
More than 6,000 government subscribers rely on ILS. Shouldn't you? As a buyer or procurement agent, you can:
* Access over 5 billion parts inventories for sale worldwide
* Locate on-the-shelf suppliers of critical parts to support routine procurement, MICAP, obsolescence management, bridge buys, parts research, asset visibility, and forecasting
* Cross-reference Government (FLIS) data to find alternate sources, additional relevant databases and link seamlessly to actual market supplies
* Identify qualified suppliers who meet government purchasing requirements
* Use eCommerce tools to send RFQs/RFIs for pricing
* Send Message Broadcasts to address critical readiness situations
* Quickly gather worldwide supply/demand data for individual parts, or for all the parts which make-up an end item
Suppliers More than 6,000 Government purchasing agents in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Defense Logistics Agencies, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Defense Contractors use ILS to look for sources. There's never been an easier, more cost effective way to reach the multi-billion dollar government market.
Using the ILS Government Supplier tools you can:
* Reach buyers the instant they're ready to buy
* Increase your selling opportunities by alerting buyers that you have the items they need on the shelf, will accept government credit cards, and can ship within 72 hours (participating in the ILS "G-lister" program)
* Receive alerts when open government solicitations match the items you have in stock
Parts Research ILS' Government Research Tool (GRT) is used by codifiers, logisticians and researchers for easy access to millions of fully indexed records and logically organized U.S. Government catalog and procurement data. Harness its power to:
* Determine current and discontinued NSNs, parts supply and demand data and availability information for millions of parts, within seconds
* Retrieve FLIS, Procurement History, Technical Characteristics, AMDF, MRIL, CAGE, CCR, and PMA data from a single NSN or NIIN search
Obsolescence Management As the world's largest and most active eMarketplace in the aerospace/defense industry, ILS is a powerful resource, helping you to locate the parts and services needed to achieve military readiness. Use ILS to:
* Find alternative parts, hard-to-find parts, and parts no longer manufactured for lifetime or bridge buys
* Send Message Broadcasts to request immediate responses for items or services worldwide
* Determine which parts may present obsolescence challenges by viewing supply and demand data tied to a part or end item
* Tap into the largest database of historical National Stock Numbers available to research NSNs no longer found in the FedLog