National Stock Number
5315-01-548-9853
National Stock Number (NSN) 5315-01-548-9853, or NIIN 015489853, (pin,lock) was assigned March 8, 2007 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 not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 5 contracts issued for this part number, with 5 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: SPE4A624V222V, SPE5E720V0799, SPE5E718V1360, SPE5E017V3987, SPE5E017V3987. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 391.80.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 15 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. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 13, 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) 02387. [A FASTENING DEVICE FORMED FROM RESILIENT WIRE STOCK INTO A SHAPE RESEMBLING THE LETTER "U", OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE OF THE PRONGS IS STRAIGHT FOR INSERTION INTO A HOLE; THE OTHER PRONG MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE CURVATURES ALONG ITS LENGTH. IT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD ITSELF IN PLACE BY ITS INHERENT SPRING ACTION. SEE ALSO CLIP, RETAINING AND RING, RETAINING.]. 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 5315015489853 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.