Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-AKR 295 Shugart/Gordon Class Roll-On/Roll-Off Cargo Ship

Updated March 2024

3,993

Parts with Declining Procurement

311

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

38,174

Obsolete Parts

18,017

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-AKR 295

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-AKR 295 Shugart/Gordon Class Roll-On/Roll-Off Cargo 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-AKR 295 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-AKR 295 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 3,993 Parts with Declining Procurement and 311 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 38,174 and the T-AKR 295 program is dependent on 18,017 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-AKR 295 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.	1,829	$2,298,276	$161.59
Northrop Grumman Corporation	549	$7,381	$106.03
Engineered Coil Company	382	$239,318	$1,517.57
Appleton Marine, Inc.	293	$20,180	$539.29
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	291	$13,391	$12.11

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
005165002	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$90,053	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
012359743	VALVE,BUTTERFLY	$21,226	ISO GRP INC
012751060	DISHWASHING MACHINE,COMMERCIAL	$20,071	INSINGER MACHINE CO
014262411	PUMP UNIT,CENTRIFUGAL	$18,371	CARVER PUMP CO
015419793	BOLT,MACHINE	$14,953	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
THN	SHUGART CLASS T-AKR	29,958	97.2%
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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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