H2/H6 (FSC/FSG/INC)
The H2 FSC
Federal Supply Classification - a four-digit code. The first two digits denote the group or major division of commodities; the last two denote the class or subdivisions of commodities within a group.
Items which are similar in physical or performance characteristics are requisitioned together, or grouped together, for supply management purposes and given a Federal Supply Class (FSC) code.
The FSC is. and the H6 INCItem Name Code - a five-digit number assigned by the Defense Logistics Service (DLS) to each approved item name. database is part of the H-Series Handbooks Service, in addition to the H4/H8 vendor data (CAGECommercial Activity Government Entity - listings of firms that manufacture or distribute items procured by the U.S. Government; also known as the Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers.
The following are the types of activities and documents that are assigned CAGE Codes: Manufacturers; Vendors; Government agencies who manufacture an item of supply; Government agencies that control the development of government specifications and/or standards; Government specifications or standards when no single government source can be identified; NATO manufacturers.).
The H2 FSC data includes items of supply in the Federal Catalog System that are similar in physical or performance characteristics, are requisitioned together, or are grouped together for supply management purposes and are included in the same Federal Supply Class. The primary application of the FSC code is in the NSNNational Stock Number - a 13-digit number assigned to a part under the Federal Cataloging Program. The first four digits of the NSN are the Federal Supply Class (FSC) of the part. The last nine digits are the National Item Identification Number (NIIN) of the part.. The NSN for an item of supply consists of the applicable four-digit FSC code plus the nine-digit NIINNational Item Identification Number - nine-digit number assigned to a part under the Federal Cataloging Program. It is the last nine digits of the National Stock Number.. The H2 FSC Database can help you define FSC codes and determine the correct FSC for items of supply.
The H6 FINDFederal Item Name Directory - contains information on all item names and definitions in the Federal Supply System. It provides the associated Federal Supply Classifications (FSCs), Approved Item Names (AINs), non-approved item names, Federal Item Identification Guides (FIIGs), and Item Name Codes (INCs). data contains information on all item names and definitions in the Federal Supply System. It provides the associated FSCs, AINs, non-approved item names, FIIGs, and INCs.
H6 INC data contains information on all item names and definitions in the Federal Supply System. It provides the associated Federal Supply Classifications FSCs, AINs, non-approved item names, FIIGs, and INC.
To access the H2/H6 Database, click Database > Supplemental Databases > H2/H6 (FSC/FSG/INC).
To access the H4/H8 data that is also part of the H-Series Handbook Service, click Database > Vendor/CAGE (H4/H8).