Naics To FSC Cross

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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. Connect a NAICS industry to FSC solicitations and item research

Start with the button-specific workflow: Connect a NAICS industry to FSC solicitations and item research.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Start at Main Menu
  2. 0:18 — Open the crosswalk
  3. 0:43 — Compare mapped supply classes
  4. 1:13 — Open the FSC solicitation list
  5. 1:42 — Confirm the linked catalog item
  6. 2:09 — Switch to a separate item example
  7. 2:33 — Open Technical Characteristics
  8. 2:46 — Read each characteristic across its row
  9. 3:48 — Open Award History
  10. 4:06 — Compare the award date, quantity and price
  11. 5:09 — Open Associated Documents
  12. 5:31 — Choose the matching document number
  13. 6:05 — Read the listed specification revisions
  14. 6:46 — Open the item's drawing list
  15. 6:57 — Compare drawing, sheet, type and revision
  16. 7:39 — Confirm the selected drawing row
  17. 8:03 — Return to the NSN summary

2. 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.

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  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

3. Follow NSN forecasts, equipment lists, market totals and source documents

Continue item research through equipment lists, forecasts, market analysis and source documents. The lesson identifies changes of example.

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  1. 0:00 — Check the screw's APL lookup
  2. 0:42 — Use a separate populated APL example
  3. 1:25 — Read the pump list's parts
  4. 2:07 — Read the screw's forecast result
  5. 2:34 — Identify the monthly forecast
  6. 2:52 — Read monthly quantities and total
  7. 3:00 — Read price and acquisition fields
  8. 3:13 — Switch from item months to class quarters
  9. 3:35 — Read the chain's quarterly quantities
  10. 4:14 — Read this screw's three-year market result
  11. 4:46 — Read a populated item market example
  12. 5:17 — Open the item competitor list
  13. 5:39 — Use a separate opened-drawing example
  14. 6:16 — Inspect the opened drawing file
  15. 6:47 — Open the printable award table
  16. 7:25 — Follow an awardee to its CAGE profile
  17. 7:55 — Read the associated specification itself
  18. 8:38 — Browse documents related to the specification
  19. 9:18 — Choose the right reference link on the screw
  20. 9:45 — See where the part-number link goes
  21. 10:18 — Confirm the referenced organization
  22. 10:45 — See what IPB Search opens
  23. 11:13 — Start another item lookup

Written walkthrough and screen references

  1. Explore the NAICS-to-FSC crosswalk
  2. Review solicitations linked to a supply class
  3. Read an NSN result
  4. Read an item's technical characteristics
  5. Read an NSN's award history
  6. Find documents associated with an NSN
  7. Inspect and download item drawings
  8. Read FLIS identification, sourcing and reference segments
  9. Read FLIS shipping and management data
  10. Read inventory and backorders
  11. Search and read APL/AEL equipment lists
  12. Read monthly and quarterly forecasts
  13. Use the short-form NSN market report
  14. Read contractor results and profiles