Combat Vehicle System Operating and Support Costs: Guidelines for Analysis.

摘要

The Department of Defense has placed new emphasis on examining the projected operating and support (O/S) costs of planned weapons and finding ways to reduce those costs. O/S cost analyses are now a major part of the cost review conducted at each weapon procurement decision meeting by the Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council (DSARC) and the DSARC's principal advisor on new system costs -- the Cost Analysis improvement Group (CAIG). This report recommends guidelines for preparing and presenting estimates of the support investment (SI) and O/S costs of combat vehicle systems to DSARC. It provides a framework for objective comparison of SI and O/S costs of program, design, or support alternatives, using consistent methodologies and terminology. A general methodology for SI and O/S cost-estimating is described, a standard cost element structure is defined, and specific requirements for presentation of SI and O/S cost estimates to DSARC are proposed. Standards for the presentation and documentation of those cost estimates are also recommended.