National Stock Number
4220-01-524-5318
National Stock Number (NSN) 4220-01-524-5318, or NIIN 015245318, (bladder,flotation) was assigned October 6, 2004 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 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, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 16 contracts issued for this part number, with 16 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8E524V2979, SPE8E524V2670, SPE8E524P1409, SPE8E524V1642, SPE8E524V0501. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 3,674,120.73.
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$ 1,688,089. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 09, 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. Acquisition of this part is restricted to source(s) specified on "Source Control", "Altered Item" or "Selected Item" drawings/documents. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 14311. [AN ENVELOPE OF RUBBERIZED FABRIC, PLASTIC, OR OTHER SUITABLE FLEXIBLE MATERIAL. IT MAY HAVE AN AIR INTAKE TUBE AND STRAPS FOR ATTACHMENT. WHEN INFLATED, IT IS DESIGNED TO FLOAT THE WEARER OR SMALL EQUIPMENT. WHEN NOT INFLATED, IT MAY BE USED AS A WATER CARRYING DEVICE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature but does have other critical feature(s) such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 4220015245318 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.