Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-ARS 50 Safeguard Class Rescue and Salvage Ship

Updated March 2024

6,417

Parts with Declining Procurement

625

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

82,582

Obsolete Parts

17,664

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-ARS 50

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-ARS 50 Safeguard Class Rescue and Salvage 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-ARS 50 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-ARS 50 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 6,417 Parts with Declining Procurement and 625 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 82,582 and the T-ARS 50 program is dependent on 17,664 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-ARS 50 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.	2,188	$56,016	$4,096.09
Caterpillar Inc.	1,102	$240,550	$148
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	596	$123,448	$281.16
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	544	$38,266	$90.83
TE Connectivity Corporation	441	$928,162	$888

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
001520277	PANEL,POWER DISTRIBUTION	$30,570	BRANTNER AND ASSOCIATES INC
015110439	PUMP UNIT,CENTRIFUGAL	$29,134	CARVER PUMP CO
011495024	VALVE,REGULATING,FLUID PRESSURE	$21,318	MAROTTA CONTROLS INC
011942071	CARTRIDGE,VALVE	$20,642	MAROTTA CONTROLS INC
002898801	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$18,907	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN 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
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	1	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
JVN	SAFEGUARD CLASS ARS	39,317	97.1%
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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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