Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LCC-19 Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship

Updated March 2024

15,014

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,470

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

159,254

Obsolete Parts

34,142

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LCC-19

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LCC-19 Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command 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 LCC-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 LCC-19 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 15,014 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,470 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 159,254 and the LCC-19 program is dependent on 34,142 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LCC-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
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	3,574	$77,504	$349.13
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	2,604	$13,629,354	$284
Keysight Technologies, Inc.	1,914	$23,292	$137.29
Raytheon Technologies Corporation	1,226	$2,977,171	$1,518.22
TE Connectivity Corporation	1,020	$989,322	$832

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
012017176	STEAM CHEST ASSEMBL	$157,779	CIRCOR NAVAL SOL LLC
005165002	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$90,053	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
002898807	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$80,361	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
009597385	CHAIN ASSEMBLY,SINGLE LEG	$69,600	KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC
011574479	HEATER,FLUID	$66,663	AQUA CHEM INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	2	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	2	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	2	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	2	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	2	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
FON	MT WHITNEY LCC-20 CLASS	62,901	72.2%
MQN	BLUE RIDGE CLASS LCC-19	62,205	71.4%
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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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