National Stock Number (NSN) 9540-00-596-0990, or NIIN 005960990, (beam,structural) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 5 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 6 suppliers. Today, 5 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are 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 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of May 11, 2018. There have been 6 contracts issued for this part number, with 6 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: SPE8EG18V0576, SPE8EG18V0284, SPE8EG17V0956, SPE8E517P1308, SPE8EG17V0684. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 4,781.11.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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$ 1,971. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Mar 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government has unlimited rights to the technical data, and the data package is complete. Valid AMCs: 1 and 2.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 37018. [A STRUCTURAL SHAPE FABRICATED FROM A FERROUS OR NONFERROUS MATERIAL AND RESEMBLES THE FOLLOWING CROSS-SECTIONAL FORMS: FOR THE LETTER H, BOTH FLANGES OF THE H SECTION ARE EQUAL OR LONGER THAN THE WIDTH MEASURED ALONG THE AXIS OF THE WEB; FOR THE LETTER I, A 16 2/3 PERCENT SLOPE ON THE INSIDE FACE OF THE FERROUS TYPE FLANGE, EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE NONFERROUS TYPE FLANGES ARE SHORTER THAN THE LENGTH MEASURED ALONG THE AXIS OF THE WEB; FOR THE LETTERS T AND Z, ON NONFERROUS TYPE, THE WEB IS USUALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE FLANGES. LETTER H SECTION MAY HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 5 PERCENT SLOPE ON THE INSIDE FACE OF THE FLANGES.]. 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 9540005960990 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7610900040: other aluminum-architectural and ornamental work. The Schedule B End Use is listed as finished metal shapes. NAICS classification category 332312: fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.