USCG - Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS)
Investment ID: 024-000006005
Overview
Program Title
USCG - Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS)
Agency
Description
Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) is a nationwide system of towers and antennas that receive and transmit AIS information with AIS-equipped vessels operating in or approaching U.S. waters. Commercial vessels greater than 300 gross tons are required to carry/be equipped with AIS in accordance with International Maritime Organization policy. Terrestrial NAIS can communicate with AIS equipped vessels out to 24nm offshore in 58 U.S. ports. NAIS improves homeland security & maritime domain awareness and enhances USCG and DHS operational mission performance. Vessel track information provided by NAIS provides awareness of vessel locations and movements thru various CG and DHS Systems. NAIS provides Government agencies with the capability to track government boats and cutters equipped with a transponder for friendly force tracking. NAIS provides numerous historical data request to stakeholders and other agencies.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/C4ISR-Programs/NAIS/https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-9/Acquisition%20PDFs/Factsheets/NAIS.pdf?ver=2017-03-22-100525-933www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=NAISmainhttps://www.itdashboard.gov/drupal/archived-data?buscid=195
Investment Detail
NAIS improves maritime domain awareness and offers improvements in collision avoidance, maritime safety, environmental protection and national security through the detection, classification and tracking of vessels whether they are in national water or still thousands of miles off shore.
The ROI of 7.94, as calculated in the NAIS Alternatives Analysis of Dec 29, 2006, was calculated by determining the sum of the present value of all benefits and dividing it by the sum of the present value of all costs of each capability. The benefits of security risk reduction (such as detection of large commercial vessel introduces WMD into US port and fishing vessel has a crew member onboard suspected of being a terrorist) are included in the ROI calculation. The benefits of operational performance (such as improved Search and Rescue detection and response and collision detection and enforcement) have not been included because the confidence in those calculations was low; however if they were to be included, the ROI would be even higher. The benefits were calculated for the following capabilities provided by NAIS: coastal receive, coastal transmit, long range receive, advanced data capability, and inland waters receive and transmit. For each capability a variety of scenarios were evaluated using probabilities of occurrence and consequence costs to demonstrate the improvement in security risk by implementing NAIS.
The present value of all costs of each capability was calculated using the LCCE produced as part of the NAIS Alternatives Analysis document. The total benefit was calculated as $5,704,345,592; the total LCC was calculated as $718,062,000; the ROI was calculated as 7.94.
While 7.94 is the ROI for the whole NAIS system, each Increment offers improvements in each capability to differing degrees. Increment 1 primarily benefits coastal receive. After recapitalization of Increment 1 with Increment 2, the return on investment is significant improvement of marine safety and security by increasing receive coverage from 24nm to 50 nm, the addition of transmit capability out to 24 nm, and advanced data capability. Increment 3 primarily benefits long range receive.
The ROI of 7.94, as calculated in the NAIS Alternatives Analysis of Dec 29, 2006, was calculated by determining the sum of the present value of all benefits and dividing it by the sum of the present value of all costs of each capability. The benefits of security risk reduction (such as detection of large commercial vessel introduces WMD into US port and fishing vessel has a crew member onboard suspected of being a terrorist) are included in the ROI calculation. The benefits of operational performance (such as improved Search and Rescue detection and response and collision detection and enforcement) have not been included because the confidence in those calculations was low; however if they were to be included, the ROI would be even higher. The benefits were calculated for the following capabilities provided by NAIS: coastal receive, coastal transmit, long range receive, advanced data capability, and inland waters receive and transmit. For each capability a variety of scenarios were evaluated using probabilities of occurrence and consequence costs to demonstrate the improvement in security risk by implementing NAIS.
The present value of all costs of each capability was calculated using the LCCE produced as part of the NAIS Alternatives Analysis document. The total benefit was calculated as $5,704,345,592; the total LCC was calculated as $718,062,000; the ROI was calculated as 7.94.
While 7.94 is the ROI for the whole NAIS system, each Increment offers improvements in each capability to differing degrees. Increment 1 primarily benefits coastal receive. After recapitalization of Increment 1 with Increment 2, the return on investment is significant improvement of marine safety and security by increasing receive coverage from 24nm to 50 nm, the addition of transmit capability out to 24 nm, and advanced data capability. Increment 3 primarily benefits long range receive.