The systems that make your FFL or defense business work
Constaris sets up and maintains the systems your company runs on, from ERP and team chat to file storage, with ITAR compliance built in from the first day. Firearms and defense are all we do.
We connect your systems to the tools FFL and defense teams already run.
A&D bound book
Payment processing
Team communications
File storage and sharing
Firearms and defense. Nothing else.
Constaris takes no mandates outside the FFL and defense space. Every system we build runs a business that answers to the same regulators, under the same export rules.
That focus means every system we touch starts with ITAR already in the plan, from who can open a drawing to how records are kept. We set your systems up, then stay on to keep them that way.
Back to work in the Arsenal of Democracy
Constaris is based in Ecorse, Michigan, just downriver from Detroit. During World War II, Detroit's factories turned to war production at a scale that earned the region the name Arsenal of Democracy.
We are bringing that effort back for today's firearms and defense makers, starting with the systems that keep their operations running.
The systems behind your business
Running an FFL or defense company takes more than one tool. We set up the core systems your team works in every day and keep each one in line with ITAR.
The system that runs your operation
We set up and maintain your ERP with ITAR access rules, hosting and recordkeeping planned from the start, and connect it to tools like FastBound and Fortis Pay.
Team messaging you control
We deploy and maintain Mattermost so your team can message, share files and coordinate on infrastructure you choose, with access set by role.
Files that stay where you put them
We deploy and maintain Nextcloud for file storage, sharing and document editing on servers you control, with folder access set by role.
From first setup to every year after
Set up
We implement and configure each system with ITAR controls built in from the first day, not added after go-live.
Maintain
We keep your systems compliant as your users, products, suppliers and the rules around them change.
Support
Your team gets direct help from people who only work with firearms and defense businesses.
Built only for the firearms and defense community
Firearms manufacturers
Licensed makers running production under an FFL.
Importers and distributors
Licensees moving regulated products through the supply chain.
Defense contractors
Companies handling ITAR-controlled articles and technical data.
Defense suppliers
Subcontractors and component makers serving defense programs.
What ITAR asks of your systems
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations control who can access defense articles and the technical data behind them. Your ERP, your team chat and your shared files all hold that data, so how they are set up and maintained matters.
Who can see the data
Sharing ITAR-controlled technical data with a foreign person counts as an export, even inside your own building. User roles in every system have to reflect that.
Where the data lives
Where the system, its backups and its support staff sit decides who could reach controlled data. Hosting is a compliance choice, not only an IT one.
What the records show
ITAR registrants must keep records of their regulated activity for five years. Your systems hold many of them, so they have to stay complete and easy to retrieve.
Ready to put your systems on solid ground?
Tell us about your business and the systems you run today. We'll follow up to set up a consultation.
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