5960-01-215-0992 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
- $16,529.38 per EA
- DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
- Approved sources
- 2
- Awards on record
- 15
- 2012 to 2026
- DLA stock on hand
- 1
- as of Sep 2026; no DLA demand forecast
Identification
- Item name
- Electron tube
- NSG (group)
- 59 · Electrical/electronic eqpt compnts
- NIIN assigned
- 21-AUG-85
- Unit
- EA (Each)
- NSN
- 5960-01-215-0992
- NIIN
- 01-215-0992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INCWon before | 4U430 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | 10M386P43M | DLA approved-source file |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 97942 | A (Active) | 3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | 645A621H01 | DLA approved-source file |
| 01852 | H (Obsolete entity has been discontinued) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | 10M386P43M | FLIS part list | |
| 07138 | H (Obsolete entity has been discontinued) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference) | WX-34688P43 | 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)
Additional identifiers
- II
- 0
- DEMIL
- F: 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FXGX | Air Force (DF) | 2Suitable for competition (first time) | BSource control drawing names the makers | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force (DF) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $16,529.38 | 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) | $16,529.38 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7M127T1967Also a SAM.gov notice | 5960-01-215-0992 | Electron tube | 3 | EA | $16,529.38 per EA | … | … | No set-aside | Yes | November 4, 2026 | November 16, 20263 days left |
→ 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
- 1
- On back order
- 0
- Reorder point
- 4.1At or under the 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 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 1 | 4.1 |
| August 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 1 | 4.1 |
| July 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 1 | 4.1 |
| June 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 0 | 3.1 |
| May 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 1 | 3.1 |
| April 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| February 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| December 2025 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| November 2025 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| October 2025 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 2 | 3.1 |
| September 2025 | 5960-01-215-0992 | 3 | 2.1 |
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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 124 days, production 139 days (263 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
15 award lines since 2012, 1 winning CAGE
| Winner | Awards | Last award |
|---|---|---|
| 4U430THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | 15 | August 26, 2026 |
| Year | Awards | Winning CAGEs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 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
14 awards from the item's award history, in FPDS
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $275,216 | 14 |
| Contract | Awarded | Awardee | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7M126P6138From the item's award history | April 30, 2026 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $19,694 |
| SPE7M519P5205From the item's award history | February 28, 2019 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $12,900 |
| SPE7M519P0353From the item's award history | October 5, 2018 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $6,450 |
| SPE7M516MB395From the item's award history | August 16, 2016 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $34,500 |
| SPE7M016VC341From the item's award history | June 21, 2016 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $23,000 |
| SPE7M016V8134From the item's award history | March 15, 2016 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $40,250 |
| SPE7M016V6695From the item's award history | February 17, 2016 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $11,500 |
| SPE7M516V0395From the item's award history | October 20, 2015 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $11,140 |
| SPE7M016V0516From the item's award history | October 10, 2015 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $22,280 |
| SPE7M015VB712From the item's award history | July 29, 2015 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $16,710 |
| SPE7M514V5905From the item's award history | September 24, 2014 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $10,710 |
| SPE7M514V5426From the item's award history | September 2, 2014 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $10,710 |
| SPE7M513M0090From the item's award history | April 10, 2013 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $37,200 |
| SPM7M512M2099From the item's award history | May 18, 2012 | THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC | $18,172 |
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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.