National Stock Number (NSN) 6685-00-901-6890, or NIIN 009016890, (transmitter,temperature,electric) was assigned January 1, 1960 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6685006541557.
There are 4 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 18 contracts issued for this part number, with 18 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 9 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A525P0937, SPE4A524P4866, SPE4A524P0526, SPE4A622V9774, SPE4A621V378Z. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 871,065.69.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 10 different weapons systems.
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 Feb 02, 2005, 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 Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both, needed to purchase this part from additional sources. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 20340. [A DEVICE HAVING A TEMPERATURE SENSING ELEMENT WHOSE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIES WITH A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE. IT IS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION RELATIVE TO TEMPERATURE TO AN INDICATOR, TEMPERATURE, ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE. IT MAY BE A COMPONENT PART OF A THERMOMETER, INDICATING, RESISTANCE; THERMOMETER, RECORDING, RESISTANCE. EXCLUDES:THERMOCOUPLE (AS MODIFIED).]. 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 6685009016890 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9027502000: thermal analysis instruments and apparatus. The Schedule B End Use is listed as laboratory testing instruments. NAICS classification category 334516: analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.