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NSN 1560-01-545-5968 — Skin,Aircraft

NIIN 01-545-5968 · unit of issue EA · AAC Z (insurance item) · source of supply SMS

Buying rhythm

from 5 government buys since 2016

The government has bought this item about every 1.2 years (irregular, gaps vary ±110%). Last buy Aug 12, 2026. The gaps are too uneven to put a window on the next one.

How well this works: for irregular items, "next buy about one typical gap after the last, give or take 151 days" caught the actual next buy 31% of the time across 21,161 past buys, against 24% for a fixed "one year later" guess. A rhythm, not a schedule: DLA buys when stock and demand say so. Every item due for a buy now.

Used on: KC-135 Stratotanker · all platforms

NSN 1560-01-545-5968 is the national stock number for a skin,aircraft in federal supply class 1560 (Airframe Structural Components). It cross-references to 1 manufacturer part number from 11 CAGE codes, including The Boeing Company, Fmw, Inc., Malones Cnc Machining Inc; the primary is 9-61173-28. The federal catalog ties it to the KC-135 Stratotanker. The unit of issue is EA and the FLIS list price is $116.48.

The U.S. government has bought this item 17 times on record, 3 of them in the last 24 months, most recently on August 12, 2026 at $127.25 each from Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc. The median unit price paid over 36 months is $83.50. No seller has confirmed stock of it here in the last 60 days; watching the number is free and the first listing triggers an alert.

part number from 11 CAGEs

open solicitations, all agencies

government buys in 24 months · median $83.50

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Cross-references

Part numbers filed against this stock number, with the manufacturer (CAGE) and the FLIS reference codes.

Part number	CAGE	Manufacturer	Reference	Variation
9-61173-28	82918	The Boeing Company	3 · Design control (vendor)	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	1QJK4	Fmw, Inc.	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	2V045	Malones Cnc Machining Inc	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	29957	Nordam Group LLC, The	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	32821	H & R Parts Co Inc	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	59213	Aero Components, LLC	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	58DT8	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	6AUZ3	Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. Div Cage Code Should Not Be Used For Contract Awards	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	06DM5	Infinity Fabrication, Inc.	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	1P642	Volumatic Inc	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable
9-61173-28	0P657	Camnetics Manufacturing Corporation	5 · Secondary reference	2 · Fully interchangeable

Government demand

Nothing open right now. Last government buy Aug 12, 2026. Watch this NSN and we will email you when it is solicited.

What the government paid

Date	Vendor	Qty	Unit cost	Buyer	Reference
Aug 12, 2026	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	20	$127.25	Dla	SPE4A726PF116
Aug 20, 2025	H & R Parts Co Inc 32821	10	$83.50	Dla	SPE4A725PE182
Aug 19, 2025	H & R Parts Co Inc 32821	10	$83.50	Dla	SPE4A725PD936
Jul 19, 2018	H & R Parts Co Inc 32821	19	$51.65	Dla	SPE4A718F013C
Mar 17, 2017	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	19	$51.60	Dla	SPM4A712D51920007
Oct 12, 2016	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	42	$51.60	Dla	SPM4A712D51920006
Aug 7, 2016	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	20	$51.60	Dla	SPM4A712D51920005
Jun 7, 2016	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	20	$47.86	Dla	SPM4A712D51920004
Nov 6, 2015	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	17	$47.86	Dla	SPM4A712D51920003
Sep 7, 2015	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	16	$47.86	Dla	SPM4A712D51920002
Feb 6, 2014	Military & Commercial Fabricators, Inc 58DT8	36	$47.65	Dla	SPM4A712D51920001
Jun 23, 2012	Gme Manufacturing Inc 1WKW6	86	$34.00	Dla	SPE4A712M3284
Feb 21, 2012	H & R Parts Co Inc 32821	39	$38.95	Dla	SPM4A712M5118
Jun 9, 2011	H & R Parts Co Inc 32821	121	$32.75	Dla	SPM4A711MQ004
Dec 31, 2008	Military Aircraft Parts 1ZKE3	15	$399.00	Dla	SPM4A709M3593
Apr 28, 2008	The Boeing Company 4PF93	34	$157.42	Dla	FA810305G0002Y8HA
Feb 8, 2008	Military Aircraft Parts 1ZKE3	32	$297.00	Dla	SPM4A708M6072

Sources: DLA DIBBS procurement history (unit cost), DLA award history, FPDS (all agencies), SAM.gov notices. 17 buys on record in total.

Sellers with confirmed stock

No seller has confirmed stock on this NSN in the last 60 days. Watch it and we will email you when one does, or request a quote on 9-61173-28.

Listings appear here only while the seller has confirmed them within 60 days. Sellers: list this part free.

DLA management data

FLIS unit price: $116.48
Unit of issue: EA
Acquisition advice: Z — Insurance item
Source of supply: SMS
Effective: Feb 1, 2026

Item characteristics

Overall Length: INCHES NOMINAL 16.600
Overall Width: INCHES NOMINAL 9.000
Thickness: INCHES NOMINAL 0.040
Part Name Assigned By Controlling Agency: NOSE SKIN PANEL, LOWER, INBOARD AILERON
Aircraft Location: NOSE SKIN PANEL-LOWER
Aircraft Mission Design Series: KC-135
Material: ALUMINUM ALLOY 2024
Material Document And Classification: FED SPEC 1ST MATERIAL RESPONSE QQ-A-250 TO 5
Proprietary Characteristics: PACS
Relationship To Similar Equipment: OPPOSES PN 9-61173-27, CAGE 82918, NSN 1560-00-769-5795

About this page

An NSN is 13 digits: the 4-digit Federal Supply Class and the 9-digit NIIN. Cross-references come from the federal logistics record; demand from DLA DIBBS, SAM.gov and FPDS; ADs from the Federal Register. Refreshed nightly. Market Pulse shows the whole market.