4240-01-668-2196 Helmet,welder's
One item DLA buys: its open requests for quotation, approved sources and past DLA awards.
Overview
National Stock Number record
- Open RFQs
- 0
- Last price paid
- …
- Standard price
- $230.54 per EA
- DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
- Approved sources
- 2
- Awards on record
- 10
- 2019 to 2026
- DLA demand
- 92 EA
- Next 12 months, as of October 19, 2026; DLA stock 6 on hand, 1 on back order, Sep 2026
Identification
- Item name
- Helmet,welder's
- FSC / PSC
- 4240 · Safety and rescue equipment
- NSG (group)
- 42 · Fire/rescue/safety; enviro protect
- NIIN assigned
- 14-NOV-17
- Unit
- EA (Each)
- NSN
- 4240-01-668-2196
- NIIN
- 01-668-2196
Name, end product, NIIN date and unit: DLA's Federal Logistics Information System (PUB LOG). Source: the request-for-quotation (RFQ) files DLA publishes on DIBBS each day. An RFQ that is also a SAM.gov notice links to that notice. Return-by dates are DIBBS's.
Approved suppliers
Manufacturers and part numbers DLA has qualified for this item, and the part numbers in its catalog record
| Supplier | CAGE | CAGE status | Part status (RNCC / RNVC) | Supplier part # | Listed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER ELECTRIC MFG. LLC | 3BH04 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | 287794 | DLA approved-source file |
| AIRGAS USA, LLC | 3WRY5 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | MIL255519 | DLA approved-source file |
| 40608 | R (Cancelled company discontinued) | 3 (Design control reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | 260938 | FLIS part list | |
| MILLER ELECTRIC MFG. LLC | 3BH04 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | 260938 | FLIS part list |
| 40608 | R (Cancelled company discontinued) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | 255519 | FLIS part list |
Source: DLA's approved-source file published with the RFQs and the part list of DLA's catalog record (FLIS). CAGE and part status are FLIS's codes with DLA's wording.
Pricing and awardees
Characteristics
Government-defined characteristics of this item (FLIS)
Hazardous and environmental
- Hazardous material (HMIC)
- P (No information in hmirs)
- Electrostatic discharge (ESD/EMI)
- A
Additional identifiers
- II
- 0
- DEMIL
- A: No demilitarization required
- Precious metals (PMIC)
- A (Does not contain precious metal)
- Schedule B
- 6506100090
- PINC
- 0011102
- Criticality (CRIT CD)
- X
- On FedMall
- Yes
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP).
Major organizational entity (MOE) rules
How each service or agency buys and manages this item
| Rule | MOE | AMC | AMSC | NIMSC | IMC | AAC | DSOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC47 | Marine Corps (DM) | 3From the actual manufacturer (second or later time) | ZCommercial or off-the-shelf item | Z | |||
| N9BZ | Navy (DN) | 3From the actual manufacturer (second or later time) | ZCommercial or off-the-shelf item | Z |
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP). AMC and AMSC wording: DFARS PGI 217.7506. Hover a code for DLA's wording.
Government organizations
The services and agencies that manage or use this item
| Organization | Effective date | Unit of issue | Unit price | Qty per unit | Controlled inventory | Shelf life | Acquisition advice | Source of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Corps (DM) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $230.54 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | No limit | D (DOD integrated materiel-managed) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| Navy (DN) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $230.54 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | No limit | D (DOD integrated materiel-managed) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| DLA (DS) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $230.54 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | No limit | D (DOD integrated materiel-managed) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP). Unit prices are DLA's standard prices (its catalog price to its customers, with DLA's surcharge), not prices DLA paid.
DIBBS RFQs
Recent DLA requests for quotation for this item on DIBBS, newest first: 0 open now
| Solicitation | NSN | Item name | Qty | Unit | Std. price | Last price | Est. value | Set-aside | Tech docs | Posted | Return by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE8E627T0207DIBBS only | 4240-01-668-2196 | Helmet,welder's | 66 | EA | $230.54 per EA | … | … | No set-aside | No | October 12, 2026 | October 23, 2026Closed |
→ These RFQs in the DIBBS list
Source: the request-for-quotation (RFQ) files DLA publishes on DIBBS each day. An RFQ that is also a SAM.gov notice links to that notice. Return-by dates are DIBBS's.
DLA stock on hand
As of September 2026
DLA's own inventory
- On hand
- 6
- On back order
- 1
- Reorder point
- –
- Condition
- A (serviceable, issuable without qualification)
- On hand
- On back order
- Reorder point
By month
| Month | NSN | Stock on hand | Reorder point |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 6 | – |
| August 2026 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 14 | – |
| July 2026 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 38 | – |
| January 2026 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 15 | – |
| December 2025 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 31 | – |
| November 2025 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 45 | – |
| October 2025 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 47 | – |
| September 2025 | 4240-01-668-2196 | 65 | – |
Source: DLA's monthly on-hand, back-order and reorder-point files (DLA FOIA reading room), each month as of its last day. DLA's own inventory, not a purchase: stock near or under the reorder point, or back orders, usually come before a buy.
DLA forecast
DLA's purchase forecast for the next 24 months, and its lead time
DLA's own figures
- Next 24 months
- DLA expects to buy 197 from October 2026
- Largest month
- 10 in March 2028
- Lead time
- administrative 34 days, production 27 days (61 in all)
Next 12 months: 92 EA.
DLA purchase forecast by month
| NIIN | Month | Qty | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016682196 | October 2026 | 7 | … |
| 016682196 | November 2026 | 7 | … |
| 016682196 | December 2026 | 7 | … |
| 016682196 | January 2027 | 7 | … |
| 016682196 | February 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | March 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | April 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | May 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | June 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | July 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | August 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | September 2027 | 8 | … |
| 016682196 | October 2027 | 9 | … |
| 016682196 | November 2027 | 9 | … |
| 016682196 | December 2027 | 9 | … |
| 016682196 | January 2028 | 9 | … |
| 016682196 | February 2028 | 9 | … |
| 016682196 | March 2028 | 10 | … |
| 016682196 | April 2028 | 10 | … |
| 016682196 | May 2028 | 10 | … |
| 016682196 | June 2028 | 10 | … |
| 016682196 | July 2028 | 10 | … |
| 016682196 | August 2028 | 10 | … |
Showing 1 to 10 of 23 results
Source: DLA's monthly files in its FOIA reading room: the 24-month demand forecast (what DLA expects to buy, not a commitment) and the ALT/PLT file (administrative lead time: requirement to award; production lead time: award to delivery).
DLA award history
10 award lines since 2019, 7 winning CAGEs
| Winner | Awards | Last award |
|---|---|---|
| 4LF36PHOENIX TRADING INC. | 3 | June 15, 2026 |
| 1B2V2MISSISSIPPI WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. | 2 | March 30, 2026 |
| 8CHB0DLA AEROSPACE LLC | 1 | August 13, 2025 |
| 0B434NIPPON SANSO MATHESON, INC. | 1 | December 31, 2020 |
| 7W108SUBURBAN BOLT & SUPPLY CO | 1 | March 30, 2020 |
| 7EFU3Compressed Gases Of Augusta, Inc. | 1 | August 21, 2019 |
| 00NS2KIPPER TOOL COMPANY | 1 | July 1, 2019 |
| Year | Awards | Winning CAGEs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
Source: DLA's award history files (its FOIA reading room: every DLA award line since 2013, refreshed monthly), plus the past awards listed in this item's RFQ documents that those files lack. Counts are award lines, not dollars; surplus buys are left out.
DLA awards for this item
10 awards from the item's award history, in FPDS
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHOENIX TRADING INC. | $23,272 | 3 |
| 2 | DLA AEROSPACE LLC | $19,656 | 1 |
| 3 | MISSISSIPPI WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. | $12,161 | 2 |
| 4 | MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. | $3,817 | 1 |
| 5 | COMPRESSED GASES OF AUGUSTA, INC. | $3,073 | 1 |
| 6 | KIPPER TOOL COMPANY | $986 | 1 |
| Contract | Awarded | Awardee | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE8E626V1599From the item's award history | June 15, 2026 | PHOENIX TRADING INC. | $9,240 |
| SPE8E626V1059From the item's award history | March 30, 2026 | MISSISSIPPI WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. | $7,508 |
| SPE8E625P1032From the item's award history | August 13, 2025 | DLA AEROSPACE LLC | $19,656 |
| SPE8E524V2717From the item's award history | August 27, 2024 | PHOENIX TRADING INC. | $8,580 |
| SPE8E522V2392From the item's award history | September 27, 2022 | PHOENIX TRADING INC. | $5,452 |
| SPE8E621P0424From the item's award history | December 31, 2020 | MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. | $3,817 |
| SPE8E520V2452From the item's award history | June 10, 2020 | MISSISSIPPI WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. | $4,653 |
| SPE8E520V1340From the item's award history | March 30, 2020 | SUBURBAN BOLT & SUPPLY CO | $0 |
| SPE8E619V1227From the item's award history | August 21, 2019 | COMPRESSED GASES OF AUGUSTA, INC. | $3,073 |
| SPE8E619V0739From the item's award history | July 1, 2019 | KIPPER TOOL COMPANY | $986 |
Source: DLA award notices on SAM.gov for solicitations that included this item (DLA posts them above $25,000), and the contracts of this item's past DLA awards (DLA's award history files and the RFQs' procurement history), joined to FPDS by contract number (an order under a long-term contract by the order and its contract). Amounts are FPDS obligations; DIBBS order totals are not shown. Department of Defense actions appear in FPDS about 90 days after they are signed.