National Stock Number
6550-01-357-1403
National Stock Number (NSN) 6550-01-357-1403, or NIIN 013571403, (bacteria culture control discs) was assigned April 17, 1992 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 013571403 was cancelled on October 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 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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 Aug 09, 2012. There have been 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 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: SPM2DP12M0850, SPM2DE09D7340, SPM2DE09D7340, SPM2DE09D7340, SPM2DP08M1870. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 451.42.
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) 38421. [DISCS CONTAINING LYOPHILIZD CULTURES OF BACTERIA FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES. MAY ALSO BE USED TO CHECK VIABILITY OF CULTURE MEDIA AND THE ACCURACY OF TEST PROCEDURES.]. 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 6550013571403 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.