National Stock Number
4730-01-161-6270
National Stock Number (NSN) 4730-01-161-6270, or NIIN 011616270, (union,pipe) was assigned September 8, 1983 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. 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. ISO Group has a strong supply network for this NSN, with 16 sources of supply.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 19 contracts issued for this part number, with 19 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 10 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M423V2300, SPE7M423V2300, SPE7M423V2300, SPE7M422P1904, SPE7M322P1193. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 84,202.88.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 13 different platforms.
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$ 763. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 13, 2008, 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 annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 03785. [A STRAIGHT PIPE FITTING DESIGNED TO JOIN TWO LENGTHS OF PIPE OR PIPE FITTINGS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THEY MAY BE DISCONNECTED WITHOUT DISTURBING THE REST OF THE PIPE LINE. THE END CONNECTIONS HAVE PIPE THREADS OR ARE UNTHREADED AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A PIPE.]. The item is a non-aviation Critical Safety Item (CSI) whose failure will result in serious damage to equipment or serious injury or death to personnel. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4730011616270 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Apr 01, 2024.