National Stock Number (NSN) 2540-01-583-1908, or NIIN 015831908, (armor,supplemental,small arms-fr) was assigned March 18, 2010 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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 Dec 08, 2017. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L018V1782, SPE7L017P1419, SPE7L016V3903, SPE7L016V3916, SPM7L012M4465. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 47,134.32.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
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 Mar 19, 2010, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 37077. [A PROTECTIVE COVERING SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO BE MOUNTED ON AN AIRCRAFT, GROUND VEHICLE, MARINE SURFACE/SUBSURFACE CRAFT, AND/OR FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. IT PROTECTS FROM SMALL ARMS OR ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OR EXPLODING-MINE FRAGMENTS. IT MAY BE MADE FROM METALLIC OR NONMETALLIC MATERIAL, EITHER IN SECTIONS OR IN ONE PIECE. IT MAY HAVE INTEGRAL FITTINGS FOR INSTALLATION. EXCLUDES: ARETALLIC MATERIAL, EITHER IN SECTIONS OR IN ONE PIECE. IT MAY HAVE INTEGRAL FMOR PLATE; BODY ARMOR,FRAGMENTATION PROTECTIVE AND CLOTH,BALLISTIC.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 2540015831908 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9803200000: military equipments not identified by kind. The Schedule B End Use is listed as military apparel and footwear.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.