National Stock Number
6850-00-160-8481
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-160-8481, or NIIN 001608481, (inspection penetrant remover) was assigned January 28, 1973 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6850014986315.
There are 7 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has a strong supply network for this NSN, with 13 sources of supply.
This part number has been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 1509 contracts issued for this part number, with 2139 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FC7P3, SPE4A625FC3J0, SPE4A625FC65A, SPE4A625FC06U, SPE4A625FC19S. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 275,787.01.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 11 different platforms.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has low volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 49,376. 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: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) Acquisition of this part is controlled by QPL procedures. Valid AMCs: 1 and 2.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 26928. [A SOLVENT-TYPE LIQUID SUITABLE FOR HAND WIPE REMOVAL OF A PENETRANT FROM THE SURFACE OF A MATERIAL.]. 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 6850001608481 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.