National Stock Number
6520-01-568-3606
National Stock Number (NSN) 6520-01-568-3606, or NIIN 015683606, (arch wire,dental) was assigned October 28, 2008 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015683606 was cancelled on January 2, 2015, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 4 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 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 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Sep 13, 2013. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM2DH13F0136, SPM2DH13F0136. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 162.82.
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 Aug 05, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire, for the first time, directly from the actual manufacturer rather than the prime contractor who is not 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) 38078. [AN ITEM DESIGNED FOR USE IN ORTHODONTICS TO REPOSITION TEETH.]. 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 6520015683606 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.