National Stock Number
6850-01-487-8860
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-01-487-8860, or NIIN 014878860, (turbidity standard solution) was assigned August 22, 2001 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 243 contracts issued for this part number, with 354 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625FB95Z, SPE4A625FB95Z, SPE4A625FATER, SPE4A625FATER, SPE4A625FAFMX. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 129,864.50.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 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. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has low volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 5,196. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jan 04, 2014, 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) 16718. [A SUSPENSION OF A SOLID OF KNOWN TURBIDITY IN WATER CALIBRATED TO A STANDARD.]. 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 6850014878860 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.