| ACQUISITION METHOD CODE. | | 'All Departments | 3 | ACQUIRE DIRECTLY FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER, WHETHER OR NOT THE PRIME CONTRACTOR IS THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. |
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| ACQUISITION METHOD SUFFIX CODE. | | 'All Departments | C | THIS PART REQUIRES ENGINEERING SOURCE APPROVAL BY THE DESIGN CONTROL ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THE PART. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE MUST QUALIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN CONTROL ACTIVITY’S PROCEDURES, AS APPROVED BY THE COGNIZANT GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING ACTIVITY. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
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| MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY. | | Army | DA | Army | | Air Force | DF | Air Force | | U.S. Marine Corps. | DM | U.S. Marine Corps. | | Navy | DN | Navy | | Defense Logistics Agency. | DS | Defense Logistics Agency. |
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| PRECIOUS METALS INDICATOR CODES. | | All Departments | A | Item does not contain Precious Metal. |
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| CRITICALITY CODE. | | All Departments | X | The item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. |
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| HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDICATOR CODE. | | All Departments | N | Indicates there is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in a FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. |
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| DEMILITARIZATION CODE. | | All Departments | A | No-USML/Non-CCLI – No DEMIL or DoD TSC required. Department of Commerce may impose licensing requirements to certain destinations. (Note 9). |
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