National Stock Number (NSN) 5910-01-117-8260, or NIIN 011178260, (capacitor,variable,ceramic diele) was assigned August 23, 1981 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 5910011606315, 5910010244274.
There are 13 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 10 suppliers. Today, 7 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 5 suppliers are 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 Feb 06, 2013. There have been 6 contracts issued for this part number, with 6 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 4 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM7MC13V4196, SPM7MC12V9194, SPM7MC10V7350, SPM7MC10V6472, SPM7MC10M4180. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,249.71.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 32 different platforms.
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 Jan 31, 2009, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) 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) 00721. [A CAPACITOR WHOSE CAPACITANCE VALUE IS CONTROLLED BY A MECHANICAL MEANS WHICH EFFECTS A CONTINUOUS VARIATION OF ITS CAPACITANCE. IT INCLUDES ITEMS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE VARIABLE CAPACITORS WHICH ARE INSEPARABLE.]. 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 5910011178260 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8532300090: variable or adjustable capacitors, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.