National Stock Number (NSN) 4240-01-342-2857, or NIIN 013422857, (cartridge,respirator,air filteri) was assigned July 18, 1991 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. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. 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 several sources of supply for this NSN.
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 1314 contracts issued for this part number, with 1351 awards given. There is heavy competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 22 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8EJ25F091D, SPE8EJ25F091B, SPE8EJ25F090Y, SPE8EJ25F090Z, SPE8EJ25F091E. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 5,114,720.36.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 9 different weapons systems.
This national stock number is in high demand. 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 02, 2006, 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) 10101. [A SELF-CONTAINED UNIT DESIGNED FOR PLACEMENT IN THE HOLDER OF A RESPIRATOR OR AIR LINE MASK. IT MAY CONSIST OF A FILTERING ELEMENT OF FIBROUS MATERIAL SUCH AS FELT, PAPER, OR THE LIKE SECURED BETWEEN TWO END PLATES; OR IT MAY BE A CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER OF LIGHT WEIGHT CONSTRUCTION HAVING FLAT OR SLIGHTLY ROUNDED ENDS WHICH MAY BE EITHER PERFORATED OR OF WIRE MESH, FILLED WITH CHARCOAL OR CHEMICALS WHICH ABSORB CONTAMINANTS FROM THE AIR PASSING THROUGH IT. SEE ALSO FILTER, RESPIRATOR, AIR FILTERING.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature but does have other critical feature(s) 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 4240013422857 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.