National Stock Number
4820-01-270-3178
National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-270-3178, or NIIN 012703178, (valve,globe) was assigned January 4, 1988 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 8 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, 3 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 been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 39 contracts issued for this part number, with 37 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7MX25F6788, SPE7MX24F471V, SPE7MX24F356Z, SPE7MX24F175H, SPE7MX24F111L. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 528,397.47.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 13 different platforms.
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 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 05485. [A VALVE WITH ONE INLET AND ONE OUTLET CONNECTION WITH OUTLET FLOW PARALLEL TO INLET FLOW. THE FLOW IS CONTROLLED BY THE ACTION OF A STEM WHICH LIFTS THE DISK PERPENDICULARLY OFF THE CENTER AXIS OF ITS SEAT. THE STEM IS AT A 90 DEGREE (1.5708 RADIANS) ANGLE TO AXIS OF FLOW. EXCLUDES:VALVE, STOP-CHECK; COCK, SHUTOFF, SCREW STEM; AND VALVE, SOLENOID.]. The item is a non-aviation Critical Safety Item (CSI) whose failure will result in serious damage to equipment or serious injury or death to personnel. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4820012703178 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.