National Stock Number (NSN) 6230-01-517-9944, or NIIN 015179944, (flashlight) was assigned February 26, 2004 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015179944 was cancelled on January 2, 2019, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers 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, there are no suppliers listed as an Active supplier 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 Oct 03, 2018. There have been 145 contracts issued for this part number, with 137 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 9 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE2DH19V0068, SPE2DH19V0058, SPE2DH18V4977, SPE2DH18V4792, SPE2DH18V4726. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 13,233.30.
This national stock number is in high demand. 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 01, 2020, 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 is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00729. [AN ITEM THAT CONFORMS TO LIGHT (1), WITH INTEGRAL CELL,BATTERY CONTAINER OR INTEGRAL SOURCE OF POWER, SUCH AS DYNAMO AND/OR SOLAR CELL. DESIGNED TO BE HANDHELD OR ATTACHED TO A WEAPON OR A HELMET, IT PROJECTS A BEAM OF LIGHT. IT MAY INCLUDE MEANS OF CARRYING, SUCH AS A HANDLE, CLIP, RING, WRIST STRAP, OR THE LIKE. FOR ITEMS DESIGNED TO BE PLACED ON THE GROUND, SEE BATTERY-LAMP. EXCLUDES LIGHT,MARKER,DISTRESS.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 6230015179944 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.