National Stock Number (NSN) 5820-01-591-7999, or NIIN 015917999, (beacon,distress) was assigned February 10, 2011 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 Jan 23, 2020. There have been 22 contracts issued for this part number, with 22 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: SPE4A620V5506, SPE4A620V1336, SPE4A619PN786, SPE4A619V111W, SPE4A619V9596. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 80,424.37.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 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 21, 2014, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 68034. [A MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED DEVICE WHICH IS PART OF A SATELLITE SYSTEM. WHEN ACTIVATED, IT IS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT A DISTRESS SIGNAL TO LOCATE A PERSON, A BOAT OR AN AIRCRAFT NEEDING RESCUE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 5820015917999 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8526910070: radio navigational aid apparatus,nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as telecommunications equipment. NAICS classification category 334511: search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.