National Stock Number
6850-01-681-1958
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-01-681-1958, or NIIN 016811958, (inspection penetrant emulsifier) was assigned June 7, 2019 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A623PS812, SPE4A420V0894. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 18,982.00.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
There has been very little 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 Jun 08, 2019, 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 requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 26927. [A LIQUID AGENT WHICH MUST BE APPLIED TO THE NONWATER-WASHABLE PENETRANT AFTER THE PROPER DWELL TIME HAS ELAPSED TO PERMIT WATER RINSING. THIS REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL STEP AND A PERIOD OF TIME MUST BE ALLOWED FOR THE COMBINING TO OCCUR.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table I of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS should be available to the user. NSN 6850016811958 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.