National Stock Number
6160-01-186-4432
National Stock Number (NSN) 6160-01-186-4432, or NIIN 011864432, (vent tube,battery) was assigned August 10, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of May 16, 2018. There have been 9 contracts issued for this part number, with 15 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: SPE4A518F658K, SPE4A518F658K, SPE4A518F658K, SPE4A518F654B, SPE4A518F654B. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 10,008.41.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 3 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 Jul 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. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 20882. [A HOLLOW TUBULAR ITEM DESIGNED TO FIT AN OPENING IN A BATTERY TO PERMIT THE ESCAPE OF GASES. FOR ITEMS DESIGNED TO CAP A VENT HOLE USED TO FILL THE BATTERY, SEE FILLER CAP, BATTERY.]. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 6160011864432 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Apr 01, 2024.