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NATO Codification System – NCS the Global Language of Logistics NATO MASTER CATALOGUE OF REFERENCES NMCRL ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES FOR LOGISTICS ON WEB (NMCRL-WEB) Pricing table for year 2019 (revisable annually) : Data Contents: Licenses 17.3 million active NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs) up to 5 up to 20 38.1 million Manufacturers/Vendor Reference (Part) Numbers Single users users 2.8 million active Manufacturers and Vendors (NCAGE codes, names and addresses) NMCRL - WEB 880 € 1800 € 3480 € 29.3 million User Registrations 12.1 million NSNs with TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS NMCRL - OFFLINE 1030 € 2030 € 4050 € 3.9 million NSNs with PACKAGING DATA 15.5 million NSNs with CUSTOM CODES * NMCRL - PACK 1160 € 2310 € 4520 € 13.4 million NSNs with CPV CODES * NMCRL-PACK = WEB access + 6 OFFLINE application updates Search Modules: (downloadable) per yearly subscription <ITEM of SUPPLY> : Search on codification data (NSNs) <CHARACTERISTICS> : Search on Technical Characteristics NMCRL is for authorized use only. Copy and/or further dissemina- tion with or without remuneration in whole or in part is not per- <NCAGE> : Search on complete Manufacturers’ and Ven- Discover NMCRL-WEB Lite : mitted. Copyright AC/135 - All rights reserved. dors’ data records Limited FREE Access to NMCRL WEB for one <BATCH> : Mass data extraction of grouped codification data Month Maintenance Module: MORE INFORMATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS ? Become familiar with NMCRL WEB <NSN-OMT> : Online Maintenance Tool (request tool for data modification) Request updates of your own part numbers Upload item images FEATURES & BENEFITS OF NMCRL-WEB MULTILINGUAL User Interface (15 languages) 2 OPERATING MODES (Basic & Advanced) QUERY BUILDER (Item of Supply & NCAGE modules) NATO SUPPORT & PROCUREMENT AGENCY TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS data (coded & decoded) Codification Support Section (LB) PACKAGING DATA 11, rue de la Gare IMAGES for Reference Numbers and NSNs L-8325 CAPELLEN Online Subscription @ : CUSTOM CODES (Harmonized System ‘HS’ & Schedule B) Luxembourg COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV) CODES https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/ac135public/trial/ Phone: +352-3063-6748 24/7 INTERNET ACCESS from any location Fax: +352-3063-4748 NO SOFTWARE INSTALLATION E-mail: [email protected] DATA UPDATED DAILY Web: www.nato.int/nmcrl www.nato.int/nmcrl NATO Codification System – NCS the Global Language of Logistics Latest release: JUL 2019 The NCS is managed by the NATO Group of National Directors on Codification, Allied Committee 135 (AC/135). NCS rules and procedures are laid down in the NATO Manual on Codification ACodP-1 downloadable from www.nato.int/codification Codification is performed under national responsibility. [29] NATO nations : CZECH ALBANIA BELGIUM BULGARIA CANADA CROATIA REPUBLIC DENMARK ESTONIA FRANCE YH 59 A***H ZB 13 B***# WU 50 #***U ZC 20 or 21 WD 53 A***B WZ 16 #***G ZS 22 R***# WE 38 #***J ZF 14 F***# #***# or L***# or M***# GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND ITALY LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MONTENEGRO NETHERLANDS ZG 12 C***# ZU 23 G***# WH 51 #***V ZV 24 S***# ZR 15 A***# VD 55 A***D WI 47 #***R ZL 28 B***# VH 77 A***W ZN 17 H***# or D***# UNITED NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN TURKEY KINGDOM USA ZT 25 N***# WP 43 #***H ZP 26 P***# WR 39 #***L WS 40 #***M WL 42 #***Q YB 33 #***B ZW 27 T***# ZK 99 K***# ZZ 00 or 01 or U***# #***# The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is the sole NATO Agency to participate in the NATO Codification Data Exchange (user ZX). Codification services provided: allocation of S & I-CAGEs, publication of the NATO Master Catalogue of References for Logistics (NMCRL), Sponsorship support and monitoring consolidated codification requirements on behalf of NATO Agencies. [34] Sponsored Non-NATO nations : Nations have a Codification System that has been certified as being fully compliant with the NCS procedures. [18] Tier 2 : Tier 2 sponsorship is characterized by a two-way data exchange and participation in technical NCS management. ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BRAZIL COLOMBIA FINLAND INDIA INDONESIA ISRAEL YF 29 W***# ZA 66 Z***# WB 41 #***N YA 19 #***K YC 80 A***Z WF 58 A***G ZI 72 #***Y YT 45 #***Z YD 31 #***A KOREA NEW REPUBLIC OF MALAYSIA MOROCCO ZEALAND SERBIA SINGAPORE SWEDEN UAE UKRAINE ZH 37 #***F YW 34 Y***# YP 63 A***M ZE 98 E***# VS 73 A***S YJ 32 Q***# VK 64 A***N WG 71 #***W YR 61 A***J The “basic level” of sponsorship including some use of unclassified NATO Stock Number (NSN) information. [16] Tier 1 : Tier 1 sponsorship is characterized by a one-way data exchange. BOSNIA & BRUNEI AFGHANISTAN BELARUS HERZEGOVINA DARUSSALAM CHILE EGYPT GEORGIA JAPAN JORDAN VF 67 A***Q VL 62 A***L VB 75 A***U VC 76 A***V YN 52 A***A YQ 36 #***D VG 68 A***R ZJ 30 J***# VJ 78 A***X NORTH SAUDI SOUTH MACEDONIA OMAN PERU QATAR ARABIA AFRICA THAILAND WM 54 A***C VE 56 A***E VP 79 A***Y VM 81 B***A YS 70 #***E ZD 18 V***# YY 35 #***C ZB / 13 / B***# Code Structure Legend : # = numerical MOE / Ctry / NCAGE * = alpha/numerical >>> www.nato.int/codification <<<.
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