National Stock Number (NSN) 7025-01-659-7593, or NIIN 016597593, (transport,magnetic tape) was assigned December 14, 2016 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 32 contracts issued for this part number, with 29 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8EN25P0559, SPE8EN25P0242, SPE8EN24V0918, SPE8EN24V0750, SPE8EN24V0556. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 612,911.17.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 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$ 29,609. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Aug 14, 2018, 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) 61291. [A COMPONENT OF DATA, AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING, PROSESSING AND/OR REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT, THAT ACCOMMODATES MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE. IT CONSISTS OF ITEMS SUCH AS RECORDING-REPRODUCING HEADS, TAPE CONTROLS, BIAS GENERATORS, METERS, REELS, AND THE LIKE, THAT FACILITATE THE UTILIZATION OF MAGNETIC TAPE FOR RAPID INFORMATION RECORDING AND RETRIEVAL. THE ITEM DOES NOT INCLUDE AMPLIFIERS, DRIVERS, OR TRANSDUCERS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION OR CONVERSION; HOWEVER, IT MAY INCLUDE ELEMENTARY DEVICES, SUCH AS CATHODE FOLLOWERS THAT INSURE IMPEDANCE MATCHING, NOISE REDUCTION, STABILITY, AND SIMILAR FUNCTIONS. SEE ALSO READER, PUNCHED TAPE.]. 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 7025016597593 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8471900000: machines and units thereof for processing data, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as computer accessories.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.