National Stock Number (NSN) 5970-00-166-5697, or NIIN 001665697, (insulating compound,electrical) was assigned November 20, 1971 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 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 12, 2019. There have been 41 contracts issued for this part number, with 40 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 7 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A620P1038, SPE4A619PL551, SPE4A619PE291, SPE4A619P5343, SPE4A619P5343. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 4,765.26.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 37 different platforms.
There has been a moderate 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 Dec 02, 2004, 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 data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 16977. [A PRE-MIXED CHEMICAL COMPOSITION WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY COMPOUNDED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL INSULATING CHARACTERISTICS. THE ITEM INCLUDES SUCH FORMS AS LIGUIDS, PASTE, CRYSTAL, OR SOLIDS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO BE MELTED OR CHANGED IN CONFIGURATION PRIOR TO USAGE, OR WHEN APPLIED. FOR ITEMS WITH TWO OR MORE SEPARATE CHEMICAL MATERIALS, SEE INSULATING COMPOUND KIT, ELECTRICAL. FOR ITEMS NOT SPECIFICALLY COMPOUNDED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL INSULATING CHARACTERISTICS, SEE SEALING COMPOUND. EXCLUDES:INSULATING OIL, ELECTRICAL AND INSULATING VARNISH, ELECTRICAL.]. 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 5970001665697 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8546900000: electrical insulators, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 326199: all other plastics product manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.