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A National Stock Number is the official label applied to each item recurrently used, bought, stocked, or distributed by the Department of Defense (DOD). When a NSN is assigned to an item, data is assembled to describe that item. Some data elements include information such as an item name, manufacturer's part number, unit price, and physical and performance characteristics.

A reliable International Codification System to support Modern Logistics. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Codification System (NCS) is governed by the NATO Allied Committee 135 (AC/135) and is composed of representatives from each NATO and partner nation along with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), which is NATO's principal logistics support management agency.

National Stock Number Assignment Process Flow Guide Base/Unit Level Acquisition.

The NESO serves as DLA’s lead agent to synchronize the Agency’s efforts and resources to ensure responsive material support to the DoD Nuclear Enterprise (NE), Space Enterprise (SE), Missile Defense, and their strategic warfighters.

Price Challenge and Verification programs raises the overall awareness of potential material overpricing/overcharging.

The Public and Suppliers can have access to accurate National Stock Number (NSN) data via PUB LOG® - Public Logistics Data.

DLA Research & Development's Acquisition Modernization Technology Research Program assesses acquisition and procurement processes, uncovers and prioritizes areas that would benefit from IT modernization or advanced technologies, evaluates technical requirements, and pursues future research efforts for DLA.

Our objective is to define DLA’s strategic role in DoD’s evolving additive manufacturing ecosystem and enable the DLA business processes to allow integration of AM parts into DLA’s supply chains.

DLA Research & Development's Advanced Microcircuit Emulation program develops continuing technical capability for providing Military Specification (MIL-SPEC)form, fit and function equivalent IC’s to mitigate electronic obsolescence in new and existing weapons systems.

DLA Research & Development's Applied Research & Testing Emerging Technologies (ARTET) program is the agency's resource for testing and development of projects and prototypes.