National Stock Number (NSN) 5965-00-400-6228, or NIIN 004006228, (earphone element) was assigned March 3, 1969 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5965007635502.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 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 Oct 22, 2015. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M516M0910, SPM7M513V2608. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 13,575.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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 May 20, 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) 00093. [THE INTERNAL FABRICATION OF AN EARPHONE. IT MAY INCLUDE A DIAPHRAGM BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE SHELL, EARPIECE, OR A CONNECTING CORD.]. 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 5965004006228 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8518903000: microphone parts, loudspeaker parts, amplifier parts & headphone parts. The Schedule B End Use is listed as telecommunications equipment. NAICS classification category 334310: audio and video equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.