Read FLIS identification, sourcing and reference segments

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Application path: Main Menu → Search by NSN/NIIN → enter 5305007262550 → Search → FLIS Header, MOE Rules or MCRL.

These three buttons answer different questions about the same item. FLIS Header identifies the catalog item, MOE Rules shows its management and acquisition codes, and MCRL lists associated part-number references. Each page shows the nine-digit NIIN 007262550 in its heading. Use Back to return to the item and choose the next view.

FLIS Header: confirm the item

For the cap-screw example, the name is SCREW,CAP,HEXAGON HEAD and the Item Name Code is 18257. Read the column definitions below to understand the kinds of information provided. A code belongs to its own field: the same letter in another column can have a different meaning.

Catalog identification for the cap screw

Field Meaning and use
NAME Catalog item name. Compare it with the item you are researching; it is not a full specification.
INC Item Name Code for the cataloged name. Decode a specific value with the applicable item-name reference.
FIIG Federal Item Identification Guide identifier. It points to the guide used to structure an item's descriptive characteristics, not to a characteristic value by itself. Decode the specific guide before using it to infer technical properties. DLA catalog-tool comparison.
CCF Catalog criticality code. Check the displayed value against the applicable FLIS reference before using it to interpret an item's requirements.
TOII Type of Item Identification indicator. It describes the item's identification method; check the displayed value against the applicable FLIS reference before interpreting it. DLA catalog-tool comparison.
RPDMRC Reference or Partial Descriptive Method Reason Code. It indicates why an item was identified by reference or a partial description rather than a complete descriptive method. NATO codification manual.
DEMIL Demilitarization code, used to classify an item's demilitarization requirements.
HMIC Hazardous Material Indicator Code. Use it as a catalog indicator and check the item's safety information for handling requirements.
ESD Electrostatic-discharge/electromagnetic-interference code.
PMIC Precious Metals Indicator Code. It is a classification, not a measured quantity.
ADP Automated Data Processing Equipment Identification Code.

Use Back to return from Segment A. No export is shown on this page.

MOE Rules: review management and acquisition entries

Choose MOE Rules on the item page. This example has 170 rows. Click AMC twice to sort descending and bring its populated acquisition-method entries to the top. The arrow in the heading shows the sort direction. One example is A919, with AMC 1, AMSC G, IMC Z and IMCA CD. Read all values in the same row together. The AMC 1 / AMSC G explanation describes this example’s sourcing codes.

MOE rows sorted by AMC descending

Field Meaning and use
MOE Rule Major Organizational Entity rule identifier for a service or agency management relationship.
DSOR Depot Source of Repair code, identifying repair-support information.
AMC Acquisition Method Code. Read it with AMSC to understand the recorded acquisition method.
AMSC Acquisition Method Suffix Code. Read it with AMC for the complete acquisition-method entry.
NIMSC Nonconsumable Item Material Support Code describing a support relationship.
IMC Item Management Code.
IMCA Item-management activity value.
AAC Acquisition Advice Code describing acquisition guidance for the item.
Collaborators Supplemental collaborator codes associated with the rule.
Receivers Supplemental receiver codes associated with the rule.

Use Back to return from Segment B. A displayed rule provides management context; check the current solicitation for its source-approval terms.

MCRL: compare part numbers and companies

Choose MCRL to open FLIS Reference Numbers. The example contains 13 rows. 199-617 is associated with DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC., CAGE 72741. Other rows include military standards and other organizations, so the company name is useful context when deciding what kind of reference you have found.

Part references for the same NIIN

Field Meaning and use
Part No. Recorded part or reference number associated with the NIIN. Compare exact characters and punctuation.
RNCC Reference Number Category Code; describes the reference category.
RNVC Reference Number Variation Code; describes a variation in the reference.
RNFC Reference Number Format Code; describes how the reference was formatted relative to its source document or manufacturer version. DLA data dictionary.
RNJC Reference Number Justification Code.
RNSC Reference Number Status Code.
RNAAC Reference Number Activity Address Code, associated with possession or availability of a drawing or technical document for the reference. DLA data dictionary.
SADC Service/Agency Designator Code associated with a reference record. DLA QDB glossary.
DAC Document Availability Code.
CAGE Commercial and Government Entity identifier associated with the reference. Read it with the part number.
Company Name Stored vendor name associated with the reference.

Use Back to return from Segment C. Several reference rows can be listed for one NIIN; read each row as a part-number and CAGE pair.

Use the views together

Start with the item name, compare the references with the part you supply, then return to Tech. Characteristics for the descriptive specifications. Use Award History when you want past purchases rather than catalog references. The illustrated records were viewed October 21, 2026.

Example: qualify a proposed part

Confirm the item name in FLIS Header, read the AMC/AMSC and management row in MOE Rules, then compare the part number and CAGE in MCRL. Use Back to return to the same item between these views. Finish by comparing the technical characteristics and the requirements of the notice you are researching.