National Stock Number (NSN) 5310-01-596-6956, or NIIN 015966956, (washer,flat) was assigned May 23, 2011 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015966956 was cancelled on August 2, 2018, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. 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, 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 Mar 25, 2015. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE5E815M2534, SPE5E415V3863, SPE5E815V1898, SPE5E815M0487, SPE5E815M0487. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,009.26.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 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 Apr 12, 2020, 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) 13393. [A WASHER HAVING A CENTRALLY LOCATED HOLE WITH A SOLID OR LAMINATED CROSS-SECTION AND TWO FLAT PARALLEL BEARING SURFACES. THE HOLE MUST BE 75 PERCENT OR LESS THAN THE LARGEST DIMENSION AND THE BEARING SURFACE FINISH IS GREATER THAN 32 MICROINCH (0.8 MICROMETER). THE THICKNESS CANNOT EXCEED 25 PERCENT OF THE LARGEST OUTSIDE DIMENSION. WHEN THE LARGEST OUTSIDE DIMENSION IS LESS THAN 1/4 INCH OR 6MM, THE THICKNESS MUST BE 0.006 INCHES (0.15MM) OR GREATER AND FOR ITEMS 1/4 INCH (6MM) OR LARGER, THE THICKNESS MUST BE 0.016 INCHES (0.4MM) OR GREATER. THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE IS APPLIED TO DIMENSIONS AND USED AS A DETERMINING FACTOR. ITEMS WITH SEPARABLE LAMINATION USE SHIM. FOR ITEMS FABRICATED FROM CERAMIC OR ELECTRICALLY RATED MATERIALS BY SPECIFICATION OR INDUSTRY STANDARDS USE INSULATOR (1), WASHER. EXCLUDES:DISK, VALVE, GRAPHITE IMPREGNATED AND LUBRICATED ITEMS.]. 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 5310015966956 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.