Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

M915 Line Haul Tractor Family of Vehicles

Updated March 2024

3,457

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

26,154

Obsolete Parts

6,857

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: M915

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the M915 Line Haul Tractor Family of Vehicles 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 M915 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the M915 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 3,457 Parts with Declining Procurement and 49 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 26,154 and the M915 program is dependent on 6,857 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the M915 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
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	2,239	$910,538	$44.01
AM GENERAL LLC	2,030	$96,346	$5.01
Meritor Industrial Products, LLC	683	$549,711	$474.83
CATERPILLAR INC.	470	$80.01	$0.99
General Motors LLC	248	$66,430	$0.70

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
004497295	PRESS,ARBOR,HAND OPERATED	$14,510	JWK MACHINERY SALES CO INC
014709032	PARTS KIT,FLOOR,VEHICULAR	$2,906	OVERSEAS HARDWOODS CO INC
015197000	SHAFT,STRAIGHT	$1,011	MERITOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LLC
016605812	TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHICULAR	$799	SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTL
016605897	TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHICULAR	$717	POMPS TIRE SVCS INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	2	34
009847042	WASHER,LOCK	1	18
004079566	WASHER,LOCK	4	21
000453296	WASHER,LOCK	3	31
009746623	WASHER,LOCK	2	12

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
73A	TRUCK, M-915 SERIES, M-916A1 (LET)	12,707	76.7%
K6A	M915A5, TRACTOR LINE HAUL	3,718	22.4%
UYA	M1062 TANKER, 7500 GAL. SEMI-TRAILER	1,051	6.3%
FZA	TRAILER, SEMI (M872A1, M872A2, M872A3)	609	3.7%
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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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