National Stock Number
5996-01-253-2397
National Stock Number (NSN) 5996-01-253-2397, or NIIN 012532397, (amplifier,radio frequency) was assigned April 14, 1987 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012532397 was cancelled on May 2, 2020, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled as Duplicate." This NSN was replaced by NSN 5996012304157. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier 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 Jan 15, 2014. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 5 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 5 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M914M0943, SPM7M913M0972, SPM7M912V9744, SPM7M112M1613, SPM7M912M4036. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 16,445.38.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
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 Apr 01, 2020, 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 is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00446. [AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHOSE RADIO FREQUENCY INPUT SIGNALS CONTROL POWER FROM A SOURCE INDEPENDENT OF THE INPUT SIGNALS, AND DELIVERS RADIO FREQUENCY OUTPUT SIGNALS OF GREATER AMPLITUDE WITH RESPECT TO CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE. THE OUTPUT SIGNALS CHARACTERISTICS ARE UNIFORMLY RELATED TO THE INPUT SIGNALS. IT OPERATES AT FREQUENCIES ABOVE 20 KILOHERTZ.]. 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 5996012532397 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.