesses to broaden their customer base

DSC Members:

  • Align with DoD goals and top-level strategies
  • Leverage existing research and development programs
  • Adapt best practices from industry and Government
  • Focus on higher risk, broader application, and greater payoff initiatives
  • Focus on new relationships between Government and industry
  • Leverage information technology
  • Develop methods to broadly deploy Pilot Project results
  • Employ metrics for measuring the benefits of improvements
  • Validate solutions that cut across traditional boundaries
To Join the DSC:  Contact the Midwest Center for Defense Sustainment. The Center will assess your businesses potential to contribute to DSC’s mission through the “LOCAR” process “Level of Confidence Assessment Rating.” Membership dues are assessed annually, and cover the operating costs of DSC’s executive board, and quarterly board meetings.