National Stock Number (NSN) 5970-00-787-8319, or NIIN 007878319, (insulating compound,electrical) was assigned January 1, 1962 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5970010249983.
There are 4 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 61 contracts issued for this part number, with 59 awards given. There is heavy competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 11 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A624PW753, SPE4A624PW752, SPE4A624PN727, SPE4A024P1076, SPE4A024P1076. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 35,965.16.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 19 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 Apr 26, 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) 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 5970007878319 does not contain precious metals.
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 Jul 01, 2025.