National Stock Number
6550-01-521-3838
National Stock Number (NSN) 6550-01-521-3838, or NIIN 015213838, (bacteria culture control swab system) was assigned June 21, 2004 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015213838 was cancelled on January 2, 2014, 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Mar 18, 2010. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM2DP10M0600. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 116.00.
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) 45298. [A SELF-CONTAINED UNIT CONSISTING OF A BACTERIA CULTURE, REHYDRATING FLUID, AND SWAB. USED FOR INSTANT HYDRATION AND INOCULATION OF QUALITY CONTROL MICROORGANISMS.]. 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 6550015213838 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2024.