National Stock Number
6140-01-389-6178
National Stock Number (NSN) 6140-01-389-6178, or NIIN 013896178, (battery,storage) was assigned April 26, 1994 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6140013138322.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, 3 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 911 contracts issued for this part number, with 651 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: SPE7L325F2611, SPE7L325F2556, SPE7L325F2556, SPE7L325F2443, SPE7L325F2410. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 462,776.28.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 34 different platforms.
This national stock number is in high demand. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 21,895. 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: 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 6140013896178 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.