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Figure 5-1.Typical requisition request.
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from Navy stock than you would pay through the GSA Schedule. The GSA "government prices" are generally 20 percent or more below the retail selling price. However, you must "buy Navy" first. SUPPLY  CATALOGS There are over four million types of supply items in the Department of Defense Supply System. The Navy Supply System alone stocks over one million items. So you may have access to the entire resources of the government,   a   common   language   has   been developed—the Federal Catalog System. FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) administers the Federal Catalog System that encompasses all items carried by the Department of Defense and the civil agencies of the Federal Government. Once an item is cataloged properly, this information is used for all supply functions related to the item from purchase to final disposal. When an item is placed in the Federal Catalog   System,   it   is   given   a   Federal   Supply Classification (FSC) number. FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Each  item  is  classified  in  one,  and  only  one, four-digit  FSC  number.  The  first  two  digits  indicate  the group or major division of commodities; the last two digits are the class or subdivision of commodities within a group. Presently, the FSC has 90 groups established (some  are  unassigned).  These  stock  groups  cover  rather broad categories of material. The second two numbers, designating the class within the group, allow more specific identification. Class numbers may identify the commodities   according   to   their   physical   or performance characteristics or may be based on other items in the class that are requisitioned or issued together. Classes are used to divide types of material within a stock group and create the FSC number as follows: 6710-Cameras, Motion Picture 6720-Cameras, Still Picture 6730-Projection  Equipment Group 67 Photographic Equipment 6740-Photographic  Developing  and Finishing  Equipment 6750-Photographic   Supplies 6760-Photographic  Accessories 6770-Film,   Processed 6780-Photographic Sets, Kits, and outfits NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER As  you  can  imagine,  the  FSC  number  is  not enough  to  identify  a  specific  supply  item.  After additional  identification  is  added,  a  National  Stock Number (NSN) is created. Figure 5-2 shows each element of an NSN in proper sequential order. An  NSN  is  made  up  of  nine  digits.  This includes the National Codification Bureau (NCB) code and the National Item Identification Number (NIIN). These numbers identify supply items used by   DoD.   They   are   used   to   identify   items independently, and most supply catalogs you use are arranged in NIIN order. Figure 5-2.—National Stock Number. 5-3







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