Helicopter Rappelling Operations using a Snap Link, Rappeller – Aluminum Carabiner NSN 8465-01-561-6950
Snap Link, Rappeller Aluminum Carabiner for climbing and Rappelling Operations
U.S. Soldiers from the Marines, Army, U.S. Air Force Special Operations and the Navy use these devices to either rappel down a building or out of a flying Helicopter like the MH-60S Sea Hawk. Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) rely on two basic pieces of equipment a Snap Link Rappeller otherwise known as a Carabiner and a rope.
Today most carabiners are made out of aluminum. One of the National Stock Numbers (NSNs) they buy a lot is NSN 8465-01-561-6950 Snap Link, Rappeller Aluminum Carabiner made by CAGE code 41YU4 and has been sold to DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles by Atlantic Diving Supply many times.
Selling to the Military can be hard especially when you are not familiar with their confusing naming conventions for the items they purchase. However, if you use the right search engine to find the open government solicitations it can be really easy. The bid search results will typically list the “government name” along with further detail on what it actually is which in turn helps you learn their naming conventions, then you can create really accurate solicitation searches saving you a ton of time.
Using a Snap Link, Rappeller to rappel down a wall
This week we found an open solicitation for these Snap Link, Rappellers: the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain office is looking to buy 7,500 Snap Link, Rappellers. It would be much easier if the government solicitation read like this “The Defense Logistics Agency is looking to buy 7,500 Carabiners, or mountaineering equipment”. However you can easily find this government bid opportunity by searching for bids under Federal Supply Classes or FSC 8465 .
This Snap Link, Rappeller carabiner has the National Stock Number (NSN) of 8465-01-561-6950.
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