National Stock Number
6850-00-689-6438
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-689-6438, or NIIN 006896438, (desiccant,activated) was assigned February 7, 1968 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
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, 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 141 contracts issued for this part number, with 459 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FBWX7, SPE4A625FBWX7, SPE4A625FZ0D2, SPE4A625FZ0D2, SPE4A625FZ58M. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 265,698.36.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 different weapons systems.
The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has low volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 17,351. 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.) 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.]. The item is a non-aviation Critical Safety Item (CSI) whose failure will result in serious damage to equipment or serious injury or death to personnel. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 6850006896438 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.