Military Base Requirements: (Systems Maintenance)
Military Base Contracting Requirements: (Systems Maintenance - Aircraft, Ships, Vehicles, Defense Systems, Support Equipment)
Military units and organizations charged with the duty or maintaining, repairing, and modifying defense systems require an extensive array of products, equipment, and services from private industry. These products and services are needed in order to keep defense weapon systems and support systems fully mission capable. Often commercial products and services are used to augment the limited resources of military units and defense organizations. Defense systems maintenance requirements fall into three primary categories:
- Systems Maintenance (ships, vehicles, aircraft, weapon systems, support equipment, etc.)
- Logistics Support (parts, tools, fuels, chemicals, supplies, transportation, supply chain management, etc.)
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Facilities Support (civil engineering, utilities, security, etc.)
The Categories of Products, Equipment, and Services routinely procured from private industry in order to accomplish defense systems maintenance are listed below. These products, equipment, and services are listed by Federal Supply Classification (FSC) codes.
| Federal Supply Classification Code | Description |
| B | Special studies and analysis - (not Research and Development) |
| D | Information technology services, including telecommunications services |
| H | Quality control, testing and inspection services |
| J | Maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment |
| K | Modification of equipment |
| L | Technical representative services |
| M | Operation of Government-owned facilities |
| N | Installation of equipment |
| R | Professional, administrative, and management support services |
| T | Photographic, mapping, printing, publication services |
| U | Education and training services |
| V | Transportation, travel, and relocation services |
| W | Lease or Rental of equipment |
| Y | Construction of structures and facilities |
| Z | Maintenance, repair, and alteration of real property |
| 10 | Weapons |
| 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 |
| 19 | Ships, small craft, pontoons and floating docks |
| 20 | Ship and marine equipment |
| 23 | Ground effects vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers and cycles |
| 26 | Tires and tubes |
| 28 | Engines, turbines and components |
| 29 | Engine accessories |
| 34 | Metalworking machinery |
| 35 | Service and trade equipment |
| 36 | Special industry machinery |
| 39 | Materials handling equipment |
| 40 | Rope, cable, chain and fittings |
| 42 | Fire fighting, rescue and safety equipment |
| 43 |
Pumps and compressors |
| 44 |
Furnace, steam plant and drying equipment; and nuclear reactors |
| 47 | Pipe, tubing, hose and fittings |
| 48 | Valves |
| 49 | Maintenance and repair shop equipment |
| 51 | Hand Tools |
| 52 | Measuring Tools |
| 54 | Prefabricated structures and scaffolding |
| 60 | Fiber optics materials, components, assemblies and accessories |
| 61 | Electric wire & power and distribution equipment |
| 63 | Alarm, signal and security detection equipment |
| 66 | Instruments and laboratory equipment |
| 68 | Chemicals and chemical products |
| 69 | Training aids and devices |
| 70 | General purpose information technology equipment |
| 72 | Household and commercial furnishings & appliances |
| 73 | Food preparation and serving equipment |
| 74 | Office machines, text processing systems and visible record equipment |
| 75 | Office supplies and devices |
| 79 | Cleaning equipment and supplies |
| 80 | Brushes, paints, sealers and adhesives |
| 81 | Containers, packaging, and packing supplies |
| 84 | Clothing, individual equipment and insignia |
| 89 | Subsistence (food, beverages, etc.) |
| 91 | Fuels, lubricants, oils and waxes |
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Guidance for Doing Business with Military Bases |