Navy Auxiliary System Acquisition Analysis

Abstract

The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) is an ever-changing landscape that requires acquisition professionals to maintain vigilance over its climate. Ever since the mid-1990s, the DIB has shrunk substantially due to a variety of reasons. In this study, we focus on two Navy Auxiliary Systems: air conditioning and refrigeration (AC and R) and compressed air systems. Data gained through analysis of contracting history and from subject matter experts (SME) and in-service engineering agents (ISEA) are used to perform a sector by sector, tier by tier (S2T2) fragility and criticality (FaC) assessment of AC and R and compressed air systems. The assessment revealed that both AC and R and compressed air systems carry moderate risk. With both systems, it is important to avoid vendor lock with an aim to increase competition to optimize cost, schedule, and performance on future capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1213731

Entities

People

  • Raymond Belko

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compressors
  • Cvn-65 Uss Enterprise
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Liquid Oxygen
  • Maintenance
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • Surface Warfare
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Uss George H.W. Bush
  • Uss Gerald R. Ford

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Electrical Engineering