Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LCU-2000 Runnymede Class Large Landing Craft

Updated March 2024

965

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

6,778

Obsolete Parts

2,098

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LCU-2000

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LCU-2000 Runnymede Class Large Landing Craft 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 LCU-2000 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LCU-2000 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 965 Parts with Declining Procurement and 73 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 6,778 and the LCU-2000 program is dependent on 2,098 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LCU-2000 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.	145	$18,615	$245.83
AM GENERAL LLC	99	$8,966	$3.11
Electronic Marine Systems Inc	63	$17,609	$273.82
CNH Industrial America LLC	63	$11,236	$6.37
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	57	$10,343	$7.05

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016158653	GANGPLANK	$17,500	17 MACHINERY LLC
012065592	CHAIN,STUD LINK	$15,310	MIAMI CORDAGE LLC
014578600	REFRIGERATOR,MECHANICAL,FOOD	$8,497	COSPOLICH INC
016159006	COVER,PROTECTIVE,DUST AND MOISTURE SEAL	$4,259	17 MACHINERY LLC
013041068	TELEPHONE SET	$3,595	HOSE MCCANN TELEPHONE CO INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	1	23
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	1	21
004079566	WASHER,LOCK	1	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
WNA	LANDING CRAFT UTILITY 174 FT	4,146	97.4%
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ABOUT OBSOLESCENCE RISK AND IMPACT

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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