National Stock Number
6850-00-145-0045
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-145-0045, or NIIN 001450045, (desiccant,activated) was assigned April 23, 1969 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. 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 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are 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 Jul 22, 2014. 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: SPM4AR07D0010, SPM4AR07D0010. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 449.32.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 7 different weapons systems.
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: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part has been designated a high-reliability part under a formal reliability program. Probability of failure would be unacceptable from the standpoint of safety of personnel and/or equipment. The cognizant engineering activity has determined that data to define and control reliability limits cannot be obtained nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications for this purpose. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 16537. [A CHEMICAL PRODUCT SPECIALLY PREPARED TO INCREASE THE ABSORPTION CAPACITY OF THE BASIC CHEMICAL(S) FOR THE REMOVAL OF MOISTURE AND CAPABLE OF BEING RESTORED TO APPROXIMATELY ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.]. 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 6850001450045 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.