National Stock Number
1680-00-172-8573
National Stock Number (NSN) 1680-00-172-8573, or NIIN 001728573, (tube) was assigned November 20, 1971 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Nov 21, 2018. There have been 12 contracts issued for this part number, with 12 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 7 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A419V1729, SPE4AL19P0005, SPE4A718V2836, SPE4A418V054K, SPE4AL18V0054. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 16,885.18.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jun 14, 2011, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 77777. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 1680001728573 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.