Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LCM-8 Landing Craft Mechanized

Updated March 2024

231

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

4,338

Obsolete Parts

571

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LCM-8

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LCM-8 Landing Craft Mechanized program, examining the vendors, their suppliers, manufacturers, shippers, and other members of the supply chain ‚Äì as well as the critical parts and NiiNs the LCM-8 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LCM-8 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 231 Parts with Declining Procurement and 11 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 4,338 and the LCM-8 program is dependent on 571 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LCM-8 program, as well as a list of the obsolete and sole sourced parts, are included in the following tables.

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Top Organizations by NiiN Count

Name	Count of NiiNs	Dollars Awarded	Average Unit Price
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	158	$19,453	$212.40
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	60	$81,809	$10.67
Wollard International, LLC	8	$368.92	$4.01
Science Applications International Corporation	4	$2,276,159	$72.33
DBR Industries, Inc.	4	$20,676	$0.35

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
010122362	PLATE,METAL	$1,691	BAYOU METAL SUPPLY LLC
013833918	ANTIFREEZE	$1,358	SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTL
002569061	BELL,SHIP'S	$983	KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC
007936786	PUMP,COOLING SYSTEM,ENGINE	$946	ROLLS ROYCE SOL AMERICA INC
012614158	PUMP ASSEMBLY,POWER STEERING,VEHICULAR	$559	EATON AEROSPACE LLC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	1	23
009847042	WASHER,LOCK	1	18
004079566	WASHER,LOCK	1	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
XXA	LANDING CRAFT, MECHANIZED 69 FEET MOD-1 (LCM-8)	1,278	97.0%
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Evaluate the sustainability of critical national security programs and weapon systems. Understand critical vendors and manufacturers, the parts and NiiNs they supply for sustainment programs, the obsolescence risk for those NiiNs, and the potential impact on the program at large.

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