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Submit Industrial Base Bottlenecks

Event Details: December 10, 2025 · 9am-9pm · Oracle HQ, Austin
Submission deadline: December 5, 2025

Examples:
“We have almost no chemical core builders left in the U.S.”
“The steel for these transformers is nearly impossible to source.”
“Only one org certifies castings for DoD and they never pick up the phone.”
“My founders can’t even get concept components. Not enough metal shops.”
“Our SBA loan metrics and covenants stop us from reinvesting profits into new machines.”
“Labor agreements require adding a worker for every automation step at shipyards, but there aren’t enough workers to do it.”
“Contract specs force us to remelt certified ingots even when unnecessary, adding days to every build.”

Provide as much information as you know. Incomplete submissions are welcome.

All fields are optional and only those marked with * are required.

Bottleneck Title

Bottleneck Statement

A good problem statement is a concise one-sentence summary including the beneficiary, desired outcome, and pain point.

Describe the bottleneck (what/where/when) 

What’s blocked? Where is it occurring? Since when? Include concrete examples. Describe in as much detail as possible the problem, specifically any context the team working on your problem will need in order to solve it.

Part / process involved

e.g., “cast steel transformer laminations,” “AS9100 audit,” “5-axis milling of Inconel.”

Describe affected throughput / consequences

Lead times, units delayed, $ value at risk, customers affected, safety/security implications.

Who’s involved or affected?

Suppliers, agencies, primes, utilities, unions, communities.

Category

Pick the primary blocker.
Category

Sector / Critical Supply Chain

Sector / Critical Supply Chain

Technology Area

Technology Area

Severity (impact on output)

Severity (impact on output)
MinorHalt/Major Risk

Urgency (time sensitivity)

Urgency (time sensitivity)
Not urgentEmergency

Proposed Fix Type

Proposed Fix Type

Who should own the fix?

Who should own the fix?

What’s been tried? What failed?

Share anything you’ve attempted. Even partial attempts help.

Expected time horizon to fix

Expected time horizon to fix
A
B
C
D
E

Which skill sets are required to solve this problem?

Which skill sets are required to solve this problem?

Reference Links

Public links only:RFPs, audit letters, regulations, press, data, dashboards.No proprietary or confidential materials.If more detail is needed, we’ll request it.
Leave blank if none.

Impacted Location

Untitled multi-select field

Or Region

Or Region

Submitter Details

Used for follow-up only. Not shared publicly.

Name

Email

Role

Role

Location

Organization / Affiliation

Country

Your country will automatically populate. No response for this field required.
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