National Stock Number
6140-01-502-2970
National Stock Number (NSN) 6160-01-502-2970, or NIIN 015022970, (vent tube,battery) was assigned October 31, 2002 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are no manufacturer part numbers associated to this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 4 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: SPE7L721P0516, SPE7L716M2863, SPM7L411V4741, SPM7L110V4213. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 5,159.76.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 11 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 Sep 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) 20882. [A HOLLOW TUBULAR ITEM DESIGNED TO FIT AN OPENING IN A BATTERY TO PERMIT THE ESCAPE OF GASES. FOR ITEMS DESIGNED TO CAP A VENT HOLE USED TO FILL THE BATTERY, SEE FILLER CAP, BATTERY.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. Information is in the Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS). NSN 6160015022970 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Sep 01, 2024.