National Stock Number (NSN) 5920-00-068-8251, or NIIN 000688251, (fuse,cartridge) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 12 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 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, 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 Feb 21, 2019. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 5 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M519V5954, SPE7M118P4419, SPE7M116M6179, SPE7M116V9167, SPE7M116V9167. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 5,058.86.
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 Apr 02, 2006, 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) 00248. [A FUSE IN WHICH THE ELEMENT IS INCLOSED IN A CYLINDRICAL BODY. THE ELEMENT MAY BE RENEWABLE. THE TERMINALS MAY BE OF VARYING TYPES. IT MAY CONTAIN A VISUAL INDICATION THAT THE FUSIBLE ELEMENT IS SEVERED, AND MAY ALSO PROVIDE AN AUDIBLE ALARM THROUGH AUXILIARY CIRCUITRY. FOR NONCYLINDRICAL ITEMS, SEE FUSE, INCLOSED LINK.]. 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 5920000688251 contains silver.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8536100040: fuses, except glass cartridge, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 v. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 335313: switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.