The FCS is also used by North Atlantic Treaty
FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM
Organization (NATO) countries.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) administers
Federal Supply Classification System
the Federal Catalog System (FCS) under the direction
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and
The Federal Supply Classification (FSC) System
Logistics). The FCS encompasses the naming, the
is designed to permit the classification of all items of
description, the classification, and the numbering of all
supply used by the federal government. Each item is
items carried under centralized inventory control by
classified in one, and only one, four-digit. The first two
the DOD and the civilian agencies of the federal
digits denote the federal supply group or major
government, as well as the publication of related
category of commodities. The last two digits denote
identification data.
the class or subdivision within a group. The groups
cover a broad range of categories and are further
Only one identification may be used for each item
broken down by classes. There are approximately 600
for all supply functions from purchase to final disposal.
classes assigned. The groups are shown in table 2-1.
Table 2-1.--FSC Groups
Group
Title
10
Weapons
11
Nuclear ordnance
12
Fire control equipment
13
Ammunition and explosives
14
Guided missiles
15
Aircraft and airframe structural components
16
Aircraft components and accessories
17
Aircraft launching, landing, and ground-handling equipment
18
Space vehicles
19
Ships, small craft, pontoons, and floating docks
20
Ship and marine equipment
21
Unassigned
22
Railway equipment
23
Ground effect vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers, and cycles
24
Tractors
25
Vehicular equipment components
26
Tires and tubes
27
Unassigned
28
Engines, turbines, and components
29
Engine accessories
30
Mechanical power transmission equipment
31
32
Woodworking machinery and equipment
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