ANSWERS-2025 Update.
COSAL - Correct Answer Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List
Define COSAL - Correct Answer A technical and supply management document.
Purpose is to identify repair parts and to determine storeroom allowances. Ship specific.
CFBR - Correct Answer COSAL Feedback Report
Define CFBR - Correct Answer To facilitate correction of COSAL errors. Also utilized
when a part is not listed on an APL.
Who do you submit CFBR s to? - Correct Answer 3MC, approval not immediate.
What form do you use to submit a CFBR? - Correct Answer DD Form NAVSUP 1371
OPNAV 4790/CK - Correct Answer Adding, modifying, and/or deleting equipment to
reflect actual onboard configuration.
APL - Correct Answer Allowance Part List
Define APL - Correct Answer A 8-10 digit code that identifies a specific system onboard
a ship. Repair funds apply to all APL s.
Example of APL - Correct Answer 8 digits: 00028167
10 digits: 590330122A
Define AEL - Correct Answer An 11 digit code that identifies NON-MAINTENANCE
related parts for a specific system onboard. Consumable funds are used for all AEL s.
AEL - Correct Answer Allowance Equipage List
Example of AEL - Correct Answer 11 digits: 5903301225A
11 digits: 0-0064002939
SPMIG - Correct Answer Standard PMS Material Identification Guide
Define SPMIG - Correct Answer Used to look up NIIN s related to maintenance.
CAGE - Correct Answer Commercial and Government Entity
*Note: used to identify manufacturer
, How many digits does a CAGE have? - Correct Answer 5
What s the purpose of OMMS-NG? - Correct Answer Used to order repair and
repairable parts.
NSN - Correct Answer National Stock Number
Define NSN - Correct Answer Used to identify all items of material in the Federal Supply
Distribution System.
All items of supply which are centrally managed or procured for the stock system are
required to have an NSN.
Example of NSN - Correct Answer 13 digits: 3120-01-438-7640
NIIN - Correct Answer National Item Identification Number
Define NIIN - Correct Answer Consists of a (2) digit National Codification Bureau code
(NCB), country of origin.
Example of NIIN - Correct Answer 9 digits: 01-542-4562
*Note: (01) is the NCB.
Open Purchase - Correct Answer For materials greater than $5,000.00, obtain three
quotes from three vendors.
Split Purchases - Correct Answer Not allowed. Using two vendors to purchase the same
item, in order to stay under the micro-purchase threshold value of $5,000.
Credit Cards Limit - Correct Answer Commercial Source: $5,000
Government Source: $100,000
Urgency of Need Justification - Correct Answer May be submitted if material must be
received within a certain amount of time.
Sole Source Justification - Correct Answer To use a specific source
What must be attached to an open purchase for repair materials? - Correct Answer JCN
must be attached to the open purchase.
SERVMART spending threshold - Correct Answer 100K
DLR - Correct Answer Depot Level Repairable