National Stock Number (NSN) 5996-01-388-5857, or NIIN 013885857, (amplifier,radio frequency) was assigned April 4, 1994 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5996011809633.
There are 10 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers 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 Aug 06, 2019. There have been 21 contracts issued for this part number, with 19 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 3 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPEWA619P0197, SPEWA619P0197, SPE7M519P8121, SPE7M519P8121, SPE7M519P1382. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 2,246,738.00.
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$ 168,480. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Feb 15, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) 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) 00446. [AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHOSE RADIO FREQUENCY INPUT SIGNALS CONTROL POWER FROM A SOURCE INDEPENDENT OF THE INPUT SIGNALS, AND DELIVERS RADIO FREQUENCY OUTPUT SIGNALS OF GREATER AMPLITUDE WITH RESPECT TO CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE. THE OUTPUT SIGNALS CHARACTERISTICS ARE UNIFORMLY RELATED TO THE INPUT SIGNALS. IT OPERATES AT FREQUENCIES ABOVE 20 KILOHERTZ.]. 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 5996013885857 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8543709610: amplifiers. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 335999: all other miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.