National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-521-8443, or NIIN 015218443, (seat,ball socket) was assigned July 7, 2004 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 Jun 27, 2019. There have been 18 contracts issued for this part number, with 17 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 5 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM5EN19FA6R8, SPM5EN19FA6R8, SPM5EN19FA49B, SPM5EN19FA512, SPM5EN19FA512. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 17,709.87.
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 Apr 26, 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 annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 19451. [A RIGID ITEM, USUALLY CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, HAVING A CONCAVE OR BEVEL BEARING SURFACE ON ONE END. IT IS DESIGNED TO MATE WITH AND PROVIDE A WEAR SURFACE FOR THE BALL OF A BALL STUD, CONTROL ROD, ARM, OR THE LIKE. THE OTHER END IS USUALLY FLAT, FLANGED, OR OFFSET AND IS USUALLY DESIGNED TO MATE WITH A FLAT SURFACE OR SPRING. INCLUDES METAL ITEMS HAVING A PLASTIC BALL SOCKET INSERT. SEE ALSO WASHER, CONCAVE.]. 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 5340015218443 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Sep 01, 2024.