FSC 4730 × NIPPLE,PIPE

NIPPLE,PIPE

4730-00-196-1980 FSC 4730

NSN 4730-00-196-1980 (also written 4730001961980; NIIN 00-196-1980) is a nipple, pipe in Federal Supply Class 4730, Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. 6 manufacturer part numbers from 4 suppliers are on record. The government has 1 open solicitation for it.

Open for bid

1 open solicitation on record right now — quantity, close date, and where to submit.

Solicitation	Qty	Status
SPE7M4-27-T-0258	745	Closes today	Bid →

Can you win it?

This item is coded as suitable for competitive acquisition (AMC 1).

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Competition

Coded for competition

AMC 1: suitable for competitive acquisition, second or later time. AMSC G: the government has a complete data package and the rights to use it. The codes describe the item's status on record, not any one solicitation. What the codes mean

What it is — can you make it?

Dimensions, the FLIS specification requirements, and the manufacturer part numbers already qualified against this NSN.

Specifications

From the federal catalog (DLA FLIS / PUB LOG) — what your part has to meet. Cited specification documents can be looked up in ASSIST Quick Search ↗, DoD's public spec repository — copy the document number in.

Requirement	Value
SPECIFICATION/STANDARD DATA ZZZK	PROFESSIONAL/INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION STANDARD 81346-AST- B687 AND GOVERNMENT STANDARD 96906--S51846
THREAD SERIES DESIGNATOR THSD	ALL ENDS NPT
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATION MDCL	OVERALL ASSN STD SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE AST- B43
CONNECTION STYLE AHNC	—
MATERIAL MATT	OVERALL COPPER ALLOY 230
NOMINAL THREAD SIZE CQJX	ALL ENDS INCHES 0.250
STYLE DESIGNATOR STYL	—
NOMINAL OVERALL LENGTH CWFR	INCHES 6.000
CONNECTION TYPE AWLS	ALL ENDS THREADED EXTERNAL PIPE

Manufacturer part numbers

Commercial part numbers cross-referenced to this NSN in the federal catalog — the parts that have been accepted as satisfying this stock number, and who makes them.

Part number	CAGE	Manufacturer
ASTM-B687	81346	AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS DBA ASTM INTERNATIONAL
B687R-36B	81346	AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS DBA ASTM INTERNATIONAL
MS51846-36	91109	GA PIPE INC DBA TRENTON PIPE NIPPLE CO
MS51846-36	96906	MILITARY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS UNDER AUTHORITY OF DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION MANUAL 4120 3-M
WWN351	81348	FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS PROMULGATED BY GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC
WWN351	91109	GA PIPE INC DBA TRENTON PIPE NIPPLE CO

What it pays — so you can quote

The government's own price and demand record for this NSN — what past awards cleared at, so you know where to land your quote.

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Purchase history

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Related contract actions

Contract action totals, not unit prices — obligation amounts from USAspending for related awards, shown for context only. These do not appear on the price chart above.

No related contract actions on record.

Demand history

Every solicitation we've indexed for this NSN, open and closed — 1 on record. Closed RFQs (expired, cancelled, or awarded) stay here as a record of past demand; they never get removed.

Solicitation	Issued	Closes / closed	Qty	Status
SPE7M4-27-T-0258	Oct 7, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	745	Open	View at DIBBS →

Open RFQs on DIBBS → DIBBS award history ↗

About this data

Unit prices: DLA DIBBS award records — every row links to its government record.
AMSC: latest observed value from DIBBS solicitation history as of Oct 10, 2026.
Contract action totals: USAspending, context only.
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Citation

NSN Explorer. "NIPPLE,PIPE." nsnexplorer.com, https://nsnexplorer.com/nsn/4730-00-196-1980/. Data as of October 19, 2026.

Link

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