National Stock Number (NSN) 6650-00-972-8638, or NIIN 009728638, (retainer,optical element) was assigned January 1, 1962 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are 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 Apr 27, 2020. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L720P3265, SPE7L719P4482. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 2,200.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 8 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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 Apr 02, 2019, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 22451. [A CYLINDRICAL, EXTERNALLY THREADED ITEM HAVING A CENTRALLY LOCATED HOLE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO RETAIN BY MEANS OF EITHER A RAISED BOX (SHOULDER), OR COUNTERBORE, COUNTERSINK, OR A SIMILAR SHAPED RECESS, AN OPTICAL ELEMENT SUCH AS A LENS, RETICLE, CELL, AND THE LIKE, IN OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES. IT MUST HAVE DRILLED HOLES OR SLOTS TO FACILITATE ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY. FOR ITEMS WHICH HOUSE THE OPTICAL ELEMENT(S), AND FORM THE INTERNAL OR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, SEE CELL, OPTICAL ELEMENT. EXCLUDES:RING, EXTERNALLY THREADED.]. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 6650009728638 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9018500000: other ophthalmic instruments and appliances and parts and accessories. The Schedule B End Use is listed as medicinal equipment. NAICS classification category 339112: surgical and medical instrument manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.