National Stock Number
6640-01-517-2840
National Stock Number (NSN) 6640-01-517-2840, or NIIN 015172840, (tube,specimen) was assigned February 4, 2004 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 5 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 3 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 29590. [AN ITEM CONSISTING OF A CYLINDRICAL SHAPE WITH A CAP USED IN THE COLLECTION OF SAMPLES. MAY BE STERILE AND DISPOSABLE. EXCLUDES: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. 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 6640015172840 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.