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From an unfamiliar part number to a sourcing plan.
Tarmiq is a research workbench for aviation sourcing teams. It helps you understand a part, see the evidence behind every claim, work out who to ask, prepare the RFQ, and keep what your team learns.
Tarmiq is in private beta. Each step below says what works in the beta today. The pictures are illustrations with fictional data.
Step 1 of 5
Know the part
Working in the private beta Part dossiers use DLA FLIS reference data and FAA airworthiness directives and service difficulty reports.
Start with a part number or a line from an RFQ. Tarmiq builds a dossier of what public reference data says about the part.
- What you typed is kept exactly. Lookups use a normalized form and a looser key, and a loose match is only ever a candidate, never an identity.
- One dossier, many angles. Identity, manufacturer, NSN and CAGE where records exist, associated part numbers, FAA documents that name the part, and the gaps.
- Unknown is a valid answer. If no record identifies the number, the dossier says so. It never calls a part number invalid.
It does not tell you a part is genuine, airworthy or approved.
Three forms of the identifier, never one
- As entered
- tqd-2210-1
- Normalized
- TQD-2210-1
- Loose key
- TQD22101Matches on this key are candidates only
Identity No record found
No reference record identifies this part number. That is not a finding that the number is invalid, and Tarmiq will not call it that.
Step 2 of 5
Verify the evidence
Working in the private beta Evidence status and the cited-answer Copilot work today.
Every statement in a dossier is a claim with evidence behind it. You can inspect the evidence, and you can see what it does not prove.
- Source, date and strength on every claim. Statuses such as Authoritative source, Corroborated, Candidate and Contradicted are decided by code from the evidence on record, not by a model.
- What it does not establish. A shared NSN is not interchangeability. An FAA document that names a part number is not proof the part fits a given aircraft.
- Conflicts stay visible. When sources disagree, Tarmiq shows both instead of picking a winner.
- Ask questions, get citations. The Copilot answers from the dossier, cites the claims behind each answer, and says “I don’t have enough evidence” when that is the truth.
- Listed under NSN 0000-00-000-0000Authoritative source
Source: DLA reference record, edition and date shown.
Does not establish: that other parts under this NSN are interchangeable.
- Named in an FAA service difficulty reportIndirect
1 report, 1 operator.
Does not establish: that the part is eligible for any particular aircraft.
- Possible alternate part numberCandidate
Proposed by research. Stays a candidate until a person accepts it.
- ManufacturerContradicted
Two sources name different manufacturers. Both are shown.
Step 3 of 5
Find the right relationships
Working in the private beta Suggestions come from your organization’s own records, earlier RFQs and public catalogue data, each with its reason.
Once you understand the part, Tarmiq helps you work out who to ask, and shows its reasoning.
- Known Relationships and Supplier Candidates, kept apart. Companies your team already works with, from your own records, in one list. Candidates from public reference data, such as the manufacturer of record in DLA FLIS, in another.
- A reason you can read for each. Every suggestion says why it is shown, where that came from and when.
- Your choice. A candidate joins your Relationships only when you add it.
- Past stays past. “Quoted in March” is never shown as “in stock”.
Tarmiq does not know who has stock or what they will charge.
- Example Repair BKnown relationship
- Quoted a related part number on 4 Mar 2026. A past quote, not current availability.
- Described a repair capability for this component, recorded by your team.
- Example Aero ASupplier candidate
- Manufacturer of record for this part number in DLA FLIS. Not saved to your Relationships.
Step 4 of 5
Prepare the RFQ
Working in the private beta Draft, edit, then copy, open in your mail app, or download. Tarmiq never sends email.
Turn what you learned into outreach that is specific to each supplier, without losing control of what goes out.
- Any recipient. Add Supplier Candidates, your Relationships or any email address, without saving it to Memory first.
- You review and edit every draft. Part number, quantity, condition, certifications and the rest of the request are yours to set.
- You send it. Copy the text or open it in your own email app. Tarmiq has no mailbox access in the beta and never sends on your behalf.
- To
- Example Repair B
- Subject
- RFQ: TQD-2210-1, quantity 2
Hello, we are looking for a quote on the part below. Please include condition, certification paperwork, lead time and price.
Part number: TQD-2210-1
Draft Not sent
Next: copy it, open it in your mail app, or download it. You press send.
Step 5 of 5
Remember what your organization learns
Working in the private beta Relationships, notes, quotes and outcomes, each with the audience you choose.
Quotes, conversations and outcomes become your organization’s own searchable memory, so the next search starts from what you already know.
- Dated observations with a source, not unsupported conclusions.
- You choose who sees each record: private, team or organization. The database enforces it, and admins cannot read private memory in ordinary use.
- Yours alone. Your records are not pooled with other customers and are not used to train models.
Example Repair B quoted TQD-2210-1 on 4 Mar 2026.
A past quote, not current availability. Source: RFQ response.
Who can see this
- PrivateOnly youSelected
- TeamOne named team
- OrganizationEveryone in it
Admins and owners cannot read private memory in ordinary use. The database enforces it.
Sources in the beta
What Tarmiq reads today.
Research starts from public reference data and your own organization’s records. Nothing else is read.
Live
FAA airworthiness directives
Searched through the Federal Register. A document counts as evidence only if its text contains the exact part number.
Loaded
FAA Service Difficulty Reports
Reports from 2017 to 2026. They show which products and operators reported a part, and count as corroboration only when independent operators agree.
Loaded
DLA PUB LOG / FLIS
NSNs, reference numbers, CAGE codes and cross-references from the Defense Logistics Agency. Tarmiq loads each monthly edition and records its checksum.
Tarmiq has no source for live stock or price, and it says so instead of guessing.
What Tarmiq does not do.
- It does not verify parts, certify them, or make airworthiness decisions. It is research assistance. You remain responsible for airworthiness, conformity, traceability and regulatory compliance.
- It does not claim two parts are interchangeable because they share an NSN or a reference.
- It does not know what is in stock or what anything costs.
- It does not send email. A person sends every message.
- It is not approved or endorsed by the FAA or any other authority.
- Research
- Find
- Contact
- Learn
- Remember
Know the part. Find the source.
Tarmiq is in private beta with a small number of aviation sourcing teams. Tell us about your parts traffic.