National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-483-5171, or NIIN 014835171, (clip,spring tension) was assigned March 30, 2001 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. One of those 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 Jan 28, 2019. There have been 8 contracts issued for this part number, with 15 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: SPM5EN19FA46M, SPM5EN19FA46M, SPM5EN19FA42X, SPM5EN18FA71Q, SPM5EN18FA71Q. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 15,616.84.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
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 May 18, 2008, 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) 20815. [A PREFORMED ITEM OF SEMIRIGID MATERIAL DESIGNED TO RETAIN, POSITION, FASTEN, OR SUPPORT OTHER ITEMS, SUCH AS CABLE(S), ACCESS COVER(S), BY ITS OWN INHERENT SPRING ACTION. IT MAY BE FASTENED TO A STRUCTURE BY BOLT(S), CLIP(S), SCREW(S), AND THE LIKE. FOR ITEMS CONDUCTING ELECTRIC CURRENT, SEE CLIP, ELECTRICAL OR CLAMP, ELECTRICAL. FOR ITEMS WHICH PARTIALLY SURROUND AN ITEM, SEE STRAP, RETAINING. FOR ITEMS WHICH ENTIRELY SURROUND AN ITEM AND DO NOT HAVE INHERENT SPRING TENSION, SEE CLAMP, LOOP. SEE ALSO CLIP, RETAINING. DO NOT USE IF A MORE SPECIFIC ITEM NAME IS AVAILABLE.]. 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 5340014835171 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.