| 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 | L | THE ANNUAL BUY VALUE OF THIS PART FALLS BELOW THE SCREENING THRESHOLD OF $10,000 BUT IT HAS BEEN SCREENED FOR KNOWN SOURCE(S). (NOTE: THIS CODE SHALL NOT BE USED WHEN SCREENING PARTS ENTERING THE INVENTORY. IT SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED IN PREFERENCE TO OR SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER AMSC.) VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
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| MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY. | | Air Force | DF | Air Force | | Navy | DN | Navy | | Defense Logistics Agency. | DS | Defense Logistics Agency. | | U.S. Coast Guard. | GP | U.S. Coast Guard. |
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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 | 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 | B | USML Items – Mutilation to the point of scrap required worldwide. (Note 7). (See DODI 2030.08 for scrap definition). |
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