Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

MK 8 SDV Seal Delivery Vehicle

Updated March 2024

445

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

4,055

Obsolete Parts

1,287

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: MK 8 SDV

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the MK 8 SDV Seal Delivery Vehicle 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 MK 8 SDV program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the MK 8 SDV program resulted in the following statistics. There are 445 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1 Manufacturer with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 4,055 and the MK 8 SDV program is dependent on 1,287 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the MK 8 SDV 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
Brantner and Associates, Inc.	41	$2,025	$225.00
General Electric Company	17	$22,306	$3.52
RAYTHEON COMPANY	17	$1,005	$2.89
DBR Industries, Inc.	15	$230,160	$0.99
SPS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	11	$10,217	$0.48

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015095255	SCREW,CAP,HEXAGON HEAD	$152	NOBLE SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS LLC
016823389	VALVE,SAFETY RELIEF	$151	BURHANI ENT INC
016816391	CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECIAL PURPOSE,ELECTRICAL	$55	INFINITE ELECTRONICS INTL
010973694	CONNECTOR,RECEPTACLE,ELECTRICAL	$46	MIL COMPONENTS LLC
008961055	NUT,PLAIN,HEXAGON	$35	QUALITY SOCKET SCREW CORP

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
HTN	SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE (SDV)	2,312	99.1%
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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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