Month: June 2025

Hot summer days are a good time to sit in the A/C and mine some data.  Last week we wrote about the Federal Supply Classes where DLA is spending the most money.  Over the next few weeks we’re going to analyze some of these vertical markets to see what items are making the most money.

Below are the top 20 line items in FSC 1560 for all of 2024. Number of offers data lags a few months so we couldn’t do the first 6 months of 2025.

NSN	item_name	company	total 1
1560-01-143-5631	DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY	BELL TEXTRON INC	$3,813,966
1560-01-502-6111	WINDOW PANEL,AIRCRA	LLAMAS PLASTICS INC	$3,434,350
1560-01-714-4390	TANK ASSEMBLY,FUEL,	KAMPI COMPONENTS CO	$3,091,493
1560-01-481-3078	PISTON,CYLINDER ASS	WOODWARD HRT INC	$3,083,261
1560-01-451-2323	SEAL,GUNMOUNT	AAR SUPPLY CHAIN, IN	$2,864,124
1560-01-473-1286	SILL PLATE,CARGO DO	THE BOEING COMPANY	$2,401,737
1560-01-562-6867	FITTING,STRUCTURAL	SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CO	$2,230,278
1560-01-421-0999	FAIRING,AIRCRAFT	D-J ENGINEERING INC	$1,960,000
1560-01-469-2772	COVER,ACCESS,AIRCRA	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYS	$1,745,910
1560-01-649-9469	TRANSPARENCY,CANOPY	LLAMAS PLASTICS INC	$1,473,970
1560-00-862-6365	DUCT ASSEMBLY,AIR	G. S. E. DYNAMICS, I	$1,315,990
1560-01-656-7514	BALANCE WEIGHT,ELEV	KIT PACK CO., INC.	$1,247,545
1560-01-649-9437	TRANSPARENCY,CANOPY	LLAMAS PLASTICS INC	$1,247,122
1560-01-495-9254	FAIRING,AIRCRAFT	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYS	$1,236,686
1560-01-699-1194	CORE MATERIAL,CELLU	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYS	$1,228,332
1560-00-175-3930	LOCK ASSEMBLY,DOOR	COORDINATED DEFENSE	$1,228,094
1560-01-502-6111	WINDOW PANEL,AIRCRA	A. J. ASSOCIATES MAN	$1,084,152
1560-01-642-0824	PANEL,STRUCTURAL,AI	LBZ, L.L.C	$1,056,240
1560-01-340-6319	FASTENER KIT,STRUCT	STANDARD AERO PARTS,	$1,040,140

The full list of 400 top 1560 NSNs is available here.

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Time for a little data mining.  Below is a list of the top Federal Supply Classes with sales volume from DLA.

FSC	TITLE	TOTAL
8915	Fruits and Vegetables	$328,982,369
8415	Clothing, Special Purpose	$303,037,031
1560	Airframe Structural Components	$293,683,579
6140	Batteries, Rechargeable	$218,758,867
1680	Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components	$170,463,337
2840	Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft	$142,038,921
4820	Valves, Non-powered	$129,234,116
1620	Aircraft Landing Gear Components	$116,528,070
6150	Misc. Electric Power and Distribution equipment	$116,247,695
8405	Outerwear, Men’s	$115,857,402
5340	Hardware, Commercial	$103,553,666
6685	Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and …	$100,219,510
8470	Armor, Personal	$94,609,776
8430	Footwear, Men’s	$90,680,410
8960	Beverages, Nonalcoholic	$90,342,602
3110	Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted	$84,495,154
3120	Bearings, Plain, Unmounted	$81,826,277
4730	Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fitting…	$79,649,047
8905	Meat, Poultry, and Fish	$76,907,378
9999	Miscellaneous Items	$76,156,038
5330	Packing and Gasket Materials	$74,885,439
5930	Switches	$73,737,702
1670	Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery	$72,806,121
8955	Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa	$71,596,734
3040	Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment	$70,632,785
8970	Composite Food Packages	$69,137,345
4240	Safety and Rescue Equipment	$68,726,218
1650	Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-icing System Co…	$67,485,406
5995	Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communication	$66,408,107
6505	Drugs and Biologicals	$65,298,906
1660	Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizi…	$63,704,746
8340	Tents and Tarpaulins	$59,619,162
4320	Power and Hand Pumps	$58,002,285
8305	Textile Fabrics	$56,074,328
6220	Electric Vehicular Lights and Fixtures	$54,685,888
2540	Vehicular Furniture and Accessories	$54,045,804
8920	Bakery and Cereal Products	$52,933,240
6680	Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical	$51,367,566
9150	Oils and Greases: Cutting, Lubricating, Hydrau…	$50,785,732
4810	Valves, Powered	$50,707,246
4210	Fire Fighting Equipment	$45,740,572
5985	Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment	$45,300,199
2530	Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track	$45,282,834
5310	Nuts and Washers	$45,223,607
2815	Diesel Engines and Components	$45,013,555
4720	Hose and Flexible Tubing	$44,806,767

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