National Stock Number
6540-01-508-1216
National Stock Number (NSN) 6540-01-508-1216, or NIIN 015081216, (light,slit,ophthalmic) was assigned May 13, 2003 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015081216 was cancelled on April 2, 2018, 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 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. 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 Dec 22, 2015. There have been 7 contracts issued for this part number, with 7 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE2DS16V1132, SPE2DS15ME821, SPE2DS15ME699, SPE2DS15ME699, SPE2DS15ME699. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 81,141.30.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
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 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) 34764. [AN ITEM WHICH CONSISTS OF AN ILLUMINATING UNIT AND A BINOCULAR MAGNIFIER OR MICROSCOPE. DESIGNED TO PERMIT INDEPENDENT MANIPULATION OF EITHER UNIT, SO THAT THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT OF A LIVING EYE CAN BE EXAMINED.]. 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 6540015081216 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.