National Stock Number
6850-00-985-6227
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-00-985-6227, or NIIN 009856227, (layout dye) was assigned May 14, 1972 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers 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 432 contracts issued for this part number, with 680 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FC7L4, SPE4A625FC7E4, SPE4A625FC21M, SPE4A625FBREX, SPE4A625FBPNN. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 83,080.88.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 11 different platforms.
There has been very little 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$ 13,958. 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) 17852. [A QUICK DRYING, NONSPECIFIC, OPAQUE PREPARATION TO BE APPLIED ON METAL SURFACES. IT ELIMINATES GLARE AND PROVIDES A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND FOR SCRIBING.]. 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 6850009856227 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.