National Stock Number (NSN) 5965-01-550-0163, or NIIN 015500163, (headset,electrical) was assigned April 5, 2007 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 4 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 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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 Sep 15, 2010. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM7M910M5681, SPM7M910M5681, SPM7M910M5060, SPM7M910M5060, SPM7M910M3282. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 169,559.31.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 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. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 35,467. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Nov 06, 2009, 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) 00737. [AN ITEM CONSISTING OF ONE OR TWO EARPHONES WITH A CONNECTING CORD AND WITH OR WITHOUT A HEADBAND. SINGLE HEADPHONE TYPE MUST INCLUDE FACILITIES AS REQUIRED FOR USE. FOR ITEMS WITHOUT EARPHONES DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE EARS FROM NOISE, SEE PROTECTOR, HEARING.]. 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 5965015500163 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8518903000: microphone parts, loudspeaker parts, amplifier parts & headphone parts. The Schedule B End Use is listed as telecommunications equipment. NAICS classification category 334310: audio and video equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.