NSN 6540-01-205-2318, 6540012052318
DYE SOLUTION,PLASTIC LENS,OPHTHA

Federal Supply Classification: FSC 6540 - Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
National Item Identification Number: NIIN 012052318
Codification Country: United States
Item Name Code: INC 77777
Criticality: (X) This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application.
Hazardous Material Indicator Code: (N) There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials.

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DLMS^® Summary

National Stock Number 6540-01-205-2318

National Stock Number (NSN) 6540-01-205-2318, or NIIN 012052318, (dye solution,plastic lens,ophtha) was assigned April 7, 1985 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). 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 2 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.

This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Apr 12, 2013. There have been 9 contracts issued for this part number, with 9 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: SPM2DS13ME713, SPM2DS13MD095, SPM2DS13MD095, SPM2DS12V0752, SPM2DS12ME185. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 719.33.

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 Dec 02, 2006, 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) 77777. 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 6540012052318 does not contain precious metals.

This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.

Technical Characteristics

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ITEM DESCRIPTION: (TEXT) YELLOW; AVAIL IN 3 OZ CONCENTRATE; RENDERS 1 QT OF DYE SOLUTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE REMAINS STABLE OBTAINING SUPERIOR BRIGHTNESS AND UNIFORMITY LENS AFTER LENS; CAPABLE OF DYEING ALL BRANDS OF LENSES,SINGLE VISION,BIFOCAL,HARD,SOFT OR UNFINISHED; UNIT QTY 6
PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: (CXCY) DYE SOLUTION PLASTIC LENS OPHTHALMIC YELLOW 3OZ CONCEN/1QT6S
UNIT OF ISSUE CUBE: (SUCB) 0.042 CUBIC FEET