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 200+ million part references in 70+ datasets. 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

Features and Capabilities

Integration to industry and military standards in Engineering Workbench
Integration to electronic and electro-mechanical components, and fasteners in BOM/Parts Intelligence
US, UK, and Canadian data
National Forging Tooling database
Access to cFolders documentation/drawings
XML Web Services integration capabilities
ISO Group RFP quote system
Integration to ILSmart inventory locator system
Unique supplier inventory with RFQ alerts when customer inventory has been uploaded
Addition of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), in addition to CAGE and DUNS numbers

Key Benefits

Haystack is a decision support solution that helps our customers to:
- Maintain mission-readiness
- Build a resilient supply chain
- Improve product quality
- Accelerate business, manufacturing and supply chain processes
- Shorten cycle times
- Reduce purchasing or manufacturing costs
- Accelerate research & innovation
- Improve & enrich internal data quality
- Reduce manual data entry
- Locate hard-to-find items
Gain competitive advantage with Awards/Procurement History:
- Access to 70+ years of history to conduct cost and pricing analysis
- Provide alternate sources of supply
- Price to win
Expand growth opportunities with RFQ Management:
- Access Open Government Solicitations with daily notifications of new opportunities
- Monitor a list of FSC, NIINs or CAGE codes
Reduce supply chain risk with Supplier Inventory:
- Provides alternate sources of supply
- Displays supplier inventory/stock on hand
- Allows in app quote requests
- Integrated with ISO Group and ILSMart marketplaces
Supply chain resilience with Master Cross Reference List:
- Extensive list of alternate parts as catalogued by the DLA
- Locate form, fit & function replacement
- Obsolescence indicators for part availability & vendor status

Customer Success: Leading Aerospace and Defense Corporation Consistently Wins $4B+ Contracts Using Haystack

Competition is strong when bidding on $4B+ US govt contracts, with less than 60 days to submit a bid.

"Can’t stress enough how important Haystack is for this critical data. These groups are one-person efforts. When they put together data and make a claim that this is what the cost is, this is what you need to win... People often don’t agree with this and then start to really drill into you for evidence. When you can substantiate it with Haystack data and government data... People will then believe you and you don’t lose credibility.”
- Program Manager for RFPs at Leading Aerospace & Defense Corporation
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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

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