NSN 6850-01-666-9899, 6850016669899
DESICCANT,ACTIVATED

Federal Supply Classification: FSC 6850 - Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties
National Item Identification Number: NIIN 016669899
Codification Country: United States
Item Name Code: INC 16537
Criticality: (X) This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application.
Hazardous Material Indicator Code: (Y) Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS).

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DLMS^® Summary

National Stock Number 6850-01-666-9899

National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-01-666-9899, or NIIN 016669899, (desiccant,activated) was assigned September 28, 2017 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 not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 8 contracts issued for this part number, with 8 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A625V5560, SPE4A624V345Y, SPE4A724V0904, SPE4A619P5773, SPE4A618PP402. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 10,786.10.

This NSN is unique to one weapons system.

There has been a small amount of 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 Dec 12, 2017, 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) 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.]. 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 6850016669899 does not contain precious metals.

This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.

Technical Characteristics

PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: (CXCY) DESICCANT MIX
SPECIAL FEATURES: (FEAT) 65 GRAMS PER PACKET; DESICCANT 1: SILICA GEL; ORANGE TO GREEN INDICATING; 2-5 MM BEAD SIZE; 13 GRAMS NOMINAL; DESICCANT 2: MOLECULAR SEIVE TYPE; 1/8 INCH PELLETS; 52 GRAMS NOMINAL; POLYETHYLENE BAG;
III PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: (CXCY) DESICCANT MIX