National Stock Number
5965-01-623-2251
National Stock Number (NSN) 5965-01-623-2251, or NIIN 016232251, (cushion,ear) was assigned November 5, 2013 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 016232251 was cancelled on December 2, 2019, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 5965226221899. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 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 Oct 03, 2017. There have been 26 contracts issued for this part number, with 24 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M518V0146, SPE7M517V9249, SPE7M517V7897, SPE7M517V7118, SPE7M517V5575. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 32,658.04.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
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 Nov 05, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire only from the prime contractor although the engineering data identifies the Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE) and part number of a source other than the prime contractor. 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) 36876. [AN ITEM MADE OF SOFT MATERIAL(S) DESIGNED TO FIT ON AN EARPHONE SHELL OF AN ELECTRICAL HEADSET OR ON THE MUFF OF A HEARING PROTECTOR BY A POSITIVE MEANS OF ATTACHMENT, SUCH AS AN ELASTIC BAND OR A CLAMP RING. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL NOISES FROM REACHING THE EARS OF THE USER AND TO LESSEN PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT OCCASIONED BY CONTINUOUS USE.]. 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 5965016232251 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2024.