Acquisition method (AMC)
5
FSC 5985 × SWITCH,RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISS
SWITCH,RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISS
5985-00-253-4271 FSC 5985
NSN 5985-00-253-4271 (also written 5985002534271; NIIN 00-253-4271) is a switch, radio frequency transmiss in Federal Supply Class 5985, Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. 1 manufacturer part number from 1 supplier is on record. It was last purchased in Sep 2026.
Open for bid
No open solicitations on record for this NSN right now.
Can you win it?
This item is coded to be bought from a sole-source contractor that is not the actual manufacturer (AMC 5).
Suffix (AMSC)
R
Competition
Coded for a named source
AMC 5: buy from a sole-source contractor that is not the actual manufacturer. AMSC R: the government owns neither the data nor the rights, and obtaining them is judged uneconomical. 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 |
|---|---|
| OPERATING TEMP RANGE AFGA | CELSIUS -60.0 TO 65.0 |
| INSERTION LOSS IN DECIBELS AHTX | 0.22 |
| COAXIAL CONNECTOR SERIES DESIGNATION AHUC | N |
| MOUNTING FACILITY TYPE AND QUANTITY AXHR | THREADED HOLE(S) 3 |
| VOLTAGE STANDING WAVE RATIO AHTW | 1.30 |
| SWITCH OPERATION SEQUENCE AKPN | BREAKS BEFORE MAKES |
| FREQUENCY RATING ACZB | SINGLE FREQUENCY OPERATING GIGAHERTZ MINIMUM 0.0 AND GIGAHERTZ MAXIMUM 4.0 |
| ACTUATOR OPERATING METHOD AKPC | MANUAL |
| BODY STYLE AAQL | — |
| OVERALL LENGTH ABHP | INCHES NOMINAL 6.093 |
| TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY TTQY | RECEPTACLE, COAXIAL 3 |
| CONNECTOR END DESIGN AHUD | FEMALE |
| RF POWER HANDLING CAPABILITY AKNF | SINGLE WATTS PEAK 850.0 |
| FREQUENCY RATING ACZB | SINGLE FREQUENCY RF POWER HANDLING GIGAHERTZ MINIMUM 0.0 AND GIGAHERTZ MAXIMUM 4.0 |
| FREQUENCY RATING ACZB | SINGLE FREQUENCY VOLTAGE STANDING WAVE RATIO GIGAHERTZ MINIMUM 0.0 AND GIGAHERTZ MAXIMUM 4.0 |
| OVERALL DIAMETER ADAV | INCHES NOMINAL 3.500 |
| SWITCH TYPE AEEA | TRANSFER |
| NOMINAL THREAD SIZE CQJX | MOUNTING FACILITY HOLE INCHES 0.190 |
| FREQUENCY RATING ACZB | SINGLE FREQUENCY CROSSTALK REFERENCE GIGAHERTZ MINIMUM 0.0 AND GIGAHERTZ MAXIMUM 4.0 |
| FREQUENCY RATING ACZB | SINGLE FREQUENCY INSERTION LOSS REFERENCE GIGAHERTZ MINIMUM 0.0 AND GIGAHERTZ MAXIMUM 4.0 |
| RF MAXIMUM VOLTAGE RATING AKQA | VOLTS PEAK 500.0 |
| COUPLING POSITION QUANTITY AKRC | 2 |
| MOUNTING FACILITY PATTERN CQYJ | SINGLE MOUNTING FACILITY PATTERN THREE POSITION CIRCULAR |
| THREAD SERIES DESIGNATOR THSD | MOUNTING FACILITY HOLE UNF |
| MINIMUM CROSSTALK RATING IN DECIBELS AKNV | 75.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7422 | 70998 | BIRD ELECTRONIC CORPORATION DIV BIRD ELECTRONIC CORP |
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.
Latest unit price
$2,340.00
Purchases
1
Total spend
$18,720
Sep 23, 2026
Last purchased
2 · 2.0/yr
Purchase records
$37,440
Total demand
$2,340.00
Latest unit price
Purchase history
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.
| Action date | Award # | Recipient | Agency | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | SPE7M526V7569 ↗ | — | — | $18,720 |
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.
Who wins this item
Does one supplier win this every time, and are the winners on the listed-source list? One dot per award.
- Award in the last 2 years
- Older award
CAGE 7X797
last award Sep 2026
BIRD ELECTRONIC CORPORATION DIV BIRD ELECTRONIC CORP
no award yet
no awards on record
Listed source CAGE 7X797 won the only award on record. CAGE 7X797 won without being a listed source.
| Solicitation | Issued | Closes / closed | Qty | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7M5-26-T-475R | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | 8 | Expired | 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.
- Data last refreshed: 2026-10-05.
- Full methodology →
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Citation
NSN Explorer. "SWITCH,RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISS." nsnexplorer.com, https://nsnexplorer.com/nsn/5985-00-253-4271/. Data as of October 19, 2026.
Link
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