National Stock Number
8135-01-237-1568
National Stock Number (NSN) 8135-01-237-1568, or NIIN 012371568, (cushioning material,packaging) was assigned July 25, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated 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, 2 suppliers are 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 16 contracts issued for this part number, with 16 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: SPE8ED24P0363, SPE8ED23V0049, SPE8ED21V0603, SPE8ED20P0767, SPE8ED20P0767. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 73,169.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
There has been a small amount of 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 high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 7,708. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 01, 2020, 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 8135012371568 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.