NSN 6550-01-461-9045, 6550014619045
PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE

Federal Supply Classification: FSC 6550 - In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
National Item Identification Number: NIIN 014619045
Codification Country: United States
Item Name Code: INC 50917
Criticality: (X) This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application.
Hazardous Material Indicator Code: (P) There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product.

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DLMS^® Summary

National Stock Number 6550-01-461-9045

National Stock Number (NSN) 6550-01-461-9045, or NIIN 014619045, (phosphate buffered saline) was assigned June 30, 2025 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment.NIIN 014619045 was cancelled on November 2, 2019, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 6550015289630. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.

There are 7 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 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 31, 2017. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 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: SPE2DS17V9795, SPM2DS10V2338, SPM2DE09D7339, SPM2DS08M9932. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 365.25.

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 Dec 01, 2020, 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) 50917. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 6550014619045 does not contain precious metals.

This NSN is associated to Schedule B 3822000002: diagnostic or lab reagents on a backing, prepared diag/lab reagents whether or not on a backing, not of heading 3002 or 3006; certified ref materials. The Schedule B End Use is listed as chemicals-other. NAICS classification category 325412: pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing.

This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.

Technical Characteristics

FEATURES PROVIDED: (CBBL) STERILE
PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: (CXCY) PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE (PBS), STERILE, 10S
PHYSICAL FORM: (AGXW) POWDER
SPECIAL FEATURES: (FEAT) PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE (PBS), DULBECCO'S FORMULA (DPBS); POWDER; NO CALCIUM OR MAGNESIUM; PH 7.4 +/- 0.1; STERILE; USED TO IRRIGATE, WASH, AND DILUTE SUSPENDED MAMMALIAN CELLS; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION (BSS) USED FOR HANDLING AND CULTURING OF MAMMALIAN CELLS; USED FOR RESEARCH OR FURTHER MANUFACTURING ONLY -- NOT FOR DIRECT HUMAN USE; 10 - 1L POUCHES; SOLUBILITY: DISSOLVE 1 PACKET OF POWDER IN 1L OF DISTILLED WATER, PH WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 7.3-7.5, ADD SODIUM BICARBONATE IF DESIRED, PH CAN BE ADJUSTED BY USING 1N HCL OR 1N NAOH, STERILE FILTER IF DESIRED, STORE LIQUID AT 2-8DEG C; STORE AT 4DEG C.