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title: "AS9100 / NADCAP / ITAR Shops: Get Aerospace & Defense RFQs | OpenSpindle"
description: "AS9100-certified, NADCAP-accredited, or ITAR-registered? OpenSpindle sends you aerospace and defense RFQs that need traceability, controlled processing, and ITAR handling. Free, no lead fees."
canonical: https://openspindle.com/for-shops/aerospace-defense
updated: 2026-08-31
---

# AS9100 / NADCAP / ITAR shops: aerospace & defense RFQs routed to you

**For: AS9100 / NADCAP / ITAR shops**

Aerospace and defense buyers need traceability and controlled processing most shops cannot certify to. If your shop holds AS9100, NADCAP special-process accreditations, or an ITAR registration, we have the matching RFQs.

*Free to join* · *No lead fees* · *Cert-matched RFQs only*

## Aerospace & defense RFQs on our board

### AS9100 machined parts

- Brackets, housings, and manifolds in 6061, 7075, Ti-6Al-4V, Inconel
- Full material certs, FAIR per AS9102, and PPAP where required
- Prototype 1–25 up to low-rate production (100–1,000)

### NADCAP special processes

- Heat treat (AMS 2770, 2759), chemical processing (anodize per AMS 2470, passivation per AMS 2700)
- NDT (FPI, MPI, UT, RT per NAS 410 Level II/III)
- Welding per AWS D17.1 / AMS 2680

### ITAR-registered defense work

- Weapon-system brackets, mounts, and fire-control parts
- Secure data handling (CMMC L2 target), US-person engineers
- Fully traceable material and processing

### Space and propulsion

- 5-axis contoured aluminum and titanium brackets for launch vehicles
- Inconel and refractory parts for propulsion
- Prototype quantity with eye toward production release

## What a qualified aerospace / defense shop looks like

- **AS9100 Rev D (minimum):** Current, scope covers machining or your relevant process. Documented in your profile.
- **NADCAP accreditations:** Heat treat, chem processing, NDT, welding, or similar -- call out which codes you hold and the scope.
- **ITAR registration:** Current State Department registration if you take defense work. We route ITAR-flagged RFQs only to registered shops.
- **CMMC:** Level 2 target for DoD-funded primes. Not required to join but opens the restricted-data RFQs.
- **Material traceability:** Heat lot tied to serial-numbered parts, mill certs on file, PMI/XRF alloy verification as needed.
- **FAIR (AS9102):** In-house CMM or trusted inspection partner for first-article reports.
- **Processes:** 3- 4- and 5-axis milling, turning, Swiss, EDM, grinding -- the actual process does not matter, the quality system does.

## What an aerospace / defense partner gets

- **Cert-matched RFQs only:** If you hold AS9100 we route AS9100 RFQs. We do not send you commercial-grade work hoping you will quote it, and we do not send you work your certs do not cover.
- **Realistic schedules:** Aerospace FAIR and NADCAP processing time is communicated to the buyer up front; you quote the lead time you can hit.
- **Free to join; no fees:** No subscription, no per-RFQ fee, no commission.
- **Keep your own customers:** Our RFQs are from new buyers we bring in; we do not approach your existing primes.
- **Material fronted:** Customer pays us before you cut, including long-lead certified material.
- **Discipline on PO / terms:** We handle NET terms with the customer so your invoice gets paid on your usual schedule.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### We already have an aerospace customer base. What is the upside?

The RFQs we route are from hardware startups and new programs -- the ones not on your current PO list. Expect additive demand, not a replacement for your base.

### How do you verify a buyer is a legitimate end user for ITAR work?

We screen US-person status and end-use before routing ITAR-flagged RFQs. If anything looks off, the RFQ never reaches you.

### What volume should we expect?

Aerospace and defense RFQ volume is lumpy by program. Expect clusters of several RFQs when a program is active and quieter periods between. Longer-cycle than prototype CNC.

### Do we have to use your shop software?

No. The marketplace side is independent of OpenSpindle shop-management software.

## Where the RFQs come from

- [Aerospace & Defense](https://openspindle.com/industries/aerospace-defense.md) -- Primary industry page where these RFQs originate.
- [Titanium](https://openspindle.com/materials/titanium.md)
- [Inconel / Nickel Superalloys](https://openspindle.com/materials/inconel.md)
- [Cobalt-Chrome](https://openspindle.com/materials/cobalt-chrome.md)
- [5-Axis Machining](https://openspindle.com/capabilities/5-axis-machining.md)
- [EDM & Wire EDM](https://openspindle.com/capabilities/edm.md)
- [Precision Grinding](https://openspindle.com/capabilities/precision-grinding.md)

## Add your certs to your shop profile and we route aerospace / defense RFQs

List AS9100, NADCAP scopes, ITAR, and CMMC on your profile and tell us the materials and processes they cover. The matching RFQs route to you from that day forward.

[Apply as a shop partner](https://openspindle.com/apply.md)