National Stock Number
8465-01-278-6982
National Stock Number (NSN) 8465-01-278-6982, or NIIN 012786982, (whistle,dual tone) was assigned May 8, 1988 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 8465015572885.
There are 4 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 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 21 contracts issued for this part number, with 26 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 7 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE1C124P0233, SPE1C124P0233, SPE1C124P0233, SPE1C118P0893, SPE1C118P0893. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 68,022.11.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 33 different platforms.
There has been a moderate 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 Feb 23, 2016, 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) 42254. [A SMALL FLAT ITEM DEVELOPED FOR PRODUCING A LOUD SHRILL SOUND, CONSISTING OF TWO TONES. THIS SOUND IS AUDIBLE FROM GREAT DISTANCES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOCATING OVERBOARD VICTIMS. IT IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER. ALSO ITS FLAT DESIGN PREVENTS IT FROM HOLDING WATER.]. 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 II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 8465012786982 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.