Contract Line Number (CLIN)

Contract Line Number: a unique number assigned by a contract to identify exactly one chargeable¹item on the contract. In this context, “item”² may be either goods or services, either of which may originate with the contract supplier³.”.

Footnotes

1. Meaning that, when it has been delivered and accepted by the customer, the supplier gets paid (eventually).[↩]
2. Contrast with other usages explicit in this document.[↩]
3. They may also have originated with some sub-supplier, who may (or may not) be a sub-tier “developer”.[↩]