Non-Government standards adopted by DOE

DOE-TSL-1-2002

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Non-Government standards adopted by DOE. Non-Government standards listed

in Appendix B are available from the organizations that prepare or distribute the documents.

The names of the organizations listed in Appendix B are provided at the end of the appendix

along with an address and telephone number. These documents may also be available at

libraries or from commercial information service companies.

Federal and military standardization documents. Copies of Federal and military

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specifications, standards, handbooks, and Commercial Item Descriptions are available from:

Defense Printing Service Detachment Office

Building 4/Section D

700 Robbins Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-5098

Assistance with orders may be available by calling (215) 697-2179. Information on ordering

Federal and military standardization documents can also be obtained at the Internet address

(URL) listed below:

http://www.dodssp.daps.mil/

2. DEFINITIONS

Definitions of key terms used in this TSL are defined as follows:

Federal Supply Class (FSC). A four-digit federal coding structure used to group

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technical standards into specific classes of commodities for procurement and standards

management purposes. The first two digits of each Federal Supply Class represent the

related Federal Supply Group (FSG). FSCs are discussed in the Directory of Points of

Contact for the DOE Technical Standards Program (DOE-TSL-2), and clarified in the Federal

Supply Classification, Part 1, Groups and Classes (DoD Cataloging Handbook H2-1).

Federal Supply Group (FSG). A two-digit federal coding structure (used as the

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first of four digits) to group related Federal Supply Classes into logical families for standards