1. PartsLogistics.com
Introduction to “Research Parts”
w/U.S. Government Solicitations

2. The solution
Log in to your account
Choose the Dashboard
option for Research Parts
Click Research Parts

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Input your part number or NSN in to the criteria box.
If you want an All In One Report, choose that option on
a single item.
If you want a specific report you can choose that
report type and search for up to 20 items with that
report type, at once.
The All In One Report will include data from all of the
single reports listed below it

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Choose your NSN on cross
reference and click the
Run Cross Reference
button.
If no NSN matches your
item, choose the default
option and click the Run
Cross Reference button.

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You can scroll up and down to see the various
elements of the report - or use the side bubble
to navigate to a specific part of the report.
You can continue to run reports from this
screen by using the quick search option in
your bubble

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You can also print a copy
of your report

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Your report will open in a second tab - hitting
Ctrl+P will open your printer option and allow
you to print some or all of the report as
required
When completed simply close the tab and
return to PartsLogistics reports

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Cross reference between
Company name and
CAGE* code
*Commercial and Government Entity

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From the Dashboard
choose any of the
Solicitations options to
enter the Solicitations
Center

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At the top you will see quick links to
each section of the Solicitation
Center

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Setting Preferences:
Choose your criteria type and input your data in the
box to the left. You can only input like criteria with
each submission (ie do not paste a list with part
numbers and NSN in the same box)
Once you have added your item(s) they will appear in
the list above, which you can also modify and delete
your preferences from

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You also have various options on notifications and
results in the upper right
You can set the option to Bid Match if you have an
inventory listed on PartsLogistics and want to
automatically receive alerts that match your posted
parts.

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By clicking the quick link you can then go to
the “Search” option.
Choose to see solicitations by PN, NSN, FSC
etc.
Filter by closing dates and if bids are open or
closed etc.

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Searching by Part Number
will also bring you to a
screen that will allow you
to choose the proper NSN
Run Cross Reference will
take you to your results

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You can choose some or all of the
bids you are interested in and move
them to your Solicitations Inbox for
further review.
Once selected and put in your Inbox,
scroll back to the top of the screen
and use the quick link to access
your Inbox

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Your Inbox will show results of automatic bid matches
in all black
Solicitations that you choose to bring to your Inbox
from the “Search” page will show in green text
You can see details by clicking the link under Buyer
Reference

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You have a quick link option to pull
up an All In One Report right from
the matching solicitation results.
Right click and open in another tab
for easy review

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Clicking on the Solicitation
number will take you to a
summary page of that
Solicitation

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From the summary you
can go to the response
center for that Solicitation

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You can also choose to go
to the Solicitation itself for
review

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Your Inbox also lets you
Create & manage folders
Sort by options like:
● Dates
● Source
● Quantity
● Estimated Value

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You can see your searches
and previous activity by
choosing “View Search
History”

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Your history could be
extensive so be patient
while your page loads.
When you are done with
your activity review, you
can click the Dashboard
link at the top.