A bureau for parts,
where the paperwork is the part.
An AI bureau that owns the paperwork so primes source certified work in days. Headstock sits between prime contractors and the AS9100-certified shop network — handling sourcing, first-article inspection, supplier qualification, and the compliance vault that sits behind every defense part.
A cleared drawing goes in. A cleared, certified, audit-ready part comes out.
- Drawing
- DXF-7842-A · Rev C · cleared
- Specification
- MIL-STD-xxxx
- Process
- 5-axis CNC milling
- Material
- Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5)
- Tolerance
- ±0.0005 in linear · 0.0002 Ra
- Cert scope
- AS9100D · ITAR · CMMC L2
- Match
- Acuity Machining · rank 1 / 142
Bring qualified capacity and proof into one pilot request.
Prime procurement teams can frame the part, RFQ, and qualification requirements in one place. Certified machine shops can clarify their scope and constraints through the same intake while Headstock keeps traceable paperwork and audit-ready evidence with the work.
Start with the requirements that make a pilot reviewable.
Select a pilot inquiry or formal RFQ/quote request, then give the bureau the context needed to review capacity, paperwork, and evidence.
Four agents. One workspace. Zero transcription.
Headstock runs four cooperating agents across the part lifecycle — each one owns the part of the process that used to need a specialist with a spreadsheet.
Match RFQs to qualified CNC capacity
Headstock ranks AS9100D shops by certification scope, process, material, and tolerance — not by who answers the phone first. Capacity, capability cards, and shop clearance all live in one ranking model.
Generate the AS9102 Rev C package as parts get measured
Features map to drawing callouts the moment measurements land. Revisions refresh on their own. The FAI document stays in lockstep with the part, instead of in a shared drive under someone’s name.
Supplier qualification files that stay current
Shop capability cards, scope, and process qualifications are maintained continuously. New shop on a new scope? The bureau already knows what is required to bring them on.
CMMC L2, NIST 800-171, ITAR, DFARS — audit-ready on any day
Evidence is gathered continuously, not the week of an audit. CMMC Level 2 controls, NIST SP 800-171 statements, ITAR jurisdictions, and DFARS clauses all reflect the current state of the supplier record.
A cleared drawing in. A certified, audit-ready part out.
Five stages, each owned by a Headstock agent. Procurement engineers set the constraints; the bureau handles the paper — including the versions of that paper a prime has never asked for yet.
Drawing, spec, ITAR jurisdiction, CMMC scope. Cleansed, classified, and routed to the right desk.
Sourcing agent ranks certified shops by scope, process, material, tolerance, and live capacity.
POs, NDAs, and supplier qualification packets drafted and sent. Shop confirmation is tracked.
AS9102 Rev C first-article inspection package populates from incoming measurements.
CMMC L2, NIST 800-171, ITAR, and DFARS evidence stays current on a single shared record.
Every framework a defense part touches, in one record.
Headstock is built around the controls a prime has to actually satisfy — not around a generic SaaS GRC template. Evidence is collected as the bureau works, so audits stop being a panic sprint.
- CMMC L2 controls maintained on every part of the supplier record.
- 110 NIST 800-171 statements, alertable as controls drift.
- ITAR jurisdiction tracked per engagement, per part.
State of AS9100 CNC capacity — 2025.
How supplier-qualification load is reshaping prime CNC sourcing in U.S. defense & aerospace, why a bureau-run paperwork layer is now the bottleneck, and where the cycle-time inversion is headed in 2026. Twelve minutes, sourced from forty-eight prime procurement desks and the bureau's own routing telemetry.
Headstock Research · 01 · December 2025
Send a drawing. Get a sourced shop, an FAI plan, and a compliance footprint.
Headstock is piloting with prime procurement teams and AS9100D shops. Email the bureau with a defense or aerospace RFQ, a part description and tolerance, or just an introduction — to set up a working session.