Special Features:

Items are being coded as critical to insure source inspection will be performed at the point of manufacture, prior to material receipt by the us navy or other dod components. These items are piece parts or end items in support of vital military hardware necessary to sustain the successful mission of the ships, submarines, and shore stations of the us navy. Critical features including, but not limited to, dimensions, tolerances/clearances, electronic characteristics, and metallurgical properties will bespecified for government q ar (quality assurance representatives) to insure the highest possible degree of quality and reliability of these parts being delivered under navicp contracts

Properties:

A box, frame, or plate fabricated of electrically conductive material designed to mount, but which does not include, electronic components and their associated circuitry. it may have facilities for attachment to a rack or cabinet or to accommodate specially designed components. it may include a shielding function, integral wiring, and mounting hardware as part of the item. excludes mounting base, electrical equipment.