| ACQUISITION METHOD CODE. | | 'All Departments | 4 | ACQUIRE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, DIRECTLY FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER RATHER THAN THE PRIME CONTRACTOR WHO IS NOT 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. | | Army | DA | Army | | U.S. Marine Corps. | DM | U.S. Marine Corps. | | 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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| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT. | | All Departments | 0 | Represents items with no ADP components. NOTE: Codes 1 through 6 are only to be used when the item is Automatic Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) in its entirety and is limited to the type meeting only one of the definitions for codes 1 through 6. (See code 9). |
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| ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CODE. | | All Departments | A | No known Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) or Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) sensitivity. |
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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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