HOUSE: Housing Options for United States Employees. A Decision Support System for Assessing Costs

Abstract

This report presents the assumptions and calculations used in the Housing Options for United States Employees (HOUSE) model. Appendix A is a user's manual. The model is used to determine the feasibility of privately financed housing for Federal employees. It compares the cost of a lease with the cost of providing the housing through appropriated fund construction. HOUSE considers seven possible alternatives to traditional appropriated fund construction, and compares them in terms of net present value, equivalent annual cost, and equivalent subsidy. It computes an expected lease cost which is sufficiently accurate for use as a Request for Proposals contract ceiling. HOUSE conforms to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-104 calculation rules. LMI recommends the use of HOUSE for Federal lease versus buy housing decisions. Housing, Cost, Model, Construction, Operating cost, Maintenance, PPV, Public-private venture, Financing, Lease-purchase.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221883

Entities

People

  • Douglas M. Brown
  • Jordan W. Cassell

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood Coagulation Factors
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Governments
  • High Density
  • Housing Projects
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Money
  • Revenue
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Housing Policy Studies in Military Families with Privatization and Telomerase Allowance Units, Multi-Family Housing, and Telomere Lengths.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.