National Stock Number
6550-01-164-0588
National Stock Number (NSN) 6550-01-164-0588, or NIIN 011640588, (blood collecting-culture bottle) was assigned October 12, 1983 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 011640588 was cancelled on September 2, 2012, 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, 6550004327103.
There are 8 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 8 suppliers. Today, 5 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 5 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 Apr 01, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 42744. [A BOTTLE OR VIAL CONTAINING A CULTURE MEDIUM USED FOR CULTIVATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN BLOOD AND BODY EXUDATES. IT MAY CONTAIN CARBON-DIOXIDE, SPS, OR OTHER ADDITIVES. IT IS USED WITH BLOOD-COLLECTING CULTURE UNIT. EXCLUDES:BLOOD-COLLECTING CULTURE TUBE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 6550011640588 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.