National Stock Number (NSN) 6685-01-188-4953, or NIIN 011884953, (thermometer,indicating,capillary tube and bulb) was assigned September 5, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 011884953 was cancelled on July 2, 2013, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 6685008735598. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
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 one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier 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 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Oct 05, 2012. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 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: SPM4A613M0315, SPM4A412MV086, SPM4A412MV086, SPM4A412MV086, SPM4A412MV086. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 151,957.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 5 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 May 26, 2020, 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) 07419. [A THERMOMETER WHICH EMPLOYS A CONFINED SUBSTANCE, WHOSE MEASURABLE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OR ONE OF THEM VARIES WITH A CHANGE IN TEMPERATRUE AND THIS ENERGY TRANSMITTED INTO MECHANICAL MOVEMENT TO INDICATE THE TEMPERATURE. FOR INDOOR/OUTDOOR APPLICATION, SEE THERMOMETER, SELF-INDICATING, LIQUID IN GLASS.]. 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 6685011884953 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.