National Stock Number
6850-00-597-1528
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-597-1528, or NIIN 005971528, (cleaning compound,alkali,ferrous) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 6850006640272.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
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 45 contracts issued for this part number, with 78 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FBCKD, SPE4A625FB2B0, SPE4A725FAHWX, SPE4A725FAHWX, SPE4A725FA4FW. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 209,257.93.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 8 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: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government has unlimited rights to the technical data, and the data package is complete. Valid AMCs: 1 and 2.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 18384. [AN ALKALINE CHEMICAL PREPARATION DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR CLEANING FERROUS METAL SURFACES. WHEN OF A SINGLE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL, USE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL NAME. EXCLUDES:CLEANING COMPOUND, HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER; ALKALI, LAUNDRY AND CLEANING COMPOUND, SOLVENT.]. 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 6850005971528 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.