Federation Stock Number

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A Federation Stock Number, or Fleet Stock Number (FSN) as it is most commonly known termed within Starfleet, is a 14-digit numeric code, identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all Federation members including Starfleet. Under the standardization agreements by the UFP, the FSN has come to be used by all treaty members the use of FSNs are the cornerstone of the Starfleet Codification System (SCS).

While United Federation of Planets (UFP) membership is not required to utilize or participate in the SCS, many other interstellar societies use the FSN program but are not members of Starfleet, e.g. Ferengi Alliance, Orion Colonies and the First Federation. A three-digit Material Management Aggregation Code (MMAC) suffix may also be appended, to denote asset end use but it is not considered part of the FSN. In the Vulcan system it is known as a Material Management Code (MMC).

An item having an FSN is said to be "stock-listed" even though it may actually be an item which is only stored within a replication system record, to be replicated on demand.

Structure[edit | edit source]

The 14-digit alphanumeric FSN codes are created by the various Federation Codification Bureaux to designate unique items of supply. The FSN consists of two main sections, the Federation Supply Classification Group (FSCG) and the Starfleet Item Identification Number (SIIN):

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Federation Supply Classification Group (FSCG)[edit | edit source]

The FSCG, utilizes a four-digit coding structure. The first two digits of the code number identify the group, and the last two digits of the code number identify the classes within each group.

These are organized using a four digit code that relates to group and class of an item:

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The first two digits in example above (shown in purple) are the Federation Supply Group (FSG) which identifies by title, the commodity area covered by classes within the group.

The second two digits (shown in red) Federation Supply Class identifies the class of an item with its group. The class covers a relatively homogeneous area of commodities, in respect to their physical or performance characteristics, or in the respect that the items included therein are such as are usually requisitioned or issued together, or constitute a related grouping for supply management purposes.

Starfleet Item Identification Number (SIIN)[edit | edit source]

The last ten digits of the FSN comprise the Starfleet Item Identification Number (SIIN) and are typically hyphenated as shown in the example below. This format improves readability but is optional as SIINs are sometimes listed without hyphens. All interoperable data sequencing does not include any hyphens, flashes or spaces within the FSN.

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The first three digits of the SIIN (the group shown in orange) are the FCB Code, which is used to identify which entity was the first to codify the item–i.e. which one first recognized it as an important item of supply. This is usually the member of origin, which typically means the Federation member of final design or manufacture.

FCB is short for Federation Codification Bureau which is the organization–typically a government agency of a Federation member–in charge of maintaining the NCS database within a given Federation entity.

The remaining seven characters are a non-significant identification number (actually code, as some of these characters may be alphanumeric, although in most cases SIINs are strictly numeric).

Federation Codification Bureau (FCB) Code[edit | edit source]

Following table shows the current Federation Codification Bureau codes that are in use within Starfleet:

Entity FCB Code(s)
1 Earth 000 and 001
2 Reserved (Sol star system) 002 through 010
3 Starfleet-standard items 011
4 Vulcan 100 and 101
5 Alpha Centauri 012
6 Andoria 013
7 Tellar Prime 014
8 Arcturus IV 015
9 Vega IX 016
10 Alpha III 017
11 (Beta) Rigel system 018
12 Arken II 019
13 Orodanga 020
14 Terra Nova 021
15 Denobula Triaxa 022
16 Cait (Feresa) 023
17 Izar 024
18 Catulla 025
19 Tiburon 026
20 Aldebaran III 027
21 Delta IV 028
22 New Xannon 029
23 Argelius II 030
24 Betelgeuse II 031
25 Menk 032
26 Aurelia 033
27 Risa 034
28 Cygnet XIV 035
29 Aronnia 036
30 Deneb V 037
31 Ardana 038
32 Coridan III 039
33 Nador 040
34 Valzhan 041
35 Cestus III 042
36 Betazed 043
37 Althos IV 044
38 Zald 045
39 Trillius Prime 046
40 Arcadia 047
41 Grazer 048
42 Vestios system 049
43 New Xindus 050
44 Alonis 051
45 Damiano 052
46 Zakdorn 053
47 Vorgon 054
48 Pahkwa Majoris 055
49 Deneb IV 056
50 Benzar 057
51 Buran 058
52 Sauria 059
53 Ontail 060
54 Evora 061
55 Kaferia 062
56 Klaestron IV 063
57 Koa (Mu Arae) 064
58 Monchezke 065
59 K'Vin Hegemony 066
60 Jezero 067
61 Jotunheim 068
62 Aaamazzara 069
63 K'normia 070
64 Rhaandarel 071
65 Kazar 072
66 Megara 073
67 O'Ryan's Planet 074
68 Sauria 075
69 Ekos 076
70 Fillandia 077
71 Kashet 078
72 Mazor 079
73 Xelata 080
74 XXXX 082
75 XXXX 083
76 XXXX 084
77 XXXX 085
78 XXXX 086
79 XXXX 087
80 XXXX 088
81 XXXX 089
82 XXXX 090
83 XXXX 091
84 XXXX 092
85 XXXX 093
86 XXXX 094
87 XXXX 095
88 XXXX 096
89 XXXX 097
90 XXXX 098
91 XXXX 099
92 XXXX 102
93 XXXX 102
94 XXXX 103
95 XXXX 104
96 XXXX 105
97 XXXX 106
98 XXXX 107
99 XXXX 108
100 XXXX 109
101 XXXX 110
102 XXXX 111
103 XXXX 112
104 Klingon Empire 113
105 XXXX 114
106 XXXX 115
107 XXXX 116
108 XXXX 117
109 XXXX 118
110 XXXX 119
111 XXXX 120

The first members to receive FCB code numbers were the Vulcan (100 and 101), Alpha Centauri (012), Andoria (013) and Tellar Prime (014) - as they had already been involved in the program when it codified. Starfleet was assigned the FCB code (011) for its items as it was the next number available after the 000 to 010 block set aside for the Sol System's own use.

Vulcan received (100) and (101) because it was already supplying items for Earth before the Federation's founding and the other founding member FCB codes were sequentially assigned as backfill numbers. The Vulcan number 100 was for old/current items of supply and 101 is for new items after the system's codification.

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