National Stock Number
3431-00-018-8364
National Stock Number (NSN) 3431-00-018-8364, or NIIN 000188364, (collet body,welding torch) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are 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 Sep 11, 2017. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 6 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8E517V3613, SPM8E513M1204, SPM8E513M1204, SPM8E312M0825, SPM5E008D5L36. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 9,874.95.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 3 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. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 4,143. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 26, 2017, 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) 36906. [AN ITEM DESIGNED TO RETAIN AN ELECTRODE IN A TORCH, WELDING, GAS SHIELDED ARC. IT MUST BE THREADED ON ONE OR BOTH ENDS AND HAVE HOLES AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. A GAS LENS MAY OR MAY NOT BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BODY.]. 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 3431000188364 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8515902000: welding machine parts and parts of apparatus. The Schedule B End Use is listed as metalworking machine tools. NAICS classification category 333992: welding and soldering equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.