The Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition (ACIBC) aims to be as helpful as possible to our members by providing information and support to navigate the industry. Click learn more for access to a few resources that can assist small businesses and enable their success.

SPARS is HII’s secure two-way electronic submittal portal for PO qualification software. PO qualification software includes drawings, procedures, test reports, Vendor Information Requests (VIRs), Vendor Quotes (VQ), and Vendor Procedure Approval Requests (VPARs) electronically with no cost to the supplier.

ACIBC recently performed an analysis on the health, capacity, and future of the nuclear-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carrier industrial base. The findings of the ACIBC analysis focus on challenges to the industrial base, and how to sustain and maintain the nation’s shipbuilding capabilities, which are a national security imperative.

Read more about ACIBC’s key legislative priorities for this year, including augmenting the President’s FY25 Budget request by authorizing and appropriating $175M of advance-procurement funding to procure long lead time material and commodities for CVN 82/83 to ensure stability and continuity in the nuclear shipbuilding industrial base (Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) Line 5).

The Defense Industrial Base Talent Pipeline Program (TPP)’s mission is to energize and engage the American economy by creating and sustaining a maritime and defense industrial base focused talent pipeline that enables employers to re-capitalize their workforce through recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining skilled workforce members with critical trade skills for 1-year as productive and engaged new employees.