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GSA Federal Acquisition Service
For general questions, contact:
FAS National Customer Service Ctr
Phone: 1-800-488-3111
E-mail: ncsccustomer.service@gsa.gov
Miscellaneous - Complementary Special Item Numbers (SINs)
Category
Description
4PL
4PL Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) Supplies and Services This SIN encompasses all commercially available Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) delivery models required for a full solution that includes, at a minimum, providing the product, logistical support, transportation, inventory management, and all other services necessary to support 4PL operations. For the purposes of this SIN, 4PL operations are divided into two distinct categories, Vendor-Owned/Vendor-Managed Inventory Services (VMI) and Vendor-Owned/Vendor-Consigned Inventory Services (VCI). Specific services for these two categories include, but are not limited to:
Vendor-Owned/Vendor-Managed Inventory Services (VMI): Services such as resupply of designated items by the Vendor through regularly scheduled reviews of on-site inventory counts, removal of damaged or outdated goods, and the re-stocking of inventory to predetermined levels at their specified locations and customer support; and Vendor-Owned/Vendor-Consigned Inventory Services (VCI): Services where products will be entrusted to GSA or other ordering agencies and are under the control and custody of GSA or other ordering agencies while they are stocked at 4PL locations.
The two 4PL models can be delivered in various 4PL models, which include but are not limited to Brick and Mortar Retail Storefronts; Tool Rooms and Issue Points; Virtual ServMarts; Satellite Locations; In-Store Referral Ordering; Direct Delivery; and Online Catalogs.
