National Stock Number (NSN) 4710-01-161-5505, or NIIN 011615505, (tube,bent,metallic) was assigned September 7, 1983 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. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 12 suppliers. Today, 6 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 13, 2020. There have been 9 contracts issued for this part number, with 9 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 4 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M120P2503, SPE7M319P0363, SPE7M319P0363, SPE7M318P3458, SPE7M318P3061. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 95,210.04.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 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 May 03, 2019, 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 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) 32507. [A BENT HOLLOW ITEM, WELDED OR SEAMLESS. IT HAS A ROUND, SQUARE OR ANY OTHER CROSS SECTION, WITH A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERY. IT IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO CONVEY FLUIDS, GASES AND/OR SEMISOLIDS. EXCLUDES:ITEMS OF CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION WHICH CONFORM IN DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS TO PIPE, METALLIC; ELBOW, PIPE; ELBOW, TUBE; BEND, ELECTRICAL CONDUIT; BEND, PIPE, RETURN; AND BEND, TUBE, RETURN. FOR ITEMS WITH END FITTINGS ON ONE OR BOTH ENDS, SEE TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL.]. This item is a Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Part (FSCAP). There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4710011615505 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.