National Stock Number (NSN) 4710-00-038-7856, or NIIN 000387856, (tube assembly,metal) was assigned November 13, 1972 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 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are 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 Jan 27, 2020. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 3 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7MC20P1655, SPE7MC19V7631, SPM7M412V3230, SPM7M412V3230, SPM7M412M2256. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 12,183.50.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 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 Dec 06, 2008, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 21989. [A LENGTH OF TUBING, STRAIGHT, OR PREBENT TO A PREDETERMINED ANGLE, WITH ADDED COMPONENT(S) THAT FORMS AN END CONNECTION ON ONE OR BOTH ENDS. FOR FLEXIBLE TUBE ASSEMBLIES, SEE HOSE ASSEMBLY (AS MODIFIED). FOR ITEMS HAVING PERFORATIONS IN THE TUBING OR ATTACHMENTS, SEE TUBE ASSEMBLY, FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. EXCLUDES:ITEMS HAVING INTEGRAL PREFORMED OR PLAIN ENDS, TUBE, BENT (AS MODIFIED), AND ITEMS WHICH ARE BRANCHED OR FORKED.]. 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 4710000387856 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.