Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

PC-1 Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Boat

Updated March 2024

3,773

Parts with Declining Procurement

426

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

28,216

Obsolete Parts

6,124

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: PC-1

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the PC-1 Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Boat 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 PC-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 PC-1 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 3,773 Parts with Declining Procurement and 426 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 28,216 and the PC-1 program is dependent on 6,124 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the PC-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
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	604	$51,315	$125.95
Keysight Technologies, Inc.	597	$865	$2.14
Caterpillar Inc.	426	$246,366	$80.62
MAN Energy Solutions USA Inc	421	$696,526	$514.39
Northrop Grumman Corporation	287	$442,943	$1,517.68

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016263440	LEAK DETECTOR,REFRIGERANT GAS	$18,627	PARASENSE INC
005548455	FAN,CENTRIFUGAL	$15,090	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
014873613	BLADDER,BOAT	$14,644	WING INFLATABLES INC
015435927	COVER,PROTECTIVE	$9,770	SHIELD TECH CORP
013965181	TESTER,FUEL INJECTOR PUMP	$9,381	MAN ENERGY SOL USA 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
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	1	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	1	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
ZON	PC CLASS/COASTAL PATROL BOATS	15,541	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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