FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS EXCLUSION NARRATIVE: AN EXCLUSION NARRATIVE WILL BE USED WHEN IT IS DESIRABLE TO LIMIT THE CONCEPT OF A CLASS BY INDICATING THAT CERTAIN CLOSELY RELATED ITEMS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE CONCEPT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE CONSTRUED AS BEING INCLUDED IN THE CONCEPT.
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This is a free-text or numeric FLIS field — it has no enumerated code values. The definition above is its official cataloging meaning.
About FSC_EXCLUSIONS
What does FSC_EXCLUSIONS stand for?
FSC_EXCLUSIONS stands for Federal Supply Class Exclusion Narrative. It is a U.S. Defense Logistics Agency FLIS / NSN cataloging field, governed by DoD 4100.39-M.
What is FSC_EXCLUSIONS in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS EXCLUSION NARRATIVE: AN EXCLUSION NARRATIVE WILL BE USED WHEN IT IS DESIRABLE TO LIMIT THE CONCEPT OF A CLASS BY INDICATING THAT CERTAIN CLOSELY RELATED ITEMS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE CONCEPT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE CONSTRUED AS BEING INCLUDED IN THE CONCEPT.
Last updated 2026-06-05. Published by DAITK™ against the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) FLIS code dictionary, governed by DoD 4100.39-M (Federal Logistics Information System Procedures Manual).
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