National Stock Number
4730-01-257-5638
National Stock Number (NSN) 4730-01-257-5638, or NIIN 012575638, (restrictor,fluid flow) was assigned June 20, 1987 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 3 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 Nov 18, 2017. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 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: SPE7M318P1063, SPE7M318P0776, SPE7M315M2257, SPE7M315M2257, SPE7M314M5651. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 123,325.19.
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. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jan 01, 2013, 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 or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 18263. [AN ITEM OF SOLID ONE-PIECE CONSTRUCTION, DESIGNED TO RESTRICT THE FLOW OF A FLUID THROUGH IT. IT HAS AN ORIFICE OF A SMALLER SIZE THAN THE DIAMETER OF FLOW INTO IT. EXCLUDES:ITEMS SUCH AS VALVE (1), (AS MODIFIED); AND OTHERS WITH AN ADJUSTABLE ORIFICE. EXCLUDES:PIPE, TUBE, OR HOSE FITTINGS WITH RESTRICTED PASSAGES AND ITEMS DESIGNED TO TEST FLUID FLOW. FOR ITEMS CONTAINING SCREENS OR FILTERS, SEE RESTRICTOR UNIT, FLUID FLOW.]. 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 4730012575638 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.