National Stock Number
6160-00-307-9824
National Stock Number (NSN) 6160-00-307-9824, or NIIN 003079824, (vent tube,battery) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated 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. 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 Sep 12, 2017. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 5 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L717P5320, SPE7L717P5320, SPE7L717P5320, SPE7L717P1421, SPE7L717P1421. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 10,191.90.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 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. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 20882. [A HOLLOW TUBULAR ITEM DESIGNED TO FIT AN OPENING IN A BATTERY TO PERMIT THE ESCAPE OF GASES. FOR ITEMS DESIGNED TO CAP A VENT HOLE USED TO FILL THE BATTERY, SEE FILLER CAP, BATTERY.]. 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 6160003079824 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8506900000: primary battery and cell parts. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 335912: primary battery manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.