Energy
Abstract
This program implements how the Department's energy demand and related costs, as outlined in the Fully Burdened Cost of Fuel (FBCF) construct detailed in the February 2008 Defense Science Board Energy Task Force report, impacts systems acquisition and life-cycle management. The 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandated use of the FBCF in systems development and assessments of total ownership cost of systems. This effort focuses on the analytical development and integration of the "Fully Burdened Cost of Fuel" (FBCF) concept into all DoD acquisition programs that will demand fuel in the battlespace, as formally required by the 2009 NDAA, DoD Instruction 5000.02 and other DoD strategic guidance. This work includes development of the analytical methodology, acquisition guidance and regulation revisions, and oversight of implementation across the Department. The premise of this work is that DoD cost of ownership analysis methods significantly under-value the operational delivery costs and other implications of fuel demand in the force. By accurately valuing all of the real costs of delivering fuel to the operator, acquisition programs, modernization (e.g. Army RESET) and research and development efforts will have a much clearer understanding of the value of investing to reduce energy demand. Supporting the "Fully Burdened Cost of Fuel" implementation are efforts to include these same operational fuel delivery variables more realistically in the Joint Strategic Planning Process (force planning) and the Joint Capability Integration and Development System (JCIDS) (requirements) so as to better understand the relationship between fuel demand and operational capability across the current and future force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- P806_0605804D8Z_6_0400_PB_2011
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