National Stock Number
5315-00-279-8879
National Stock Number (NSN) 5315-00-279-8879, or NIIN 002798879, (pin,shoulder,headless) was assigned August 15, 1973 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 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Mar 14, 2019. There have been 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 11 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4AX19FA50T, SPE4AX14D9417, SPE4AX14D9417, SPE4AX14D9417, SPE4AX14D9417. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 18,452.04.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 different weapons systems.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 12, 2014, 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 rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 16749. [A CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED HEADLESS ITEM, HAVING A SHANK AT ONE OR BOTH ENDS. IT IS USED FOR ALIGNING, FASTENING, OR TRANSFER OF TORQUE AND/OR THRUST BY FITTING INTO CORRESPONDING HOLES OF ANOTHER ITEM. IT MAY BE THREADED ON ONE END.]. 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 5315002798879 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.