AVIATION  CAPABLE  SHIP—  A  nonaviation  ship that   can   be   used   as   an   aviation   operating platform. BAR   CODE—   A   method   of   labeling   material providing   for   automated   data   collection   for processing  material  receipts,  issue  transactions, and  inventory  of  stowed  materials.  The  labels consist  of  a  series  of  vertical  lines  and  spaces providing   coded   information.   These   codes   are read   and   interpreted   by   special   scanning equipment  referred  to  as  Logistics  Applications of   Automated   Marking   and   Reading   Symbols (LOGMARS). BLANKET  PURCHASE  AGREEMENT—  A  sim- plified procedure of establishing charge accounts with   qualified   sources   of   supply   to   cover anticipated small purchases of the same general category. BROAD   ARROW—   A   program   to   identify   an urgently required test bench item. This program is  outlined  in  NAVSUPINST  5442.2. CANNIBALIZE— Removal of serviceable parts from one   aircraft   or   equipment   for   installation   to another. CARCASS  VALUE—  The  value  of  the  repairable NRFI   carcass. This   value   is   equal   to   the difference  between  the  standard  price  and  net price.  Example:  standard  price  of  $10,000  less net  price  of  $3,000  equals  carcass  value  of $7,000. CARCASS— A not ready for issue (NRFI) repairable component  that  requires  turn-in  to  a  repair facility  or  designated  overhaul  point. CATALOG   OF   NAVY   TRAINING   COURSES (CANTRAC)—  Contains  information  on  schools and  courses  under  the  purview  of  the  Chief  of Naval   Education   and   Training   Amphibious Forces,  Atlantic  and  Pacific;  and  other  training commands. C A U S A T I V E    R E S E A R C H —    A n    i n - d e p t h investigation   of   specific   physical   inventory discrepancies   to   determine   the   cause,   so corrective  action  can  be  taken.  This  consists  of a  complete  review  of  all  transactions,  locations updates,  previous  adjustments,  and  suspended  or erroneous  documentation  within  the  allowable look-back  period  (normally  365  days). COGNIZANT   FIELD   ACTIVITY—   An   activity delegated   the   authority   and   assigned   the responsibility  to  perform  specified  engineering functions. CONSUMER   LEVEL   OF   INVENTORY—   An inventory,  regardless  of  funding  source,  usually of  limited  range  and  depth,  held  only  by  the final   element   in   an   established   supply distribution   system   for   the   sole   purpose   of internal  consumption. CONTRACTNG  OFFICER—  The  person  with  the authority to enter into (purchase), administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations  and  findings. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED EQUIPMENT— Items manufactured or purchased by the contractor for inclusion  in  or  support  of  an  aeronautical system. COMBAT   LOGISTICS   FORCE   (CLF)—   Ships assigned  for  the  purpose  of  relieving  deployed fleet  units  from  direct  dependency  on  shore bases  for  supply  support.  To  accomplish  this, the   CLF   provides   items   of   known   militry essentiality  and  those  in  greatest  demand  by deployed  fleet  units, CONSOLIDATED   REMAIN-IN-PLACE   LIST—   A listing  that  identifies  those  intermediate-level (I-level)  and  depot-level  (D-level)  repairable that are authorized to remain in an aircraft until a  serviceable  item  is  received  from  supply. CONTROLLED   EQUIPAGE—   Items   of   equipage that  require  special  management  control  because the   material   is   designated   as   control   by fleet/type   commander   or   commanding   officer, the  material  is  essential  for  the  protection  of life,   or   it   is   relatively   valuable   and   easily converted  to  personal  use. CONTROLLING CUSTODIAN— Air commands and COMNAVAIRSYSCOM   fleet   support   units exercising   administrative   control   of   assign- ment,   employment,   and   logistics   support   of certain aircraft and engines, as specified by the CNO. AI-2