National Stock Number
6250-00-224-4828
National Stock Number (NSN) 6250-00-224-4828, or NIIN 002244828, (starter,fluorescent lamp) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6250005530047.
There are 9 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 6 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 17 suppliers. Today, 13 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers are 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 20 contracts issued for this part number, with 20 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: SPE4A621F268A, SPE4A619F6574, SPE4A616D0197, SPE4A616M2778, SPE4A614C0264. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,097,030.35.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 44 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 02, 2011, 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 or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00088. [AN ITEM CONSISTING OF A SWITCH ASSEMBLED IN A CASE WITH TERMINALS OR CONTACTS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO INITIALLY ACTUATE THE MERCURY ARC IN A FLUORESCENT LAMP. IT MAY INCLUDE A CAPACITOR.]. 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 6250002244828 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.