National Stock Number
6515-01-597-6746
National Stock Number (NSN) 6515-01-597-6746, or NIIN 015976746, (suction catheter kit,surgical) was assigned June 20, 2011 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. 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, 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Aug 07, 2020. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 3 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: SPE2DS20V8520, SPE2DS16M1356, SPE2DS16M1355, SPE2DS16V2148, SPE2DS16V2148. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 462.00.
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 Jan 07, 2016, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire, for the first time, directly from the actual manufacturer rather than the prime contractor who is not 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) 47747. [A COLLECTION OF ITEMS DESIGNED FOR NEONATAL SUCTIONING IN ORDER TO GUIDE AND DETERMINE THE PROPER DISTANCE FOR INSERTION OF THE CATHETER. IT MAY ALSO ENABLE THE CLINICIAN TO ADVANCE THE CATHETER ACCORDINGLY BY PROVIDING A MARGIN OF SAFETY AND POTENTIALLY REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF PNEUMOTHORAX. MAY INCLUDE CALIBRATED CATHETER, LOOPED, VINYL GLOVE, AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS.]. 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 6515015976746 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9018390030: bougies, catheters, drains and sondes and parts and accessories. The Schedule B End Use is listed as medicinal equipment. NAICS classification category 339112: surgical and medical instrument manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.