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Supplier Requirements 

Visibility Application 

(SRVA)

Alfred Cobbs, Business Process Analyst

January 26, 2022
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SRVA Overview

• What is SRVA? 

– DIBBS tool that uses data from JDA (DLA planning 

system) to provide 24 months of Projected Purchase 

Order (PPO) quantity information.

• Allows DLA and Suppliers to reduce lead times, increase 

customer support and improve warfighter readiness via 

an end-to-end process from the Customer to DLA and to 

the Supplier.

• PPO information is refreshed the 2nd week of each 

month.

• PPO estimates are not binding and can change as DLA 

requirements change.

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SRVA Overview

• PPOs are based on the requirements for items to be 

considered healthy using DLA’s various planning forecast 

models and level setting methods.

• PPO information varies by channel 

– Forecastable: buy quantities are shown in the month they 

are projected to occur

– Non-forecastable: buys are displayed in the projected month of occurrence using a calculation of consumption 

history and Min/Max on hand levels for each item

– Customer Direct: customer forecast info is aggregated, and 

buys are displayed monthly as that is how DLA forecasts

– Dual Channel: buy quantities are shown in the month they 

are projected to occur

• Data will only be displayed for items in a buy position
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SRVA and Level Setting 

Programs

• Since SRVA was fully implemented there have been 

updates to our level setting programs and not all are 

compatible 

– Some PPOs do not populate because of how levels 

are positioned, or info may be skewed slightly based 

on how SRVA calculates PPOs 

– Items managed through CPS or Customer Direct will 

not produce any values in SRVA

– Vendors can email SRVA POCs for forecast info on 

items that they believe should be in SRVA or if they 

have questions on the data
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Supplier Requirements 

Visibility Application

Job Aid

Alfred Cobbs, Business Process Analyst

January 26, 2022
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How SRVA Requirements

are determined

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• DD-R (DLA Direct Replenishment....aka stocked, fast mover, AAC D) 

– Requirements come from the 850 Flexible Editor Page (FEP) in Manugistics 

Supply Planning

– PPO’s for DD-R items are displayed when buys are projected to be delivered

• DD-N (DLA Direct Non-Replenishment, aka stocked, slow mover, AAC Z) Requirements calculated as follows:

– Determine monthly consumption rate (ConsumptHist/12)

– Determine on hand inventory, min safety stock and max on hand

– Calculate the number of months until inventory will drop below the minimum 

safety stock using the monthly consumption rate.

– Populate the PPO in that month with the quantity = max on hand – minimum 

safety stock

• CD (non-stocked) Requirements ACC H and AAC J:

– the interface gets existing 2-3-3 level Demand Forecasting Units (DFU’s) for each Planning item (NIIN) and aggregates all forecast records at the NIIN Level

– PPO’s for CD items are displayed monthly since that is how DLA forecasts

• Dual Channel (Items with DD and CD characteristics) are calculated by aggregating 

the DD and CD requirements to the NIIN level

• Note: Without further analysis, you will not be able to determine the Replenishment Method Code (RMC) of the item = DD-R, DD-N, CD or Dual
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How to use SRVA

Suppliers with access to DIBBS can access the tool by clicking the SRVA link: 

https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil and inputting National Item Identification 

Numbers (NIINs) or Federal Stock Classes (FSCs)
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Click either link to 

Log In to SRVA

Log into SRVA
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New users click on the 

“Click Here to Register” link

You will be directed to enter 

specific information for 

approval to SRVA access

Log in to SRVA

Register New Users
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Log In using your 

DIBBS ID and 

Password

Log into SRVA
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Log into SRVA

Click to enter SRVA
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SRVA – How to Use

12 Source: Director’s Office DLA Slide Template

1) Search by NIIN

2) Select HTML 

output

3) Enter list of NIINs

4) Select time 

increments for 

review

SUBMIT query

Note: Supply Chain 

POCs

Note: You may further 

sort by following

To perform SRVA search, populate all mandatory fields and 

submit request – A new page with data will appear

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Note: Date of last update. 

SRVA is refreshed monthly

These are the searched NIINs

Number of records found

NIINs returning no value

SRVA query output
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Click A: Identifies and provides Award 

information

Click R: Identifies and provide Solicitation information

Procurement information

A box with an “A” or “R” under the Supply Chain column 

will identify a NIIN with a Solicitation or Award
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Spreadsheet Delimited Text

SRVA data can be downloaded as a 

Spreadsheet or Delimited data file
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Download Excel document of SRVA Query:

Click the “Spreadsheet” link to download 

NIINs followed by “open” or “save.”

SRVA output – Spreadsheet
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Excel sheet will be established with SRVA query data.

SRVA Query

Excel Download
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Download SRVA Query – Delimited Data:

Click on the “Delimited” link to download your 

NIINs followed by “open” or “save.”

SRVA output – Delimited Data
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Delimited SRVA query data will be established in Notepad

SRVA Query

Delimited download
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•As stated at the DIBBS website, we’ll need to make sure the SSAs 

understand that this these estimates are not binding

•These planned purchase orders (forecast/estimates) are based on statistical 

forecast based on history and may include data from collaborative efforts 

between the Demand Planner and customer such as DDE, SPRs, SSRs, 3D, 

etc.

•This information updates monthly at the beginning of the month

•The main POC for the sole-source data is the SRM. You should reach back 

to the Materiel Planners for the NIIN or your local Collaboration Program Team 

member if a question arises in respect to requirements

SRVA Key Points to Remember
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