National Stock Number
6685-01-283-8778
National Stock Number (NSN) 6685-01-283-8778, or NIIN 012838778, (thermostat,flow control) was assigned August 14, 1988 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated 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 a year. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A524P1780. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 5,150.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 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 Aug 22, 2006, 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) 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 6685012838778 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.