National Stock Number (NSN) 4710-00-498-6870, or NIIN 004986870, (tube assembly,metal) was assigned October 10, 1969 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 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 8 contracts issued for this part number, with 10 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: SPE7M425F0563, SPE7M425F0563, SPE7M024P2420, SPM7MX13D0133, SPM7MX13D0133. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 98,369.98.
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. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 36,858. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jul 02, 2005, 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 data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 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 4710004986870 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8302494500: other base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for railway vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other vehicles (exc motor vehicles) of sectn 18. The Schedule B End Use is listed as railway transportation equipment. NAICS classification category 332510: hardware manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.