National Stock Number (NSN) 1005-01-601-8485, or NIIN 016018485, (bipod,machine gun) was assigned January 26, 2012 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, 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 34 contracts issued for this part number, with 34 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L024V1385, SPE7L124V0269, SPE7L123P8383, SPE7L123P7485, SPE7L123P3734. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 2,250,989.65.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 5 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$ 230,495. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 11, 2019, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. Acquisition of this part is restricted to source(s) specified on "Source Control", "Altered Item" or "Selected Item" drawings/documents. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 21699. [AN ADJUSTABLE TWO-LEGGED DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE MUZZLE END OF A MACHINE GUN TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT FOR THE WEAPON DURING FIRING. EXCLUDES:MOUNT, GUN.]. 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 1005016018485 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9305911000: parts and accessories for military rifles of heading 9301. The Schedule B End Use is listed as tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammunition. NAICS classification category 332994: small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Apr 01, 2024.