An analysis on the applicability of a private finance initiative to meet USMC engineer equipment needs

摘要

The purpose of this report is to investigate the feasibility of supporting United States Marine Corps Engineering Equipment operation and maintenance requirements through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI). The reason for this comparison is that the Marine Corps has realized that the current operating structure is not cost effective. This report evaluates what a PFI is and how it is structured. Information is provided by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (UK MOD), which is considering a PFI solution to its engineer equipment needs. The UK Ministry of Defense has used PFI's extensively over the past decade to meet a variety of service support requirements. Next, the report will analyze the mission, requirements, operations, structure, and emerging concepts of the USMC engineer community to determine what functions the Marine Corps does well and which are core to its business. Based on this information, the report will propose a PFI structure that would meet all USMC engineer equipment operation and maintenance needs. The draft PFI attempts to address all of the particular requirements that the Marine Corps would need to consider in this type of contractual relationship.