Read monthly and quarterly forecasts
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Video sections for this page
- 0:00 — Open NSN Forecasting
- 0:13 — Choose a forecast route
- 0:36 — Select the supply class
- 0:58 — Read the quarterly quantities
- 1:37 — Follow the NIIN to its catalog result
- 2:04 — Search the same item by NSN
- 2:27 — Read the monthly quantities
- 2:35 — Separate price and forecast fields
- 2:48 — Recognize an empty forecast
Forecasting from an NSN result opens the monthly view. The forecast form can open either the monthly view for an item or the quarterly view for a supply class. Forecast amounts are quantities for the displayed month or quarter.
How to get here and continue
- From Main Menu → Parts/Products → NSN Forecasting, enter a full NSN or NIIN and choose Search By NSN/NIIN for a monthly forecast. For a class forecast, select FSG and FSC, then Search By FSC. You can also reach a monthly view from an NSN result using Forecasting.
- The item route opens a monthly forecast; the class route opens a quarterly forecast. Use the page heading and period labels to tell them apart, then read the matching field guidance below.
- Use browser Back to return to the page that opened the forecast. From a linked item record, Back returns to the forecast, then Back returns to the search form. If the class or item has no forecast rows, return to the form to choose another one.
Fields shared by monthly and quarterly views
| Field | Meaning and limit |
|---|---|
| FSC | Four-character supply class. |
| NIIN | Nine-character item identifier; its link opens the item's FLIS result. Verify leading zeros. |
| Description | Stored item text. Confirm identity against the cataloged NSN. |
| UOM | Unit shown for the item. See DLA unit-of-issue guidance. |
| LastPrice | Last award price shown for reference. It is separate from the forecast amounts and Total. |
| AMC / AMSC | Acquisition Method Code and Acquisition Method Suffix Code from the catalog record. Read these with the current solicitation's source-approval instructions. DLA source-approval glossary. |
| Total | Sum of the displayed forecast quantities: the total number of pieces across those columns. |
Monthly display
The monthly view displays 25 forecast quantities beneath month/year headings. Search By NSN/NIIN on the forecast form opens this view. If no forecast row is displayed, the page can show NO FORECAST DECLARED BY DLA. This view has no export control.
Read each amount under its displayed month and with the item's UOM.
Quarterly display
The quarterly view shows forecast quantities by federal fiscal quarter: Q1 October–December, Q2 January–March, Q3 April–June, and Q4 July–September. Search By FSC on the forecast form opens this view. It has no export control.
Quarterly example: FSC 4010
The October 12, 2026 search chose FSG 40 — Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings and FSC 4010 — Chain and Wire Rope, then pressed Search By FSC. The DLAForecastingQuarterly page showed NIIN 000582450, CHAIN ASSEMBLY, SINGLE LEG, UOM EA, LastPrice $1.05, AMC 1, and AMSC G. Its period headings ran from 4th QTR FY 2026 through 4th QTR FY 2028. The row's quantities were 3, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 0, giving Total 66. With EA as the unit, that total is 66 each across the displayed quarters, not $66. The $1.05 LastPrice is a separate reference value.
Open the quarterly result at full size.
Selecting NIIN 000582450 opened its FLIS item detail for NSN 4010 000582450, with the same item description and a Last Award Price $1.05 dated 02/14/19. Use this link to confirm the cataloged item before comparing forecast quantities with purchasing activity. Browser Back returned to the quarterly result, then Back returned to the forecasting form.
Open the FLIS item detail at full size.
Monthly example: NSN 4010000582450
From the same form, entering full NSN 4010000582450 and pressing Search By NSN/NIIN opened DLAForecasting for NIIN 000582450. It displayed CHAIN ASSEMBLY, SINGLE LEG, EA, LastPrice $1.05, AMC 1, and AMSC G. The monthly headings ran from 10/26 through 10/28. Quantities were 3 in each month through 07/28, then 0 in the last three months, giving Total 66 EA. Read the monthly cells as quantities for their individual months; the total is a quantity, not a dollar amount. Browser Back returned to the form. This page had no export control.
Open the monthly result at full size.
When no forecast is declared
For NSN 4030-00-266-7415, the monthly page showed NO FORECAST DECLARED BY DLA and no monthly quantity row. This earlier empty example illustrates why an item search can open a forecast page without a quantity table.
A forecast is a planning quantity. Compare the item with award history for prior purchases or current solicitations for open opportunities. The form and both result layouts offer no Excel export control.
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