SPARC Launches to Make U.S. Supply Chains Surge-Ready
- Authentise Team
- Nov 20, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 23 hours ago
Proof of Capacity — Not PowerPoint — for Defense and Industrial Resilience
Sterling, VA, 20 Nov 2025 — A new platform called SPARC (Surge Production & Readiness Command) has been unveiled to provide the Department of Defense and major manufacturers with real-time visibility into U.S. production capacity. This innovation helps them act faster, reduce single-source risk, and deliver systems at a relevant scale.
What is SPARC?
Initially funded by the Defense Logistics Agency, SPARC connects directly to manufacturing machines, MES systems, and supplier data feeds. It turns live production activity into evidence of readiness. This means defense buyers can verify which suppliers have available, qualified capacity. Additionally, suppliers can prove they are contract-ready without the need for paperwork or PowerPoint presentations.
“When a surge hits, forecasts fail and guesswork costs time,” said Callye Keen, CEO of Kform, one of the SPARC development partners. “SPARC shows, in near real time, who can build what — and how fast. We must plan for success and confidently answer the challenge of scaling production.”
How Does SPARC Work?
Built by a joint team of software and hardware firms, including Authentise, Kform, and OpenWerks, SPARC delivers secure, machine-verified supply chain transparency. This operates inside a zero-trust tunnel to Azure GovCloud, with a path to full CMMC and ITAR compliance.
Key Features of SPARC
SPARC offers dashboards that provide three levels of insight:
Supply Chain Health: A map of qualified suppliers with filters by process, certification, and utilization.
Demand Absorption: Surge simulations showing delivery wave plans and stress points.
Supplier Gantt: Machine-level proof of throughput, idle time, and readiness to deliver.
Recent pilot cases have been built on and tested against DoD demand signals. For example, they tackled the challenge of helping a U.S. drone producer scale from 100 to 10,000 units per month.
Future Plans for SPARC
Next, the team plans to onboard over 100 suppliers, integrate additional MES and sensor data, and expand from capacity visibility to assured delivery.
“SPARC bridges the gap between promise and proof,” Andre Wegner, CEO of Authentise, added. “For DoD, it’s how we achieve surge resilience without relying on foreign capacity. For suppliers, it’s the new credential: verifiable readiness.”
The Importance of Real-Time Data
In today's fast-paced environment, having access to real-time data is crucial. It allows organizations to make informed decisions quickly. SPARC’s ability to provide immediate insights into production capacity can significantly enhance operational efficiency.
Enhancing Collaboration
Collaboration between the Department of Defense and manufacturers is vital for national security. SPARC fosters this collaboration by ensuring that all parties have access to the same data. This transparency can lead to better planning and execution of defense contracts.
Reducing Risks
By using SPARC, organizations can reduce risks associated with single-source suppliers. The platform allows for a more diversified supply chain, which is essential for maintaining production during surges. This capability is particularly important in defense, where reliability is paramount.
Conclusion
SPARC represents a significant advancement in how the Department of Defense and manufacturers approach production capacity. By providing real-time visibility and reducing reliance on traditional methods like PowerPoint, SPARC enhances readiness and resilience in defense manufacturing.
Further information is available at www.surgecommand.com.
Media Contact:
Callye Keen
Kform, CEO
703-450-4401
About Kform
Kform is a defense engineering and manufacturing company that offers rapid development and scale, with a strong focus on supporting startups. The company brings hands-on knowledge of factory operations and supplier onboarding, ensuring SPARC’s data models reflect real shop-floor constraints and surge realities.
About Authentise
Authentise develops data-driven software for manufacturing, used by enterprises like Boeing and Ricoh to connect machines, people, and processes. Its digital thread tools, Flows and Threads, provide the backbone of SPARC’s live capacity insights and secure integrations with MES, ERP, and AI scheduling systems.
About OpenWerks
OpenWerks develops AI that understands real manufacturing capability—not just equipment specs. Its Capability Intelligence engine learns from production data to reveal suppliers’ true expertise and match them to the right programs. In SPARC, this technology plays a crucial role in enhancing the platform's effectiveness.
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