National Stock Number
6550-01-356-3979
National Stock Number (NSN) 6550-01-356-3979, or NIIN 013563979, (bacteriological specimen collection and transportation system) was assigned April 4, 1992 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 013563979 was cancelled on July 2, 2013, 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 2 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Sep 05, 2012. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM2DP12M0939, SPM2DP12M0939, SPM2DP11M1140, SPM2DP11M1141, SPM2DP08M0410. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 739.00.
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) 38471. [A SELF-CONTAINED UNIT USED IN THE COLLECTION OF BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSPORTATION AN NOURISHMENT OF SAME TO THE PLACE OF ANALYSIS. IT MAY CONTAIN SEPARATE APPLICATOR(S). EXCLUDES:TUBE, SPECIMEN; AND TUBE, BIOLOGICAL CULTURE SAMPLING.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 6550013563979 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.