National Stock Number (NSN) 3940-01-506-8472, or NIIN 015068472, (beam,hoisting) was assigned April 10, 2003 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. None of the associated 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 Jun 06, 2018. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A118F1130, SPE4A118F1128. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 34,063.28.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 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 Aug 18, 2016, 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 rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 21771. [A RIGID ITEM WHICH IS AT LEAST THREE TIMES AS LONG AS IT IS HIGH. IT INCLUDES AN EYE(S), RING(S), HOLE(S), LOOP(S), OR THE LIKE, TO FACILITATE HOISTING AND IS DESIGNED TO PERMIT ATTACHING SUCH ITEMS AS SLING LEGS, SHACKLES, RODS, AND HOOKS AT TWO OR MORE POINTS. IT MAY INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS, BUT FOR ITEMS INCLUDING SLING LEGS, SEE SLING, BEAM TYPE. DO NOT USE IF A MORE SPECIFIC NAME APPLIES, SUCH AS BEAM, HOISTING, AIRPLANE SMOKE TANK; AND BEAM, HOISTING LIQUID GAS TANK. EXCLUDES:LINK, HOISTING.]. 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 3940015068472 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.