National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-343-5373, or NIIN 003435373, (seat,helical compression spring) 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 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 Nov 27, 2018. 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 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE5E719P0698, SPE5E718P4761, SPE5E716M4174. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 21,936.69.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 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 Aug 17, 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) 24328. [A CIRCULAR ITEM, USUALLY HAVING A FLAT OR GROOVED FLANGE, BOSS(ES), AND/OR COUNTERBORE, DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE END OF THE SPRING. IT IS USED TO POSITION THE SPRING BUT DOES NOT ENCASE THE SPRING OR RESTRAIN LATERAL MOTION. IT MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RETAINER,HELICAL COMPRESSION SPRING. EXCLUDES:WASHER (AS MODIFIED), SEAT,BALL SOCKET, AND HOLDER,SPRING. SEE ALSO ROTOR,ENGINE POPPET VALVE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5340003435373 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7320905060: springs of iron or steel, other than of wire nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as finished metal shapes.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.