National Stock Number (NSN) 6685-01-146-8006, or NIIN 011468006, (thermostat,flow control) was assigned February 6, 1983 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 8 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has a strong supply network for this NSN, with 17 sources of supply.
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 19 contracts issued for this part number, with 19 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625F6524, SPE4A623F471P, SPE4A623F445Q, SPE4A623F0031, SPE4A622F313J. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 161,973.46.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 15 different platforms.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. Globally, demand for this NSN has originated from 12 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on May 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) 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) 16516. [AN AUTOMATIC REGULATING DEVICE WHICH CONTROLS THE FLOW OF FLUIDS OR GASES BY ACTUATING A VALVE OR SHUTTER FOR HEATING OR COOLING PURPOSES. MAY BE ADJUSTABLE, OR SET TO OPERATE AT A DEFINITE PRESSURE. EXCLUDES:CONTROL, HUMIDITY; CONTROL, TEMPERATURE INDICATING; AND SWITCH, THERMOSTATIC.]. 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 6685011468006 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2025.