Acquisition method (AMC)
4
FSC 6550 × ASCORBIC ACID
ASCORBIC ACID
6550-01-607-1753 FSC 6550
NSN 6550-01-607-1753 (also written 6550016071753; NIIN 01-607-1753) is an ascorbic acid in Federal Supply Class 6550, In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets. 4 manufacturer part numbers from 4 suppliers are 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 directly from the actual manufacturer (AMC 4).
Suffix (AMSC)
Z
Competition
Coded for a named source
AMC 4: buy directly from the actual manufacturer, first time. AMSC Z: a commercial, nondevelopmental or off-the-shelf item. 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 |
|---|---|
| PHYSICAL FORM AGXW | POWDER |
| PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY CXCY | ASCORBIC ACID POWDER PILLOWS 100S |
| SPECIAL FEATURES FEAT | REAGENT FOR ALUMINUM DETERMINATION BY THE ALUMINON METHOD (METHOD 8012), MANGANESE DETERMINATION BY THE PAN METHOD (METHOD 8149), AND TOTAL CHELANT DETERMINATION BY TITRATION (METHOD 8350); PARAMETER ALUMINUM, CHELANT, MANGANESE; FOR USE WITH END ITEM 6630-01-571-7779,WATER QUALITY CONTROL SET |
| MEDICAL DESIGNATION AND GRADE MDES | REAGENT |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10396383 | A486G | NIMIKKEISTOKESKUS NCB FINLAND |
| 1457799 | 91224 | HACH COMPANY DBA HACH CO |
| 149056 | 89875 | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL MATERIEL DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER PHILADELPHIA |
| 6630NCM127698 | 64616 | DEFENSE MEDICAL STANDARDIZATION BOARD |
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
$78.00
Purchases
1
Total spend
$78.00
Sep 15, 2026
Last purchased
1 · 1.0/yr
Purchase records
$78.00
Total demand
$78.00
Latest unit price
Purchase history
| Awarded | Qty | Unit price | Total | Supplier | Agency | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 | MIDLAND SCIENTIFIC INC (6P701) | Unknown | Source ↗ |
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.
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
MIDLAND SCIENTIFIC INC
last award Sep 2026
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL MATERIEL DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER PHILADELPHIA
no award yet
no awards on record
Listed source DEFENSE MEDICAL STANDARDIZATION BOARD
no award yet
no awards on record
Listed source HACH COMPANY DBA HACH CO
no award yet
no awards on record
Listed source NIMIKKEISTOKESKUS NCB FINLAND
no award yet
no awards on record
Listed source MIDLAND SCIENTIFIC INC won the only award on record. MIDLAND SCIENTIFIC INC won without being a listed source.
| Solicitation | Issued | Closes / closed | Qty | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE2DS-26-T-417A | Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 | 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. "ASCORBIC ACID." nsnexplorer.com, https://nsnexplorer.com/nsn/6550-01-607-1753/. Data as of October 19, 2026.
Link
https://nsnexplorer.com/nsn/6550-01-607-1753/