National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-253-8488, or NIIN 012538488, (cage,valve) was assigned April 26, 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 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 45 contracts issued for this part number, with 47 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: SPE7M025F0075, SPE7M424F1640, SPE7L324F4154, SPE7M424F0980, SPE7M424F0210. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 2,041,785.00.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 13 different platforms.
There has been a moderate 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$ 91,997. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Mar 01, 2007, 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) 37291. [A REMOVABLE ITEM WITHIN THE VALVE BODY, DESIGNED TO GUIDE THE PLUG AND DETERMINE THE FLOW CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VALVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS FOR INSPECTION OR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT REMOVING BODY FROM LINE. MAY INCLUDE GASKETS, SPRING, AND THE LIKE.]. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4820012538488 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 Apr 01, 2025.