National Stock Number
4240-01-578-8999
National Stock Number (NSN) 4240-01-578-8999, or NIIN 015788999, (pads,knee,industrial) was assigned October 23, 2009 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Aug 23, 2016. There have been 16 contracts issued for this part number, with 13 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 5 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8EJ16M0440, SPE8EH16V0774, SPE8EH16M0066, SPE8EH16M0066, SPE8EH14V2264. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 34,579.13.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 8 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 Apr 13, 2010, 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) 19562. [A PAIR OF PREFORMED CUSHIONS TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR THE KNEES. DESIGNED FOR WEAR BY WORKERS WHO ARE REQUIRED, BY NATURE OF THEIR JOBS, TO OPERATE IN A KNEELING POSITION.]. 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 4240015788999 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.