ACQUISITION METHOD SUFFIX CODE (AMSC): A SUPPLEMENTARY CODE TO INDICATE THE PRIMARY REASON WHY THE NUMERIC CODE/PROCUREMENT METHOD CODE/WAS ASSIGNED FOR PROCUREMENT. E.G. ITEM REQUIRES SPECIAL TESTING, RIGHTS TO PROCUREMENT NOT LEGALLY AVAILABLE, ETC. MUST BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH DRN 2871. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLES 70 AND 71 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
Règlement applicable: /N
Valeurs de code (20)
| Code | Signification | Définition |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not Established | NOT ESTABLISHED. |
| A | The Government's Rights to Use Data in Its Possession Is Questionable | THE GOVERNMENT'S RIGHTS TO USE DATA IN ITS POSSESSION IS QUESTIONABLE. (NOTE: THIS CODE IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO PARTS UNDER IMMEDIATE BUY REQUIREMENTS AND ONLY AS LONG AS RIGHTS TO DATA ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW FOR RESOLUTION AND APPROPRIATE RECODING.) VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| B | Acquisition of This Part Is Restricted to Source(s) Specified on "source Control" | ACQUISITION OF THIS PART IS RESTRICTED TO SOURCE(S) SPECIFIED ON "SOURCE CONTROL", "ALTERED ITEM" OR "SELECTED ITEM" DRAWINGS/DOCUMENTS. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| C | Requires Engineering Source Approval | 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. |
| D | Data Not Physically Available | THE DATA NEEDED TO PRODUCE THIS ITEM FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES IS NOT PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE. VALID AMCS: 3, 4 AND 5. |
| G | The Government Has Unlimited Rights to the Technical Data | THE GOVERNMENT HAS UNLIMITED RIGHTS TO THE TECHNICAL DATA, AND THE DATA PACKAGE IS COMPLETE. VALID AMCS: 1 AND 2. |
| H | Does Not Have Sufficient, Accurate, or Legible Data | 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. |
| K | This Part Must Be Produced From Class 1a Castings | THIS PART MUST BE PRODUCED FROM CLASS 1A CASTINGS (E.G., CLASS 1 OF MIL-C-6021) AND SIMILAR TYPE FORGINGS. THE PART MUST BE PROCURED ONLY FROM SOURCES WHICH USE CASTINGS OR FORGINGS OBTAINED FROM APPROVED (CONTROLLED) SOURCE(S). VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| L | The Annual Buy Value Falls Below the Screening Threshold of $10,000 | 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. |
| M | Master or Coordinated Tooling Is Required | MASTER OR COORDINATED TOOLING IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THIS PART. THIS TOOLING IS NOT OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR, WHERE OWNED, CANNOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER SOURCES. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5. |
| N | Requires Special Test And/or Inspection Facilities | THIS PART REQUIRES SPECIAL TEST AND/OR INSPECTION FACILITIES TO DETERMINE AND MAINTAIN ULTRAPRECISION QUALITY FOR ITS FUNCTION OR SYSTEM INTEGRITY. SUBSTANTIATION AND INSPECTION OF THE PRECISION OR QUALITY CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT SUCH SPECIALIZED TEST OR INSPECTION FACILITIES. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| P | Cannot Be Purchased | THE RIGHTS TO USE THE DATA NEEDED TO PURCHASE THIS PART FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES ARE NOT OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND CANNOT BE PURCHASED. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| Q | Does Not Have Adequate Data, Lacks Rights to Data, or Both | THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE DATA, LACKS RIGHTS TO DATA, OR BOTH, NEEDED TO PURCHASE THIS PART FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| R | The Data or the Rights Are Not Owned by the Government | THE DATA OR THE RIGHTS TO USE THE DATA NEEDED TO PURCHASE THIS PART FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES ARE NOT OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS UNECONOMICAL TO PURCHASE THEM. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| S | Procurement of This Item Restricted to Limited Source(s) | PROCUREMENT OF THIS ITEM RESTRICTED TO LIMITED SOURCE(S) BECAUSE SECURITY CLASSIFIATION OF CONFIDENTIAL OR HIGHER PREVENTS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| T | Acquisition of This Part Is Controlled by Qpl Procedures | ACQUISITION OF THIS PART IS CONTROLLED BY QPL PROCEDURES. VALID AMCS: 1 AND 2. |
| U | The Cost to Breakout and Acquire It Competitively Exceed the Projected Savings | THE COST TO THE GOVERNMENT TO BREAKOUT THIS PART AND ACQUIRE IT COMPETITIVELY HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO EXCEED THE PROJECTED SAVINGS OVER THE LIFE SPAN OF THE PART. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| V | High-reliability Part | THIS PART HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A HIGH-RELIABILITY PART UNDER A FORMAL RELIABILITY PROGRAM. PROBABILITY OF FAILURE WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF SAFETY OF PERSONNEL AND/OR EQUIPMENT. THE COGNIZANT ENGINEERING ACTIVITY HAS DETERMINED THAT DATA TO DEFINE AND CONTROL RELIABILITY LIMITS CANNOT BE OBTAINED NOR IS IT POSSIBLE TO DRAFT ADEQUATE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS PURPOSE. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| Y | The Design of This Part Is Unstable | THE DESIGN OF THIS PART IS UNSTABLE. ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING, OR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS INDICATE THAT THE REQUIRED DESIGN OBJECTIVES HAVE NOT BEEN ACHIEVED. MAJOR CHANGES ARE CONTEMPLATED BECAUSE THE PART HAS A LOW PROCESS YIELD OR HAS DEMONSTRATED MARGINAL PERFORMANCE DURING TESTS OR SERVICE USE. THESE CHANGES WILL RENDER THE PRESENT PART OBSOLETE AND UNUSABLE IN ITS PRESENT CONFIGURATION. LIMITED ACQUISITION FROM THE PRESENT SOURCE IS ANTICIPATED PENDING CONFIGURATION CHANGES. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
| Z | Commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item | THIS PART IS A COMMERCIALHTTPS://WWW.DLA.MIL/PORTALS/104/DOCUMENTS/DLMS/CDS/MANUALS/CDTS_VOLUME_10.DOCXON-DEVELOPMENTAL/OFF-THE-SHELF-ITEM. VALID AMCS: 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. |
À propos de AMSC
What is AMSC in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
AMSC (Acquisition Method Suffix) aCQUISITION METHOD SUFFIX CODE (AMSC): A SUPPLEMENTARY CODE TO INDICATE THE PRIMARY REASON WHY THE NUMERIC CODE/PROCUREMENT METHOD CODE/WAS ASSIGNED FOR PROCUREMENT. E.G. ITEM REQUIRES SPECIAL TESTING, RIGHTS TO PROCUREMENT NOT LEGALLY AVAILABLE, ETC. MUST BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH DRN 2871. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLES 70 AND 71 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
What does AMSC code 0 mean?
AMSC code 0 means "Not Established". NOT ESTABLISHED.
How many AMSC codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 20 AMSC (Acquisition Method Suffix) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
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