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.

the technology maturation and risk reduction phase, and the engineering and manufacturing development phase; the investment costs occur during the production and deployment phase; the O&S costs occur during the operations and sustainment phase; and the disposal costs occur during the disposal phase.

  Risks, Estimating