National Stock Number
8310-01-616-9493
National Stock Number (NSN) 8310-01-616-9493, or NIIN 016169493, (thread) was assigned March 5, 2013 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. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 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 Jul 18, 2018. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A518F00M4, SPE4A518F556K. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 65,751.39.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
There has been very little 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 Jul 07, 2017, 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 needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 31137. [A THIN, TWISTED, SMOOTH, STRAND OR FILAMENT OF VEGETABLE, ANIMAL, MINERAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL SPUN OUT TO CONSIDERABLE LENGTH. IT IS PRODUCED IN SINGLE PLY, OR TWO OR MORE PLIES TWISTED TOGETHER IN A VARIETY OF DIAMETERS AND COLORS. USED MAINLY FOR STITCHING FABRICS. SEE ALSO THREAD, GIMP.]. 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 8310016169493 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 5508100000: sewing thread of man-made staple fibers, whether or not put up for retail sale: of synthetic staple fibers. The Schedule B End Use is listed as manmade cloth.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.