National Stock Number
5315-00-598-8532
National Stock Number (NSN) 5315-00-598-8532, or NIIN 005988532, (pin,card holding) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are 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 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 3 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A623P2058, SPE4A622V5419, SPE5E917P2840. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,409.82.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 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 Sep 06, 2012, 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) 11437. [A SMALL, THIN PIECE OF WIRE, POINTED AT ONE END, THE OTHER END TERMINATING IN A DOUBLE LOOP TO PROVIDE A HOLDING ACTION WHEN A CARD OR SIMILAR OBJECT IS INSERTED BETWEEN THE DOUBLED LOOP.]. 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 5315005988532 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.