National Stock Number
3990-01-056-2990
National Stock Number (NSN) 3990-01-056-2990, or NIIN 010562990, (box,tote) was assigned February 19, 1978 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number 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, 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 Mar 19, 2020. There have been 9 contracts issued for this part number, with 9 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: SPE8EF20V0322, SPE8EF18V0880, SPE8EF17P1060, SPE8EF16V0845, SPE8EF16V0837. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 29,078.28.
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 Jan 25, 2007, 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 Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). (NOTE: This code is applicable only to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as the deficiency is under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 27388. [A REUSABLE BOX, USUALLY RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WHICH MAY HAVE A LID. IT MAY BE COLLAPSIBLE AND CAPABLE OF BEING NESTED AND/OR STACKED. IT IS NOT COMPARTMENTED BUT MAY HAVE DIVIDERS OR INSERT TRAY(S). IT IS DESIGNED FOR MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING OPERATIONS TO FACILITATE THE COLLECTION AND MOVEMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WITHIN WAREHOUSES, MAINTENANCE SHOPS, AND STORES. EXCLUDES:BOX (1), SHIPPING. SEE ALSO BOX (3), SMALL PARTS.]. 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 3990010562990 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.