National Stock Number
6640-01-601-1845
National Stock Number (NSN) 6640-01-601-1845, or NIIN 016011845, (tube,laboratory,shipping and sto) was assigned January 11, 2012 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6640015435172.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 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 a year. There have been 55 contracts issued for this part number, with 53 awards given. There is heavy competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 13 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE2DS24F0092, SPE2DH24V1291, SPE2DH22V0050, SPE2DH21P2846, SPE2DH21P1819. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 88,493.73.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 18 different platforms.
There has been a moderate 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 Jan 13, 2012, 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) 38727. [A CYLINDRICAL FLAT BOTTOM VESSEL DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A SCREW CAP. FOR USE IN MAILING SERUM OR OTHER FLUIDS; ALSO ALLOWS USE IN A CENTRIFUGE. EXCLUDES:MAILING CASE, LABORATORY SPECIMEN.]. 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 6640016011845 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.