Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LSV-1 Besson Class Logistics Support Vessel

Updated March 2024

681

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

3,469

Obsolete Parts

1,039

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LSV-1

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LSV-1 Besson Class Logistics Support Vessel 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 LSV-1 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LSV-1 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 681 Parts with Declining Procurement and 84 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 3,469 and the LSV-1 program is dependent on 1,039 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LSV-1 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
CATERPILLAR INC.	1,073	$1,178,640	$145.81
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	126	$379.03	$5.75
The Carlisle and Finch Company	64	$16,520	$6,730
Hose-McCann Telephone Co., Inc.	35	$1,195,164	$971.28
3M Company	9	$1,336,602	$141.16

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
013568111	SEARCHLIGHT	$12,695	CARLISLE AND FINCH CO
015551015	CRANKSHAFT,ENGINE	$7,358	CATERPILLAR INC
012817494	TELEPHONE	$4,788	HOSE MCCANN TELEPHONE CO INC
012639716	PUMPING UNIT,HYDRAULIC,HAND DRIVEN	$2,820	CATERPILLAR INC
014819177	LOUDSPEAKER-MICROPHONE	$2,375	HOSE MCCANN TELEPHONE CO INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
008094058	WASHER,FLAT	1	5
009846582	STRAP,TIE DOWN,ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS	1	6
001113208	STRAP,TIE DOWN,ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS	1	-
008095998	WASHER,FLAT	1	4
000200186	O-RING	1	27

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
C3A	LOGISTICS SUPPORT VESSEL	2,257	97.5%
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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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