National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-00-001-6181, or NIIN 000016181, (piston,valve) was assigned September 24, 1972 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 4820008330708.
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, 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 Dec 29, 2015. There have been 3 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: SPE7M116V4816, SPE7M116V1269, SPM7M512V5533. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,141.09.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 different weapons systems.
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 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) 36944. [A CYLINDRICAL ITEM OF VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS WHICH RECIPROCATES IN A VALVE BODY, ASSISTING IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE DISK TO OPEN OR CLOSE A VALVE. MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS RING(S), COLLAR(S), SPRING(S) AND THE LIKE. EXCLUDES DISK, VALVE.]. 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 4820000016181 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8481909090: parts of taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 332911: industrial valve manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.