National Stock Number
4940-01-442-5242
National Stock Number (NSN) 4940-01-442-5242, or NIIN 014425242, (can,plunger,flammable liquid) was assigned March 17, 1997 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. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 7 contracts issued for this part number, with 7 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M024V5437, SPE7M823V1177, SPE7M120V5893, SPE7MC16M4905, SPE7M315V3148. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 2,024.45.
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 Jul 02, 2005, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 19741. [A CYLINDRICAL METAL CONTAINER DESIGNED TO DISPENSE HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS THROUGH A CENTER MOUNTED PLUNGER. IT IS USED PRIMARILY FOR MOISTENING CLEANING RAGS, SPONGES, SWABS AND THE LIKE. IN OPERATION, A SPONGE OR SWAB MAY BE SATURATED BY PLACING IT OVER A SCREENED CIRCULAR TRAY WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE TOP OF THE PLUNGER AND EXERTING A DOWNWARD PRESSURE, FORCING THE LIQUID UPWARD. THE PLUNGER AUTOMATICALLY RETURNS TO AN EXTENDED POSITION BY MEANS OF A COMPRESSION SPRING, WHEN PRESSURE IS RELEASED. SEE ALSO CAN, BENCH, FLAMMABLE LIQUID. FOR ITEMS INTENDED FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE OR HANDLING OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SEE SAFETY CAN.]. 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 4940014425242 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.