National Stock Number
6850-01-396-0163
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-01-396-0163, or NIIN 013960163, (leak test compound) was assigned September 9, 1994 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. 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, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 31 contracts issued for this part number, with 52 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4AX22FZ25X, SPE4A721FZ4UE, SPE4A721FZ4UE, SPE4A621FBWX4, SPE4A621FBR65. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 35,780.02.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 15 different platforms.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on May 30, 2008, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. 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) 27492. [A COMPOUND DESIGNED FOR DETECTING LEAKS IN HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS.]. 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 6850013960163 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.