MIL-STD-130N
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2.4 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Acronyms used in this standard. See Appendix A.
3.2 Acquiring activity. The element of the agency/command that identifies and initiates a contract requirement or may have been tasked by another agency/command to be responsible for developing the contract requirement and monitoring the acquisitions. This can either be a Government or contractor flow-down to their suppliers.
3.3 Acquisition instrument identification number. The Government acquiring activity's contract or purchase order number. When an order shows both a contract number and a purchase order number, the number used is determined by the acquiring activity.
3.4 Altered, selected, source control, or vendor item controlled items. Items depicted on altered item, selected item, source control, or vendor item control drawings in accordance with
the definitions and requirements contained in ASME Y14.24.
3.5 Application Identifier (AI). The field of two or more characters at the beginning of an
Element String that uniquely defines its format and meaning. (see GS1 General Specification)
NOTE: For UII development, allowable AIs are listed in Table VI.
3.6 Article. A nonspecific term used to denote any unit or product including materials, parts, assemblies, equipment, accessories, and computer software.
3.7 Assembly. A number of parts or subassemblies or any combination thereof joined together to perform a specific function and subject to disassembly without degradation of any of the parts (e.g., power shovel-front, fan assembly, audio-frequency amplifier.)
NOTE: The distinction between an assembly and a subassembly is determined by individual application. An assembly in one instance may be a subassembly in another where it forms a portion of a higher assembly. (see ASME Y14.100)
3.8 Commercial and government entity (CAGE) code. A five-position alphanumeric code with a numeric in the first and last positions (e.g., 27340, 2A345, 2AA45, or 2AAA5), excluding the letters I and 0 assigned to U. S. organizations which manufacture and/or control the design of items supplied to a Government Military or Civil Agency or assigned to U.S. organizations, primarily for identifying contractors in the mechanical interchange of data required by MILSCAP and the Service/Agency automatic data processing (ADP) systems.
(see DoD 4100.39-M Volume 7).
3.9 Commercial off the shelf (COTS) item. A product, material, component, sub-system, or system sold or traded to the general public in the course of normal business operations at prices based on established catalog or market prices.
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