National Stock Number
4240-00-501-7540
National Stock Number (NSN) 4240-00-501-7540, or NIIN 005017540, (respirator,air filtering) was assigned July 9, 1974 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 4240009264228, 4240000850614.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those 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 17, 2019. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 5 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 4 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8E619P0618, SPE8EZ19P0131, SPE8EZ18P0532, SPE8EZ18V0613, SPM8EH14M0050. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 11,841.40.
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 May 01, 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) 17294. [AN INDIVIDUAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE, DESIGNED TO REMOVE ORGANIC VAPORS, SOLID PARTICLES AND/OR LIGHT CONCENTRATIONS OF POISONOUS GAS IF WITH CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE(S). IT MAY INCLUDE A HOOD DESIGNED TO COVER USER'S HEAD.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 4240005017540 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.