National Stock Number
4730-01-640-6738
National Stock Number (NSN) 4730-01-640-6738, or NIIN 016406738, (nipple,pipe) was assigned December 17, 2014 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 one supplier. Today, there are no suppliers listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that 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 Jul 05, 2016. 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 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M116VF827, SPE7M116VF827, SPE7M016V9867, SPE7M016V9868, SPE7M016V3841. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 207.16.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
There has been very little 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 15, 2015, 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) 03782. [A STRAIGHT ONE-PIECE METALLIC PIPE 12 INCHES(304 MM)OR LESS IN LENGTH HAVING EXTERNAL THREADS OF THE SAME SIZE ON BOTH ENDS. IT MAY HAVE A CENTER SECTION WHICH IS EXTERNALLY SHAPED TO ACCOMMODATE A WRENCH. FOR PIPE HAVING INTERNAL THREADS 12 INCHES(304 MM)OR LESS IN LENGTH SEE COUPLING,PIPE. FOR PIPE IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES(304 MM)SEE PIPE AS MODIFIED.]. 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 4730016406738 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.