National Stock Number
6160-01-215-8129
National Stock Number (NSN) 6160-01-215-8129, or NIIN 012158129, (battery box) was assigned August 31, 1985 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6160010774706.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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 a year. There have been 12 contracts issued for this part number, with 12 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: SPE7L723P2729, SPE7L023V3640, SPE7L723V0814, SPE7L720P4553, SPE7L020V1899. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 27,927.46.
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 Dec 31, 2013, 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) 06460. [A CLOSED STRUCTURE, WITH OR WITHOUT A COVER, DESIGNED TO CONTAIN A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF BATTERY JARS OR BATTERIES. SEE ALSO TRAY, BATTERY. MAY INCLUDE ITEMS, SUCH AS THOSE THAT ENABLE CHARGING AND/OR BATTERY STATUS MONITORING.]. 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 6160012158129 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.