National Stock Number
5310-01-617-3218
National Stock Number (NSN) 5310-01-617-3218, or NIIN 016173218, (nut,plain,castellated,hexagon) was assigned March 19, 2013 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 not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 36 contracts issued for this part number, with 37 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: SPE4A624V6661, SPE5E721V0668, SPE5E720V4084, SPE5E720V3480, SPE5E720V2295. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 10,175.82.
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. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Feb 14, 2014, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire, for the first time, directly from the actual manufacturer rather than the prime contractor who is not 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) 01854. [A NUT HAVING 6 FLAT SIDES, FLAT ON THE BOTTOM AND HAVING A SLOTTED CYLINDRICAL OR DOME SHAPED UPPER PORTION. IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POSITIVE LOCKING WHEN USED WITH A SOLID OR SPLIT (COTTER) PIN. EXCLUDES:NUT (1), PLAIN, SLOTTED, HEXAGON.]. 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 5310016173218 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.