National Stock Number
4240-01-160-5618
National Stock Number (NSN) 4240-01-160-5618, or NIIN 011605618, (fire starting tool,magnesium) was assigned August 24, 1983 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 7 suppliers. Today, 6 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 5 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 15 contracts issued for this part number, with 108 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: SPE8E522P1628, SPE8E522P1119, SPE8E522P1119, SPE8E522P0482, SPE8E521P1885. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 318,213.13.
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. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Feb 09, 2007, 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) 77777. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 4240011605618 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.