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FSC 6640 × TUBE,BIOLOGICAL CULTURE SAMPLING
TUBE,BIOLOGICAL CULTURE SAMPLING
6640-00-729-6484 FSC 6640
NSN 6640-00-729-6484 (also written 6640007296484; NIIN 00-729-6484) is a tube, biological culture sampling in Federal Supply Class 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. 5 manufacturer part numbers from 5 suppliers are on record. No purchases are on record yet.
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 3).
Suffix (AMSC)
Z
Competition
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AMC 3: buy directly from the actual manufacturer, second or later 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?
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Specifications
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| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| SPECIAL FEATURES FEAT | W/INSIDE OF CAP HOLDS 2 SWAB STICKS FIRMLY |
| MATERIAL MATT | APPLICATOR PLASTIC OR WOOD |
| MATERIAL MATT | LOCATION NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED PLASTIC |
| OVERALL LENGTH ABHP | INCHES MINIMUM 6.000 |
| TOP INSIDE DIAMETER BBPY | INCHES NOMINAL 0.625 |
| BOTTOM INSIDE DIAMETER BLNC | INCHES NOMINAL 0.438 |
| MATERIAL MATT | TIP COTTON OR PLASTIC CELLULOSE ACETATE OR PLASTIC POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET)(POLYESTER) |
| APPLICATOR QUANTITY BWWC | 2 |
| MATERIAL MATT | CAP PLASTIC, POLYETHYLENE (PP) |
| PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY CXCY | TUBE BIOLOGICAL CULTURE SAMPLING PLASTIC 100S |
| CAP SOCKET QUANTITY BWWB | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 220144 | 06531 | BECTON, DICKINSON AND CO DBA BECTON DICKINSON & CO |
| 4320144 | 07TA6 | CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC |
| 6745359 | 0NUS8 | HENRY SCHEIN, INC. |
| 90001-090 | 2E624 | VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC DBA VWR SCIENTIFIC |
| BBL4360216 | 8S287 | MICRO BIO-MEDICS, INC. DBA HOSPITAL |
What it pays — so you can quote
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Purchase history
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Related contract actions
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE2DH-26-T-7112 | Sep 29, 2026 | Oct 5, 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.
- Full methodology →
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NSN Explorer. "TUBE,BIOLOGICAL CULTURE SAMPLING." nsnexplorer.com, https://nsnexplorer.com/nsn/6640-00-729-6484/. Data as of October 19, 2026.
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