Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-AKR 300 Bob Hope Class Roll-On/Roll-Off Cargo Ship

Updated March 2024

2,463

Parts with Declining Procurement

227

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

20,397

Obsolete Parts

5,547

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-AKR 300

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-AKR 300 Bob Hope 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 300 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 300 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 2,463 Parts with Declining Procurement and 227 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 20,397 and the T-AKR 300 program is dependent on 5,547 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-AKR 300 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
Northrop Grumman Corporation	310	$111,230	$4,039.12
Caterpillar Inc.	256	$132,028	$118.42
Buffalo Pumps, Inc.	223	$387,154	$1,406.86
Dynalec Corporation	147	$5,188,207	$1,305.10
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	114	$10,842	$17.66

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
001906907	STOPPER ASSEMBLY,CHAIN	$89,400	BLACK BAY AEROSPACE LLC
014782833	TANK,OIL DRAIN	$35,301	JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTM LLC
012308549	TANK,OIL DRAIN,COMPRESSOR	$29,567	JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTM LLC
014331887	BOLT,MACHINE	$17,258	SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTL
014107593	COLD FOOD COUNTER,MECHANICALLY REFRIGERATED	$11,434	COSPOLICH 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
VNN	BOB HOPE CLASS T-AKR 300	10,956	97.6%
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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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