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. 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.
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, 2026.