National Stock Number (NSN) 6140-00-539-8491, or NIIN 005398491, (battery,storage) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 9 stock numbers. Five of the National Stock Numbers that it replaces are: 6140001918519, 6140011854027, 6140008312490, 6140008023042, 6140004345876.
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 6 suppliers. Today, 4 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 not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Aug 27, 2018. There have been 15 contracts issued for this part number, with 14 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: SPE7L718P5578, SPE7L017V1868, SPE7L717P0209, SPE7L716M0626, SPE7L716M0626. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 22,371.60.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 32 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 01, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government has unlimited rights to the technical data, and the data package is complete. Valid AMCs: 1 and 2.
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 6140005398491 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8507800002: storage batteries, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 335911: storage battery manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.