DLA Prime Contractors

In the application: Main Menu → Parts/Products → DLA Prime Contractors

Follow the sections in order, or use the contents and chapter links to go directly to what you need. Existing lessons may change example records or repeat a shared screen.

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Watch the learning sequence

1. DLA Prime Contractors: follow a class to its item record

Start with the button-specific workflow: DLA Prime Contractors: follow a class to its item record.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Open DLA Prime Contractors
  2. 0:19 — Choose a supply group and class
  3. 0:46 — Read the prime results
  4. 1:16 — Compare the company's listed items
  5. 1:44 — Confirm the adapter item record
  6. 2:12 — Choose a related item view
  7. 2:52 — Open Inventory for this NIIN
  8. 3:04 — Read the dated Inventory rows
  9. 3:29 — Open BackOrder for this NIIN
  10. 3:32 — Read the dated BackOrder rows
  11. 3:57 — Return through the prime results

2. Read NSN characteristics, awards and research records

Follow an item into characteristics, awards, documents, substitutes, drawings and its combined report. Chapters let you skip steps already shown.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Continue research on the same NSN
  2. 0:29 — Open Technical Characteristics
  3. 0:42 — Read each characteristic across its row
  4. 1:45 — Open Award History
  5. 2:03 — Compare the award date, quantity and price
  6. 3:06 — Open Associated Documents
  7. 3:28 — Choose the matching document number
  8. 4:01 — Read the listed specification revisions
  9. 4:43 — Open Substitutes
  10. 4:54 — Read the substitute relationship row
  11. 5:39 — Open the item's drawing list
  12. 5:50 — Compare drawing, sheet, type and revision
  13. 6:32 — Confirm the selected drawing row
  14. 6:56 — Open the combined HTML report
  15. 7:11 — Match catalog and management sections
  16. 7:52 — Read the report award quantities and prices
  17. 8:22 — Compare the report technical characteristics
  18. 8:46 — Read the report's document references
  19. 9:25 — Finish with substitutions and MOE rules
  20. 10:04 — Return to the NSN summary

3. Read NSN catalog, logistics and inventory screens

Continue from NSN details into catalog, logistics, inventory and backorder records. This shared lesson uses another item example.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Start at the NSN item page
  2. 0:31 — Open FLIS Header
  3. 0:33 — FLIS Header — Segment A
  4. 1:52 — Open MOE Rules
  5. 1:56 — MOE Rules — Segment B
  6. 2:52 — Open MCRL
  7. 2:55 — MCRL — Segment C
  8. 3:51 — Open Shipping
  9. 3:55 — Shipping — Segment G
  10. 5:03 — Open ML-C
  11. 5:07 — ML-C — Segment H
  12. 6:11 — Open Inventory
  13. 6:15 — Inventory
  14. 6:57 — Open BackOrder
  15. 7:00 — BackOrder
  16. 7:40 — Return to item research

4. Research a contractor profile and its company actions

Continue from a company or CAGE link into its profile, DLA history, federal awards, part references, registration, GSA, RoadMap, opportunities and subcontractor report. Shared examples use different companies.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Open a CAGE-based profile
  2. 0:33 — Read the company identity and location
  3. 1:13 — Choose a parts-history range
  4. 1:44 — Check the company’s DLA parts history
  5. 2:43 — Read federal contract awards
  6. 3:34 — Review the company’s part references
  7. 4:23 — Check the GSA Schedule view
  8. 5:07 — Switch to the registration example
  9. 5:29 — open-registration-details
  10. 5:43 — match-the-business-identity
  11. 6:22 — interpret-registration-dates-and-next-step
  12. 7:05 — Explore the company RoadMap
  13. 7:34 — open-the-contractor-opportunity-view
  14. 8:00 — read-the-match-summary-and-part-row
  15. 8:44 — verify-notice-source-and-match-fit
  16. 9:11 — Open the SubContractor Report
  17. 9:31 — Return to company search

Written walkthrough and screen references

  1. Find DLA prime contractors by supply class
  2. Read an NSN result
  3. Read inventory and backorders
  4. Read an item's technical characteristics
  5. Read an NSN's award history
  6. Find documents associated with an NSN
  7. Evaluate recorded substitute items
  8. Inspect and download item drawings
  9. Read the combined NSN research report
  10. Read FLIS identification, sourcing and reference segments
  11. Read FLIS shipping and management data
  12. Read contractor results and profiles
  13. Read the full registration-detail field list
  14. Review opportunities related to a contractor