National Stock Number (NSN) 6810-01-527-0537, or NIIN 015270537, (charcoal,activated) was assigned January 18, 2005 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. None of the associated 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 is actively being procured by the US Government, with procurement history within the last 90 days. There have been 54 contracts issued for this part number, with 75 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FBJWQ, SPE4A724FZ0SH, SPE4A724FZ0SH, SPE4A624FZ0GH, SPE4A624FZ0GH. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,454,131.65.
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 Jan 04, 2014, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 16647. [A CARBONACEOUS PRODUCT CHARACTERIZED BY ITS HIGH ABSORPTION CAPACITY FOR GASES, VAPORS AND COLLOIDAL SOLIDS AND THEREFORE EXTENSIVELY USED IN GAS MASKS FOR RECOVERY OF SOLVENT VAPORS OR THE PROTECTION AGAINST TOXIC GASES AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF COLOR, TASTE, ODOR AND OTHER IMPURITIES FROM GASEOUS AND LIQUID MEDIA. IT IS PRODUCED BY THE DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF VEGETABLE MATTER SUCH AS WOOD, PEAT, LIGNITE, BONES, RICE HULLS, NUT SHELLS, AND THE LIKE, AND SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH STEAM AND\OR CARBON DIOXIDE TO BRING ABOUT A HIGHLY POROUS STRUCTURE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 6810015270537 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 3802100000: activated carbon. The Schedule B End Use is listed as chemicals-other. NAICS classification category 325998: all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.