National Stock Number
4010-00-188-8997
National Stock Number (NSN) 4010-00-188-8997, or NIIN 001888997, (chain,welded) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 5 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 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. ISO Group has a strong supply network for this NSN, with 23 sources of supply.
This part number is actively being procured by the US Government, with procurement history within the last 90 days. 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: SPE4A525P6799, SPE4A623P8223, SPE4A420V0363. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 9,898.19.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 5 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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$ 3,224. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on May 02, 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. This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 02618. [A SERIES OF LIKE SIZE WELDED METAL LINKS INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A FLEXIBLE CONTINUATION OF THE LINKS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE CHAIN WITH ATTACHMENTS OR TERMINATIONS. SEE ALSO CHAIN, STUD LINK.]. The item is a non-aviation Critical Safety Item (CSI) whose failure will result in serious damage to equipment or serious injury or death to personnel. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4010001888997 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7315826000: welded link chain of iron or nonalloy steel nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as finished metal shapes. NAICS classification category 332618: other fabricated wire product manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.