National Stock Number
6850-00-173-7243
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-173-7243, or NIIN 001737243, (scale preventive compound) was assigned February 11, 1973 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). 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 one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number is actively being procured by the US Government, with procurement history within the last 90 days. There have been 596 contracts issued for this part number, with 1110 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FC97Z, SPE4A625FBXQT, SPE4A625FBBHK, SPE4A625FBBHK, SPE4A625FBUZ1. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 3,949,956.85.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 17 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$ 293,749. 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) 77777. 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 6850001737243 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.