[Milsurplus] Navy Contract Question

[Mike Hanz]

On 6/29/2012 6:09 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:

> How about these that I find on some of the gear near me:

NOas   = Navy (N), Bureau of Aeronautics (Oa), on behalf of "Other" (s)

NOa(s) = I think this is just a variation of the above

NOs    = Navy (N), Bureau of Ordinance (O), on behalf of "Other" (s)

NXs    = Navy (N), Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (X), on behalf of "Other" (s)

NXsa   = Navy (N), Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (Supplies Branch) (Xs), on behalf of "Aviation" (a)

N383s  = Navy (N), Procurement Station 383 (383), on behalf of "Other" (s)  There was a series of these procurement stations - for example, a 288 prefix is the Naval Aviation Supply Depot Philadelphia.  I don't know where 383 was.

I can't vouch 100% for those code explanations, but they reflect a logic which seems about right.  I don't know how much light that sheds on anything other than idle curiosity.  :-)

73,
Mike