SECONDARY INVENTORY CONTROL ACTIVITY LEVEL OF AUTHORITY: A CODE THAT IDENTIFIES THE LEVELS OF AUTHORITY OF A SECONDARY INVENTORY CONTROL ACTIVITY (SICA). THE CODE INDICATES /1/ LOGISTICS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT, /2/ LEVEL OF REPONSIBILITY AND /3/ BASIS OF CATEGORIZATION. THE CODES WILL BE USED INTERNALLY WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR STATISTICS AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT DATA BASED ON MATERIEL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNED BY SERVICES/AGENCIES DIRECTIVES. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 74 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
Governing regulation: /N
Code values (17)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 5D | Assumed by a Dla Activity | AN ACTIVITY ASSIGNED INDIVIDUAL MILITARY SERVICE OR DOD AGENCY (I.E., NSA, DTRA, ETC.) RETAIL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY WHERE WHOLESALE INTEGRATED MATERIEL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY A DLA ACTIVITY. |
| 5G | Assumed by a Gsa/civil Agency | AN ACTIVITY ASSIGNED INDIVIDUAL MILITARY SERVICE OR DOD AGENCY (I.E., NSA, DTRA, ETC.) RETAIL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY WHERE WHOLESALE INTEGRATED MATERIEL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY A GSA/CIVIL AGENCY. |
| 5H | Managed by Tacom, Dtra, Nsa or Dma | AN ACTIVITY ASSIGNED INDIVIDUAL MILITARY SERVICE OR DOD AGENCY RETAIL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN FSC OR ITEMS MANAGED BY TACOM, DTRA, NSA OR DMA. THIS ALSO INCLUDES A MILITARY SERVICE ACTIVITY RECEIVING SUPPLY SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND UNDER A MILITARY SERVICE/USSOCOM SUPPLY AGREEMENT. |
| 66 | Central Procurement and Disposal Authority Have Been Assigned to Another Service | A MILITARY SERVICE MANAGING CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION DESIGNATED AS THE SICA FOR A CONSUMABLE ITEM, WHERE CATALOGING, CENTRAL PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER SERVICE MANAGING AS A CONSUMABLE PICA (LOA 06). HOWEVER, DUE TO FUNDING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, THE SICA MUST MAINTAIN THEIR OWN SUPPLY SYSTEM AND SOURCE OF SUPPLY. THE SICA MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE PRINCIPAL OF AN INTERSERVICE SUPPLY SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH THE LEAD SERVICE. THIS LOA SHOULD BE PERMITTED ONLY FOR FSG 13 ITEMS. |
| 67 | Service Item Control Center | A SERVICE ITEM CONTROL CENTER (SICC) WHICH PERFORMS THE RESIDUAL MATERIEL OR RETAIL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS FOR A WEAPONS ORIENTED CONSUMABLE ITEM OF SUPPLY WHEN THE WHOLESALE MATERIEL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS FOR THE ITEM HAVE BEEN ASSUMED BY A IMM. |
| 68 | Civil Department or Agency | A CIVIL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY WHICH PERFORMS THE RESIDUAL MATERIEL OR RETAIL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS FOR A WEAPONS ORIENTED CONSUMABLE ITEM OF SUPPLY WHEN THE WHOLESALE MATERIEL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS FOR THE ITEM HAVE BEEN ASSUMED BY A IMM UNDER A WHOLESALE DOD/CIVIL AGENCY SUPPLY SUPPORT AGREEMENT. |
| 7D | Civil Agency Receiving Supply Support | A CIVIL AGENCY RECEIVING SUPPLY SUPPORT FROM A DLA ACTIVITY UNDER A DLA/CIVIL AGENCY SUPPLY AGREEMENT. |
| 7G | Gsa/civil Agency Managed Items | AN ACTIVITY WITHIN A CIVIL AGENCY ASSIGNED RETAIL INTEGRATED MATERIEL MANAGEMENT AND INVENTORY CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY FOR GSA/CIVIL AGENCY MANAGED ITEMS. |
| 7V | Va-managed Items | AN ACTIVITY WITHIN A CIVIL AGENCY ASSIGNED RETAIL INTEGRATED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND INVENTORY CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY FOR VA-MANAGED ITEMS. |
| 7Y | Civil Agency Receiving Supply Support From Tacom, Dtra, Nsa or Dma | A CIVIL AGENCY RECEIVING SUPPLY SUPPORT FROM TACOM, DTRA, NSA OR DMA DOD/CIVIL AGENCY SUPPLY SUPPORT AGREEMENT. |
| 8C | Service/civil Agency Supply Support Agreement for Nonconsumable Item | AN ACTIVITY WITHIN A CIVIL AGENCY DESIGNATED AS THE PRINCIPAL ON A SERVICE/CIVIL AGENCY SUPPLY SUPPORT AGREEMENT FOR NONCONSUMABLE ITEM (I.E., REPARABLE, INVESTMENT, OR END ITEM) WHERE WHOLESALE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY A MILITARY SERVICE ACTIVITY IN THE ROLE OF AN AGENT. |
| 8D | Lead Service Responsibility Has Been Assigned to Another Service/civil Agency | A MILITARY SERVICE, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, OR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ACTIVITY DESIGNATED AS THE SICA FOR A NONCONSUMABLE ITEM WHERE LEAD SERVICE (PICA) RESPONSIBILITY (SINGLE SUBMITTER CATALOGER, PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY, AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY) HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER SERVICE/CIVIL AGENCY. THE SICA MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE PRINCIPAL OF AN INTER-SERVICE SUPPLY SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH THE LEAD SERVICE. THE DEGREE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE LEAD SERVICE (PICA) IS IDENTIFIED BY THE NUMERIC NIMSC IN THE SICA SEGMENT B. |
| 96 | Military Service | A MILITARY SERVICE (IMM PICA LOA 06) PERFORMING LOGISTICS FUNCTION EXCLUSIVE OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (I.E., CATALOGING, PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY) IN SUPPORT OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES WHERE THE REQUIREMENT IS ISOLATED TO A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND THE SERVICE USAGE IS NONEXISTENT. |
| 97 | Military Lead Service/civil Agency | A MILITARY LEAD SERVICE/CIVIL AGENCY (PICA LOA 22) PERFORMING LOGISTICS FUNCTION EXCLUSIVE OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (I.E., CATALOGING, PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY) IN SUPPORT OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES WHERE THE REQUIREMENT IS ISOLATED TO A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND THE SERVICE USAGE IS NONEXISTENT. |
| 9D | Dla Activity | A DLA ACTIVITY PERFORMING LOGISTICS FUNCTION EXCLUSIVE OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (I.E., CATALOGING, PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY) IN SUPPORT OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES WHERE THE REQUIREMENT IS ISOLATED TO A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND THE SERVICE USAGE IS NONEXISTENT. |
| 9G | Gsa/civil Agency | A GSA/CIVIL AGENCY ACTIVITY PERFORMING LOGISTICS FUNCTION EXCLUSIVE OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (I.E., CATALOGING, PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY) IN SUPPORT OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES WHERE THE REQUIRMENT IS ISOLATED TO A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND THE SERVICE USAGE IS NONEXISTENT. |
| 9H | Activity Az | ACTIVITY AZ (PICA LOA 23) PERFORMING LOGISTICS FUNCTION EXCLUSIVE OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (I.E., CATALOGING, PROCUREMENT, AND DISPOSAL AUTHORITY) IN SUPPORT OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES WHERE THE REQUIREMENT IS ISOLATED TO A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND THE SERVICE USAGE IS NONEXISTENT. |
About SICA_LOA
What is SICA_LOA in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
SICA_LOA (Secondary Inventory Control Activity Level of Authority) sECONDARY INVENTORY CONTROL ACTIVITY LEVEL OF AUTHORITY: A CODE THAT IDENTIFIES THE LEVELS OF AUTHORITY OF A SECONDARY INVENTORY CONTROL ACTIVITY (SICA). THE CODE INDICATES /1/ LOGISTICS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT, /2/ LEVEL OF REPONSIBILITY AND /3/ BASIS OF CATEGORIZATION. THE CODES WILL BE USED INTERNALLY WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR STATISTICS AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT DATA BASED ON MATERIEL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNED BY SERVICES/AGENCIES DIRECTIVES. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 74 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
What does SICA_LOA code 5D mean?
SICA_LOA code 5D means "Assumed by a Dla Activity". AN ACTIVITY ASSIGNED INDIVIDUAL MILITARY SERVICE OR DOD AGENCY (I.E., NSA, DTRA, ETC.) RETAIL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY WHERE WHOLESALE INTEGRATED MATERIEL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY A DLA ACTIVITY.
How many SICA_LOA codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 17 SICA_LOA (Secondary Inventory Control Activity Level of Authority) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
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