OPERATING AND SUPPORT COST-ESTIMATING GUIDE

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OPERATING AND SUPPORT . COST-ESTIMATING GUIDE . OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM. EVALUATION. SEPTEMBER 2020. This page intentionally left blank. Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................ ........................................ .................................. 1. 1. Applicability ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ . 1. 1. 2. OVERVIEW OF LIFE-CYCLE COSTS ........................................ ........................................ 3. Life-Cycle Cost Categories ........................................ ........................................ ................... 3. Cost Categories as a Percentage of Life-Cycle Cost ........................................ .................... 4. Overview of O&S Cost Scope and Definitions ........................................ ............................ 6. 3. OSD COST ELEMENT STRUCTURE.

This guide is focused on analytic methods and data for O&S cost estimates and analyses for a wide variety of DoD weapon systems. 1.3 Outline . The remainder of this guide is organized as follows: • Chapter 2 provides an overview of the concepts of …

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