National Stock Number
3020-00-659-6981
National Stock Number (NSN) 3020-00-659-6981, or NIIN 006596981, (link,roller chain) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 006596981 was cancelled on December 2, 2014, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Nov 14, 2012. There have been 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 3 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: SPM7L213M0768, SPM7L213M0768, SPM7MC11M3252, SPM7MC11M0119. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 10,368.00.
There has been very little 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 16, 2020, 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) 04488. [AN ASSEMBLED UNIT OF A CHAIN, ROLLER CONSISTING OF SIDE PLATES, ROLLER(S), BUSHING(S), OR PIN(S). IT MAY BE A SINGLE OR DOUBLE PITCH. LINKS CONTAINING BUSHINGS WITHOUT ROLLERS SHALL BE AS DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE AS "ROLLER CHAIN." EXCLUDES:LINK, CHAIN (AS MODIFIED); AND PULLEY, SASH.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 3020006596981 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.