National Stock Number
6850-00-159-4466
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-159-4466, or NIIN 001594466, (desiccant,activated) was assigned May 17, 1971 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 6850007355370, 6850009652515.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, 3 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 a year. There have been 9 contracts issued for this part number, with 10 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A724FC1MH, SPE4A724FC1MH, SPE4A622FAYMM, SPE4A622FAYMM, SPE4A620FE5VA. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 5,130.43.
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 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 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) 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 6850001594466 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.