National Item File (NIF)

Published by Department of Veterans Affairs | Department of Veterans Affairs | Metadata Last Checked: July 08, 2025 | Last Modified: 2020-12-01

<p>The National Item File (NIF) is used to uniquely identify products used in the supply chain. The Universal Product Number is placed as a bar code on products to enable users of the products to readily identify the product's characteristics.</p>

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "029:15" ]
dataQuality	true
identifier	VA-VHA-PL-001
issued	2017-07-26
landingPage	https://www.data.va.gov/d/7v23-r9tp
language	[ "en-US" ]
programCode	[ "029:040" ]
rights	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, protected health information.
temporal	2005-01-01T05:00:00Z/2014-12-31T05:00:00Z
theme	[ "Basic Statistics", "Use", "and Operational Data" ]