National Stock Number (NSN) 6140-00-401-4956, or NIIN 004014956, (battery,storage) was assigned November 26, 1969 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 6 stock numbers. Five of the National Stock Numbers that it replaces are: 6135015672616, 6140007988618, 6140000079740, 6140010148697, 6140010329980.
There are 13 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 5 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 12 suppliers. Today, 9 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers 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 20 contracts issued for this part number, with 32 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L725P0583, SPE7L725P0583, SPE7L724P2554, SPE7L023V4167, SPE7L723P0568. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 515,119.50.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 56 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 Aug 02, 2019, 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) 00013. [A BATTERY, COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE CELLS FORMING A SINGLE UNIT, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE READILY SEPARABLE AND WHICH MAY BE EFFICIENTLY RECHARGED BY SENDING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT THROUGH THE CELLS IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE THAT OF THE DISCHARGING CURRENT. THE ITEM MAY BE FURNISHED WITH INTEGRAL CHARGING FACILITIES. FOR ITEMS WHICH ARE COMPOSED OF A SINGLE CELL SEE CELL, BATTERY.]. 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 6140004014956 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.