National Stock Number
4440-01-242-2960
National Stock Number (NSN) 4440-01-242-2960, or NIIN 012422960, (drier,air-gas,desiccant) was assigned October 9, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 4 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, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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 May 12, 2015. 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 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8E815V1001, SPE8E814V1084, SPM8EB12V0639, SPM8EF10V0711, SPM8EF10M0855. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 10,814.58.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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 04, 2012, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). (NOTE: This code is applicable only to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as the deficiency is under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 21045. [A DEVICE USED TO REMOVE MOISTURE, OIL, AND DUST PARTICLES FROM COMPRESSED AIR OR GAS LINES. THE ITEM HAS A HEATING UNIT FOR REACTIVATION OF THE DESICCANT(S) OR MAY BE A SELF-REACTIVATING HEATLESS AUTOMATIC PURGING TYPE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4440012422960 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.