National Stock Number (NSN) 5977-00-995-6866, or NIIN 009956866, (brush set,electrical contact) was assigned January 1, 1960 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5977005529405.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 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, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
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 7 contracts issued for this part number, with 7 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625PM921, SPE4A618PN069, SPE4A618P7095, SPE4A618P7095, SPE4A615MB211. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 16,418.79.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 26 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 Sep 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 requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 15251. [A COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE BRUSHES CONFORMING TO THE ITEM NAME BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT, USED AS A SET IN A SPECIFIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THE INDIVIDUAL BRUSHES MAY BE IDENTICAL OR NONIDENTICAL. FOR TWO OR MORE BRUSHES CONNECTED TOGETHER BY A COMMON SHUNT, PRESSURE BAR, AND THE LIKE, SEE BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT. EXCLUDES:CONTACT ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL AND CONTACT SET (AS MODIFIED)]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5977009956866 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8545200000: carbon or graphite brushes of a kind used for electrical purposes. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 335991: carbon and graphite product manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.