National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-225-6960, or NIIN 012256960, (piston,valve) was assigned February 6, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 4 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, 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 9 contracts issued for this part number, with 10 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: SPE7MX22F734H, SPE7MX22F703J, SPE7MC21V8839, SPE7MC19V3240, SPE7MC18V6530. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 183,033.66.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 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. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 3,754. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jun 20, 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. 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) 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 4820012256960 does not contain precious metals.
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.