| 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 | H | THE GOVERNMENT PHYSICALLY DOES NOT HAVE IN ITS POSSESSION SUFFICIENT, ACCURATE, OR LEGIBLE DATA TO PURCHASE THIS PART FROM OTHER THAN CURRENT SOURCE(S). (NOTE: THIS CODE IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO PARTS UNDER IMMEDIATE BUY REQUIREMENTS AND ONLY AS LONG AS THE DEFICIENCY IS UNDER REVIEW FOR RESOLUTION AND APPROPRIATE RECODING.) VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
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| MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY. | | Navy | DN | Navy | | Defense Logistics Agency. | DS | Defense Logistics Agency. |
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| PRECIOUS METALS INDICATOR CODES. | | All Departments | U | Precious Metal type is unknown. |
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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 | P | Indicates there is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in a FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and a MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for a MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. |
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| DEMILITARIZATION CODE. | | All Departments | B | USML Items – Mutilation to the point of scrap required worldwide. (Note 7). (See DODI 2030.08 for scrap definition). |
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