National Stock Number
6530-01-172-8878
National Stock Number (NSN) 6530-01-172-8878, or NIIN 011728878, (indicator,sterilization) was assigned February 28, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 011728878 was cancelled on October 2, 2016, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6530013663254.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
There has been very little 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 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) 03225. [A SUBSTANCE WHICH, BY PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL CHANGE, INDICATES THAT A DEGREE OF HEAT SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT STERILIZATION OF ALL ITEMS WITHIN A STERILIZER HAS BEEN ATTAINED.]. 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 6530011728878 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.