Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LVSR Logistics Vehicle System Replacement

Updated March 2024

2,845

Parts with Declining Procurement

723

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

18,711

Obsolete Parts

4,610

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LVSR

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LVSR Logistics Vehicle System Replacement 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 LVSR program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LVSR program resulted in the following statistics. There are 2,845 Parts with Declining Procurement and 723 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 18,711 and the LVSR program is dependent on 4,610 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LVSR 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
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	8,752	$56,632,165	$221.18
CATERPILLAR INC.	722	$1,343,200	$166.38
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.	264	$2,356,811	$1,721
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	242	$152,611	$35.00
Grove U.S. L.L.C	223	$238,956	$918.67

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016905075	CAB ASSEMBLY	$52,299	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
014772390	TOOL KIT,VEHICLE,TACTICAL	$24,199	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
013741374	SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINER,TRANSMISSION	$15,000	THE CHAMPION CO
015512331	TELESCOPIC TAGS MODIFICATION KIT,ARMOR	$10,704	BAE SYSTM LAND AND ARMAMENTS LP
015908241	DIFFERENTIAL,DRIVING AXLE	$10,662	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	4	38
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	4	34
006191148	WASHER,FLAT	4	6
005825677	WASHER,FLAT	4	17
005956211	WASHER,FLAT	4	28

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
C5M	TRAILER, PALLETIZED	12,029	96.5%
0.5416666667	TRUCK, WRECKER, LVSR	7,384	59.2%
8EM	LVSR CARGO TRUCK	6,046	48.5%
1OM	TRUCK, TRACTOR LVSR	5,636	45.2%
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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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