Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-AGS 45 Waters Class Oceanographic Survey Ship

Updated March 2024

2,401

Parts with Declining Procurement

197

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

41,036

Obsolete Parts

7,874

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-AGS 45

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-AGS 45 Waters Class Oceanographic Survey 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-AGS 45 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-AGS 45 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 2,401 Parts with Declining Procurement and 197 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 41,036 and the T-AGS 45 program is dependent on 7,874 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-AGS 45 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.	950	$2	$0.76
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	335	$158,869	$608.37
TE Connectivity Corporation	267	$9,005	$300.16
Boonton Electronics Corporation	256	$250	$10.00
Dynalec Corporation	233	$8,827,792	$771.70

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
005165002	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$90,053	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
013124137	COOLING COIL,AIR,DUCT TYPE	$25,847	ENGINEERED COIL CO
002898801	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$18,907	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
016263440	LEAK DETECTOR,REFRIGERANT GAS	$18,627	PARASENSE INC
011541099	SWITCHBOARD,ALARM,SHIPBOARD	$18,470	DYNALEC CORP

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
MTN	WATERS CLASS TAGS-45	17,541	97.3%
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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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