LIFE CYCLE COSTING IN EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT

Abstract

The report summarizes progress of the DoD Life Cycle Costing Test Program since its establishment in July 1965. That program, a collective effort of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military departments, and defense industry, is assessing the practicability of making contract awards on the basis of estimated future logistics costs as well as purchase price. The thirty-five questions most frequently asked during the test program are presented and answered. Seven test procurements are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0654181

Entities

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Cycles
  • Defense Industry
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Supply Chain Management

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.