National Stock Number
5340-01-577-2693
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-577-2693, or NIIN 015772693, (clip,retaining) was assigned September 1, 2009 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are no manufacturer part numbers associated to this NSN. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Dec 21, 2018. There have been 15 contracts issued for this part number, with 17 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE5EN19F0984, SPE5EN19F0985, SPE5EN18F4653, SPE5EN15D0022, SPE5EN15D0022. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 34,083.13.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 3 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 Dec 18, 2013, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government has unlimited rights to the technical data, and the data package is complete. Valid AMCs: 1 and 2.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 02385. [A CLIP FORMED FROM RESILIENT WIRE STOCK INTO A SHAPE RESEMBLING THE LETTER U, WITH EACH OF THE PRONGS HAVING ONE OR MORE CURVATURES ALONG ITS LENGTH. IT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD ITSELF IN PLACE BY ITS INHERENT SPRING ACTION WHEN FITTED INTO THE GROOVE(S) OR NOTCH(ES) OF THE ITEM UPON WHICH A PART, SHAFT, PIN, OR A LIKE ITEM IS TO BE HELD IN PLACE. SEE ALSO PIN, LOCK; RING, RETAINING AND CLIP, SPRING TENSION. FOR ITEMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AVIATON, SEE CLIP(1), RETAINING, AVIATION.]. 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 5340015772693 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.