National Stock Number (NSN) 4710-01-255-2970, or NIIN 012552970, (tube,bent,metallic) was assigned May 18, 1987 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 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 one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of May 24, 2019. There have been 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 11 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A519F473D, SPM4AX12D9402, SPM4AX09D9404, SPM4AX09D9404, SPM4AX09D9404. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 7,551.57.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 9 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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 01, 2010, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. 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) 32507. [A BENT HOLLOW ITEM, WELDED OR SEAMLESS. IT HAS A ROUND, SQUARE OR ANY OTHER CROSS SECTION, WITH A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERY. IT IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO CONVEY FLUIDS, GASES AND/OR SEMISOLIDS. EXCLUDES:ITEMS OF CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION WHICH CONFORM IN DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS TO PIPE, METALLIC; ELBOW, PIPE; ELBOW, TUBE; BEND, ELECTRICAL CONDUIT; BEND, PIPE, RETURN; AND BEND, TUBE, RETURN. FOR ITEMS WITH END FITTINGS ON ONE OR BOTH ENDS, SEE TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL.]. This item is a Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Part (FSCAP). There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4710012552970 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2025.