Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-AGS 60 Pathfinder Class Oceanographic Survey Ship

Updated March 2024

2,713

Parts with Declining Procurement

162

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

27,542

Obsolete Parts

8,148

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-AGS 60

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-AGS 60 Pathfinder 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 60 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 60 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 2,713 Parts with Declining Procurement and 162 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 27,542 and the T-AGS 60 program is dependent on 8,148 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-AGS 60 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
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	624	$129,016	$26.77
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	433	$30,659	$4.36
Caterpillar Inc.	345	$10,179	$6.79
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	297	$767	$2.21
Hose-McCann Telephone Co., Inc.	153	$870,274	$698.53

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
014510159	REFRIGERATOR,MECHANICAL,FOOD	$14,327	COSPOLICH INC
016235304	CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY	$9,600	REX SYSTM INC
012201807	TOOL KIT,ELECTRICAL CONTACT	$9,311	DANIELS MFG CORP
013669648	REFRIGERATOR,MECHANICAL,FOOD	$8,497	COSPOLICH INC
013645402	CYLINDER ASSEMBLY,ACTUATING,LINEAR	$7,800	WALZ AND KRENZER INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	1	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	1	21
006191148	WASHER,FLAT	1	6

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
PAN	PATHFINDER CLASS T-AGS 60	15,905	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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