Haystack^® Gold

Drive supply chain savings, efficiency and risk mitigation.

Haystack^® Gold is the leading defense parts and logistics management system, with the most current pricing, technical and availability data on 190+ million part references in 70+ databases. Enjoy secure, single-point access to DLA, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corp military equipment parts, and government and commercial suppliers. Quickly find government procurement history and pricing, and qualified parts lists and suppliers. Search by National and NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs), Federal Supply Class (FSC), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, description, technical characteristics, part status and more. Customers can access Haystack online or through DVD, with multiple purchase options based on the content and functionality you need.

Aerospace and defense professionals who design, optimize, and maintain defense systems worldwide rely on Haystack to:

Quickly find suppliers, available parts and alternative resources
Design more efficiently while complying with specs and standards
Ensure materials are delivered at the right place, time and cost from qualified suppliers
Manage obsolescence and ensure continued parts supply
Develop and grow the business by monitoring government solicitations
Repair and maintain system readiness throughout the lifecycle

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Who uses Haystack Gold and how?

Haystack is used by hundreds of thousands of customers in 37 countries, including all US military branches, foreign military services, aerospace and defense contractors, and any organization that builds or sells items to the US government.

Who uses it?	How?
Acquisition and purchasing professionals	Identify sources of supply for the parts you need, including supplier contact information and pricing Identify current and historical pricing Maximize negotiating power with competitor pricing for government purchases Locate alternate sources of supply when primary sources are not able to deliver Pinpoint sources and products purchased by specific government agencies with extensive award history data
Engineers	Identify sources of supply for the parts you need, including supplier contact information and pricing Maximize negotiating power with competitor pricing for government purchases Locate alternate sources of supply when primary sources are not able to deliver Pinpoint sources and products purchased by specific government agencies with extensive award history data Ensure compliance with specifications and standards Manage BOMs by commodity or platform
Integrated logistics support team	Identify sources of supply for the parts you need, including supplier contact information and pricing Locate alternate sources of supply when primary sources are not able to deliver Manage BOMs by commodity or platform
Obsolescence managers	Identify sources of supply for the parts you need, including supplier contact information and pricing Locate alternates to fit form and function by technical characteristics/parameters Provide insight to end-of-life (EOL) issues Obtain on-the-shelf availability data Manage BOMs by commodity or platform
Sales and marketing professionals	Identify sources of supply for the parts you need, including supplier contact information and pricing Maximize negotiating power with competitor pricing for government purchases Locate alternate sources of supply when primary sources are not able to deliver Pinpoint sources and products purchased by specific government agencies with extensive award history data
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)	Quickly identify and retrieve existing parts information to streamline internal processes and strengthen MRO capabilities Reduce costs associated with maintaining duplicate parts Support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and maintain older equipment with historical and obsolete part numbers and NSNs Manage part and material risk and enhance Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) capabilities with information on past vendors

Prop Shaft Supply, Inc. Reduces Lead Time and Cost with NFTD Forging Tool and Supplier Database

This aerospace and defense manufacturer avoids backorders in its supply chain by using a best-in-class system to identify and locate critical parts and suppliers. As a result, the company has reduced administrative lead time (ALT) and production lead time (PLT) from months to days by providing single-point access to data for 230,000 forging tools.

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Customer Testimonials

Supporting business growth
The use of an electronic parts and logistics research service played a key role in winning over $40 million in defense orders. With Haystack^® Gold, we can get far more detailed information in 30 seconds. Because the tool is interactive, we can browse through the data to make sure the answers are what we are looking for.

Ensuring value pricing
I love using Haystack^® Gold. It helps us justify our pricing. That’s what I use Haystack for more than anything else - price justification. I work in the Emergency Buy Department and sometimes the pricing isn’t as good as we would like it to be. We need further justification. That’s when I go to Haystack to get my pricing and my justification. It helps with my documentation too. I love it for that.

Delivering savings
Upon searching for alternate sources through Procurement History in Haystack^® Gold, the part was found sitting on a shelf for a cost of $29,000. Even if we have the part refurbished, a saving of $18,000 is still achieved.

Content, Capabilities, Customer Support

FLIS and NSN Data

Search 190+ million item records from 70+ US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp and related government and commercial data sources
Locate and verify technical characteristics
Find current and historical pricing details
Identify obsolete parts, alternates and suppliers
Access current NSN records, updated weekly from the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS)

Search 190+ million part references across 70+ databases
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CAGE Suppliers

Cross-reference comprehensive CAGE code data and NSN records with procurement and alternative suppliers
View vendor CAGE and CCR data on US and international firms manufacturing or distributing items procured by the US Government
Access detailed information on military, commercial and government suppliers

Find detailed information on military commercial and government suppliers
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Procurement History

Track historical military procurement activities across multiple defense agencies
Research cost and vendor data for optimized procurement activities
Access procurement data from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and other locations
Examine National Stock Number (NSN), award dates, contract line item numbers, lot quantity size, total dollars expended and individual item cost

Identify current and historical pricing across multiple defense agencies
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Powerful search and reporting tools

Comprehensive Super Search – Scan 70+ databases concurrently to find a specific dataset, cutting research time by potentially weeks
Batch search and reporting tools – Efficiently manage bills of materials (BOMs) with flexible output options
+135 search fields – Filter data by National and NATO stock numbers (NSNs), Federal Supply Class (FSC), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, part number, description, attribute, technical characteristics, part status, supplier or weapon system
Supplier site links – Link directly to supplier site

Customer support

Dedicated customer care team and account manager for product inquiries
Onsite and online training/demonstrations available
Subject matter experts for product-specific, in-depth conversations
Consulting expertise to assist with strategic decision making
Assistance integrating Haystack with in-house applications: S&P Global provides the technical setup, hosts the service and provides the reference user documentation necessary for successful implementation

Defense Manufacturer Secures New Opportunities in New Markets

In this brief video, Paul Burton – Director of Research & Analysis for S&P Global Defence Industry and Budgets – describes how a defense manufacturer overcame austere market conditions to unlock opportunities in emerging markets. Learn how the company used S&P Global proprietary data and market forecasts, and worked with S&P Global analysts, to secure a sale in a region where it had never before conducted business.

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Haystack^® Gold

Drive supply chain savings, efficiency and risk mitigation.

Who uses Haystack Gold and how?

Prop Shaft Supply, Inc. Reduces Lead Time and Cost with NFTD Forging Tool and Supplier Database

Customer Testimonials

Delivering savings
Upon searching for alternate sources through Procurement History in Haystack^® Gold, the part was found sitting on a shelf for a cost of $29,000. Even if we have the part refurbished, a saving of $18,000 is still achieved.

Content, Capabilities, Customer Support

Defense Manufacturer Secures New Opportunities in New Markets

Watch a replay or join an upcoming event

Managing the Electronic Component Supply Chain into 2021

Haystack® Gold

Drive supply chain savings, efficiency and risk mitigation.

Who uses Haystack Gold and how?

Prop Shaft Supply, Inc. Reduces Lead Time and Cost with NFTD Forging Tool and Supplier Database

Customer Testimonials

Delivering savings Upon searching for alternate sources through Procurement History in Haystack® Gold, the part was found sitting on a shelf for a cost of $29,000. Even if we have the part refurbished, a saving of $18,000 is still achieved.

Content, Capabilities, Customer Support

Defense Manufacturer Secures New Opportunities in New Markets

Watch a replay or join an upcoming event

Managing the Electronic Component Supply Chain into 2021

Haystack^® Gold

Delivering savings
Upon searching for alternate sources through Procurement History in Haystack^® Gold, the part was found sitting on a shelf for a cost of $29,000. Even if we have the part refurbished, a saving of $18,000 is still achieved.