National Stock Number
4730-01-168-8696
National Stock Number (NSN) 4730-01-168-8696, or NIIN 011688696, (nut assembly,tube coupling) was assigned December 27, 1983 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 one supplier. Today, there are no suppliers listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are 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 Jan 27, 2012. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM7M312M2477, SPM7M311M5704. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 3,168.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 8 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 Jan 01, 2013, 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 data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 32836. [AN ITEM CONSISTING OF AN INTERNALLY THREADED NUT AND AN INTEGRAL FLOATING WASHER DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A GASKET SEAL TO CONNECT BEADED OR SWAGED FERRULED THIN WALL TUBING TO A COUPLING BODY, BOSS CONNECTION, OR THE LIKE TO FORM A FLEXIBLE OR RIGID LEAKPROOF CONNECTION.]. 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 4730011688696 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7604210000: aluminum alloy hollow profiles. The Schedule B End Use is listed as aluminum and alumina.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.