National Stock Number
6530-01-378-4702
National Stock Number (NSN) 6530-01-378-4702, or NIIN 013784702, (sterilization test strip set,bacterial spore) was assigned August 18, 1993 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 013784702 was cancelled on May 2, 2010, 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 is only one manufacturer part number 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.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 22245. [CONSISTS OF THREE PAPER STRIPS TO A SET, IMPREGNATED WITH BACTERIAL SPORES, TWO OF WHICH ARE USED AS TEST STRIPS AND ONE AS A CONTROL STRIP. STRIPS ARE INDIVIDUALLY INCLOSED IN PLASTIC ENVELOPES AND TWO STRIPS ARE PLACED IN THE TEST SECTION OF A PAPER ENVELOPE WHILE THE CONTROL STRIP IS PLACED IN THE CONTROL SECTION. ITEM IS USED TO PROVIDE A BIOLOGICAL INDEX FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE EFFICIENCY OF STERILIZATION.]. 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 6530013784702 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.