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NAVSHIPSO Overview
 

MISSION

FUNCTIONS

• Centralized NAVSEA technical source for performing assessments of the industrial base capability and capacity to execute U.S. Navy shipbuilding and major weapon acquisition programs as required by Department of Defense acquisition regulations.
• Provide technical support for all phases of ship acquisition programs including source selection, contract award and surveillance, construction monitoring, analysis of shipbuilding technology, and cost and schedule analysis.
• Perform annual surveys of shipyards and shipboard equipment and system manufacturers in order to determine, validate, and record their capabilities, capacities, facilities, workload, manufacturing lead times, foreign dependencies, financial viability, and overall ability to support U. S. Navy shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair.
• Develop and maintain the industrial base relational database.
• Centralized data collection for Navy ship construction programs.
• Support development of the Department of Defense "Annual Industrial Capabilities Report to Congress."
• Provide analysis and technical support for Navy wargaming requirements.
• Maintain the congressionally mandated Naval Vessel Register (NVR) which serves as the official inventory of U.S. Navy ships and service craft.
• Provide program management, analysis, special studies, and technical support for shipbuilding, ship maintenance and repair, training, and logistic requirements.