Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-AGOS 19 Victorious Class Ocean Surveillance Ship

Updated March 2024

2,005

Parts with Declining Procurement

184

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

21,337

Obsolete Parts

5,411

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-AGOS 19

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-AGOS 19 Victorious Class Ocean Surveillance Ship 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 T-AGOS 19 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the T-AGOS 19 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 2,005 Parts with Declining Procurement and 184 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 21,337 and the T-AGOS 19 program is dependent on 5,411 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-AGOS 19 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.	748	$249,818	$68.16
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	431	$34,271	$11,874.14
Alfa Laval Inc.	224	$1,943	$323.86
Johnson Controls Navy Systems, LLC	168	$2,605,181	$1,484.61
The Carlisle and Finch Company	147	$273,148	$1,633.55

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
001520277	PANEL,POWER DISTRIBUTION	$30,570	BRANTNER AND ASSOCIATES INC
014593934	HEAD ASSY,BEARING	$29,078	JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTM LLC
010603476	DUMMY LOAD,ELECTRICAL	$27,395	R L C ELECTRONICS INC
012251590	COOLER UNIT,AIR	$26,841	ENGINEERED COIL CO
012755210	SEARCHLIGHT	$26,146	CARLISLE AND FINCH CO

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
006191148	WASHER,FLAT	1	6

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
VCN	VICTORIOUS CLASS T-AGOS 19	10,716	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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