aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...

, when an

aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...

is built and delivered, it will come with supplier-furnished equipment (SFE): materials and parts provided by the

manufacturer Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a ran ...

. The opposite of SFE is buyer-furnished equipment (BFE), which is purchased by the buyer and given to the

aircraft manufacturer An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry. ...

to be installed before delivery by the manufacturer. BFE includes preferred

galley A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...

equipment (ovens for example). In many cases, the aircraft is designed to accommodate BFE during the initial engineering phase. In contrast is buyer-installed equipment (BIE). BIE is when provision is made for specific equipment the buyer will buy and install- e.g.,

first aid kits A first aid kit or medical kit is a collection of supplies and equipment used to give immediate medical treatment, primarily to treat injuries and other mild or moderate medical conditions. There is a wide variation in the contents of first aid ...

and

life vests A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suite that is worn by a ...

References

* {{citation, title=Competition policy: theory and practice, author=Massimo Motta, edition=7, publisher=Cambridge University Press, year=2004, isbn=978-0-521-01691-9, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3xZnDSlfC8C&pg=PA381&dq=%22supplier+furnished+equipment%22, accessdate=2009-07-31 Procurement