National Stock Number (NSN) 3439-00-545-3396, or NIIN 005453396, (desoldering wick) was assigned October 9, 1974 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 3439011117774, 3439010189244.
There are 10 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 5 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 7 suppliers. Today, 6 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 5 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 6 contracts issued for this part number, with 6 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 4 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M224P5002, SPE7M821P1681, SPE7M216M0632, SPE7M216M0632, SPE7M216M0632. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 32,576.48.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 35 different platforms.
There has been a small 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 Jul 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both, needed to purchase this part from additional sources. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 77777. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 3439005453396 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 5908000000: textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent and tubular knitted gas mantle fabrics. The Schedule B End Use is listed as finished textile supplies.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.