5960-01-018-1237 Electron tube
One item DLA buys: its open requests for quotation, approved sources and past DLA awards.
Overview
National Stock Number record
- Open RFQs
- 1
- Next due November 16, 2026
- Last price paid
- …
- Standard price
- $70,888.12 per EA
- DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
- Approved sources
- 2
- Awards on record
- 22
- 2013 to 2026
- DLA stock on hand
- 7
- as of Jul 2025; no DLA demand forecast
Identification
- Item name
- Electron tube
- NSG (group)
- 59 · Electrical/electronic eqpt compnts
- NIIN assigned
- 20-MAR-76
- Unit
- EA (Each)
- NSN
- 5960-01-018-1237
- NIIN
- 01-018-1237
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAES MISSION SYSTEMS LLCWon before | 32187 | A (Active) | 3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | MD-80T1 | DLA approved-source file |
| CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC.Won before | 88236 | A (Active) | 3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | BTR-660 | DLA approved-source file |
| 49956 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | 711366-1 | FLIS part list | |
| 9009H | A (Active) | 6 (Informative reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | 5960PL1293294 | FLIS part list | |
| 3B150 | A (Active) | 7 (Vendor item drawing reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | 711366-1 | 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)
- Y (In hmirs)
- Hazardous characteristics (HCC)
- A2 (Radioactive license exempt)
Product characteristics
| Code | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AARV | Envelope medium type | GAS |
| FEAT | Special features | MFTR. CLASSIFICATION:GAS SWITCHING PRE-TR/TR,PASSIVE; ENVELOPE MATERIAL:ALUMINUM ALLOY,QQ-A-250/11,6061,TEMPER T6; NO KEEP-ALIVE VOLTAGE TO IONIZE THE GAS |
Additional identifiers
- II
- 0
- DEMIL
- D: Demilitarization required
- Precious metals (PMIC)
- A (Does not contain precious metal)
- Schedule B
- 8540890020 (Gas and vapor electron tubes, nesoi)
- PINC
- 0000001
- Criticality (CRIT CD)
- X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9BN | Navy (DN) | 1Suitable for competition (second or later time) | CEngineering source approval required | Z | |||
| WP01 | Poland (WP) | ||||||
| YB01 | Spain (YB) | ||||||
| ZC01 | Canada (ZC) | ||||||
| ZE01 | New zealand (ZE) | ||||||
| ZH01 | Republic of korea (ZH) | ||||||
| ZW01 | Turkey (ZW) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy (DN) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $70,888.12 | 1 (1) | 7 (Non-sensitive (src-n/a)) | No limit | Z (Insurance/numeric stockage objective) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| DLA (DS) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $70,888.12 | 1 (1) | 7 (Non-sensitive (src-n/a)) | No limit | Z (Insurance/numeric stockage objective) | 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.
Packaging
FLIS packaging data of this item
FLIS packaging
- Unit pack weight
- 65 lb
- Unit pack dimensions
- 14.5 × 13 × 7 in
- Unit pack cube
- 0.763 cu ft
- Level A
- Z (Special requirement)
- Level B
- Z (Special requirement)
- Unit container
- ZZ (Special requirement)
Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP).
DIBBS RFQs
Recent DLA requests for quotation for this item on DIBBS, newest first: 1 open now
| Solicitation | NSN | Item name | Qty | Unit | Std. price | Last price | Est. value | Set-aside | Tech docs | Posted | Return by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7M127T2203Also a SAM.gov notice | 5960-01-018-1237 | Electron tube | 4 | EA | $70,888.12 per EA | … | … | No set-aside | No | November 5, 2026 | November 16, 20263 days left |
| SPE7M126T172KAlso a SAM.gov notice | 5960-01-018-1237 | Electron tube | 2 | EA | $70,888.12 per EA | … | … | No set-aside | November 3, 2026First seen | July 9, 2026Closed |
→ These RFQs in the DIBBS list
“First seen”: an RFQ from DIBBS's file of all open RFQs, which gives no issue date. 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 July 2025
DLA's own inventory
- On hand
- 7
- On back order
- –
- Reorder point
- 1.1Above the reorder point
- Condition
- A (serviceable, issuable without qualification)
By month
| Month | NSN | Stock on hand | Reorder point |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 5960-01-018-1237 | 7 | 1.1 |
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
- Lead time
- administrative 231 days, production 365 days (596 in all)
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
22 award lines since 2013, 2 winning CAGEs
| Winner | Awards | Last award |
|---|---|---|
| 32187CAES MISSION SYSTEMS LLC | 15 | August 22, 2018 |
| 88236CPI Electron Device Business, Inc. | 7 | March 5, 2026 |
| Year | Awards | Winning CAGEs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
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 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $1,378,280 | 7 |
| 2 | CAES MISSION SYSTEMS LLC | $171,033 | 3 |
| Contract | Awarded | Awardee | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7M126P4626From the item's award history | March 5, 2026 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $337,840 |
| SPE7M125P1922From the item's award history | December 3, 2024 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $40,125 |
| SPE7M125P0853From the item's award history | October 24, 2024 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $40,125 |
| SPE7M524P7336From the item's award history | September 24, 2024 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $182,400 |
| SPE7M523P5357From the item's award history | June 28, 2023 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $98,490 |
| SPE7M522P5157From the item's award history | April 14, 2022 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $168,900 |
| SPE7M521P1828From the item's award history | December 14, 2020 | CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS, INC. | $510,400 |
| SPE7L118F07CUFrom the item's award history | August 22, 2018 | CAES MISSION SYSTEMS LLC | $0 |
| SPE7M514V1204From the item's award history | November 22, 2013 | CAES MISSION SYSTEMS LLC | $96,000 |
| SPE7M113V0248From the item's award history | March 27, 2013 | CAES MISSION SYSTEMS LLC | $75,033 |
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.