National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-168-1956, or NIIN 011681956, (valve,regulating,fluid pressure) was assigned December 14, 1983 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 4820014302660, 4820012179996.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 10 contracts issued for this part number, with 10 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 5 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7MC24V1861, SPE7MC22V8262, SPE7MC22V3393, SPE7MC21V6357, SPE7MC20V9455. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 89,622.99.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 16 different platforms.
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$ 25,165. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 26, 2008, 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 annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 27565. [A VALVE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAIN WITHIN CLOSE LIMITS A PREDETERMINED OUTLET PRESSURE WHICH MAY BE ADJUSTABLE WITHIN A SPECIFIED RANGE REGARDLESS OF THE HIGHER FLUCTUATING OR CONSTANT INLET PRESSURE. IT IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH COMPRESSED GAS(ES) AND VARIOUS LIQUIDS AND MAY INCLUDE GAUGES. IT MAY BE INLINE OR CARTRIDGE (MANIFOLD) DESIGN. EXCLUDES:REGULATOR, PRESSURE, MEDICAL GAS ADMINISTRATION APPARATUS; REGULATOR, OXYGEN, BAROMETRIC CONTINUOUS FLOW; REGULATOR, OXYGEN DEMAND; REGULATOR, OXYGEN DILUTER DEMAND; AND VALVE(1), FLUID PRESSURE REGULATING, AIRCRAFT.]. 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 4820011681956 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8481809015: regulator valves, self-operating, for controlling variables such as temperature, pressure, flow and liquid level. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 332911: industrial valve manufacturing.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2025.