National Stock Number
6510-01-214-8727
National Stock Number (NSN) 6510-01-214-8727, or NIIN 012148727, (wick,ear) was assigned August 17, 1985 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6515012036237.
There are 8 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 10 suppliers. Today, 10 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 5 suppliers are 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 154 contracts issued for this part number, with 147 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE2DS24V008Z, SPE2DS24V9496, SPE2DS24V9475, SPE2DS24P1205, SPE2DS24V8594. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 46,931.41.
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 Mar 18, 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. 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) 37985. [A SYNTHETIC ITEM MADE OF A WOVEN, BRAIDED, FELTED OR TWISTED CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SHAPES, USED AS A VEHICLE FOR MEDICATION TO TREAT OTITIS EXTERNA. IT IS EASILY INSERTED INTO THE EAR AND EXPANDS TO DISTRIBUTE MEDICATION EASLIY TO ALL AFFECTED TISSUE. IT IS NONLINTING, NONADHERENT AND CONTAINS A CENTRAL HOLE TO PREVENT PLUGGING OF THE EAR CANAL.]. 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 6510012148727 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.