National Stock Number
8120-00-627-7956
National Stock Number (NSN) 8120-00-627-7956, or NIIN 006277956, (cylinder,compressed gas,natural,) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 4935000628979.
There are 9 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 8 suppliers. Today, 8 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 4 suppliers are 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 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Mar 02, 2015. 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: SPE4A615C0036, SPE4A615C0036, SPM4A609C0169. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,098,418.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 4 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. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Mar 27, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. Acquisition of this part is restricted to source(s) specified on "Source Control", "Altered Item" or "Selected Item" drawings/documents. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 49477. [EMPTY CYLINDER ONLY.]. This item is a Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Part (FSCAP). There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 8120006277956 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7311000000: containers for compressed or liquefied gas of iron or steel. The Schedule B End Use is listed as materials handling equipment. NAICS classification category 332420: metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.