National Stock Number
8135-00-855-6968
National Stock Number (NSN) 8135-00-855-6968, or NIIN 008556968, (cushioning material,packaging) was assigned January 1, 1962 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 8135005843112.
There are 7 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 1991, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 18540. [A NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF A RESILIENT MASS. IT MAY BE BULK MATERIAL OR MAY BE MOLDED OR CUT TO PREDETERMINED DIMENSIONS; BOUND WITH ANY SUITABLE MATERIAL, SUCH AS ELASTIC; USED TO PROTECT ITEMS AGAINST VIBRATIONAL SHOCKS, IMPACT SHOCKS, AND ABRASION, FOR FILLING IN PACKAGING, AND FOR ABSORBING LIQUIDS FROM CONTAINERS BROKEN IN TRANSIT. FOR CORRUGATED ITEMS, SEE FIBERBOARD, CORRUGATED. EXCLUDES:INSERT, PACKAGING. DO NOT USE IF A MORE SPECIFIC ITEM NAME IS APPLICABLE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 8135008556968 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.