Cloos, John J.

A cost-reduction strategy for weapons system acquisition by John J Cloos ( Book )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

The 2008 IDA Cost Research Workshop: Contractor Data Reporting Systems ( Book )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Several Department of Defense (DoD) offices are responsible for estimating and monitoring the costs of defense systems and forces in support of planning, programming, budgeting, and acquisition decisions. For example, the Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) provides independent cost estimates and reports on life-cycle costs of major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) in Acquisition Category ID (see Reference [1]). Cost agencies and centers in the relevant defense components provide independent estimates for other MDAPs. The OSD CAIG leads efforts by these and other offices and organizations to improve the Defense Department's technical capabilities to forecast future costs. Near the beginning of each year, during the DoD Cost Analysis Symposium, the CAIG reviews the status of the Defense Department's capabilities to estimate the costs of defense systems. Several months later, representatives from offices that sponsor defense cost research meet at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) at the Cost Research Workshop to exchange information on their ongoing and planned cost research projects and discuss current issues. The workshop, jointly sponsored by the OSD CAIG and IDA, has been held every year since 1989 (see References [2 through 21]). The 2008 IDA Cost Research Workshop, held on May 22, 2008, focused on issues related to Department of Defense contractor data reporting systems. Table 1 shows the participants in this year's workshop, and Table 2 presents the workshop agenda. This document summarizes the proceedings of the 2008 workshop (Chapter II) and catalogs defense cost research projects in progress or planned at the time of the workshop (Chapter III).

Assessment of the Need for Assistance to Communities Affected by Chemical Demilitarization: Final Report ( Book )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Congress is concerned about the negative economic consequences that construction, operation, and closure of eight chemical demilitarization facilities might have on their surrounding communities. IDA used a regional economic model called REMI to determine whether federal compensation to those communities is needed. The model estimated the incremental costs and benefits associated with each facility. The results suggest that the net economic impacts are usually negative for the counties where the facilities reside as well as for the greater local regions. But at the state level, the model consistently predicts a positive economic impact that outweighs the local losses.

Resuming Production of the Anthrax Vaccine as Quickly as Possible: Analysis of Alternative Business Arrangements, Volume 1: Main Report ( Book )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
A series of technical problems has delayed FDA approval for BioPort Corporation to deliver anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) to the DoD. BioPort is preparing for a new FDA review, and the DoD is providing both financial relief and technical assistance to augment BioPort's efforts. Under this strategy, the earliest BioPort could gain FDA approval and resume AVA delivery is late May 2001. A more realistic expectation is delivery in the first half of 2002. IDA and the RAND Corporation studied the advantages and disadvantages of the DoD purchasing BioPort's Lansing, Michigan, AVA-production facility and converting it to a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) operation. In one scenario, the DoD would select a new company to run the facility; in another, the DoD would have BioPort run the facility. We found that neither Option would result in vaccine being delivered faster than under the current strategy. Under the first GOCO scenario, the earliest AVA could be delivered would be 2003 (more probably late 2004). Under the second scenario, the earliest delivery date would be August 2001 (more probably late 2002). This report is the first of two volumes.

Assessment of the Contractor Cost Data Reporting (CCDR) System ( Book )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The Contractor Cost Data Reporting (CCDR) system is one of several systems for collecting DoD cost data that were established to meet the rising demand for records of actual cost experiences. Such costs form the bases of projections of the costs of future weapon systems. The CCDR system, now more than twenty years old, has regulatory weaknesses and has experienced implementation failures. This IDA study was initiated to determine what improvements could be made in the quality and usefulness of data collected by this system. IDA concluded that defense cost analysts need actual cost data and will get it one way or another, and that, although the quality and usefulness of CCDR data have declined, alternative collection methods would cost more than the existing system. We found that impediments to use of CCDR data were not insurmountable. We offer recommendations for rebuilding confidence in the data, providing ready access to it, and increasing utility and knowledge of and experience with these data.

A User's Guide for the Functional Economic Analysis Model (Version 2.2A) ( Book )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The Functional Economic Analysis Model (FEAM) was developed by IDA for use by DoD information managers when analyzing alternatives for saving costs when preparing business cases. The model is used to enter costs and get information on a series of alternatives to a budget baseline representing total current and planned DoD expenditures for a given function. Using the supplied information, the model performs a Risk-Adjusted, Discounted Cash Flow (RADCF) analysis, and presents the results in graphical and tabular form. This document is a user's guide for the FEAM. It gives step-by-step instructions for installing the model, entering and editing data, and analyzing the results. Included in the appendices are an explanation of the calculation used for the RADCF analysis and definitions of the cost breakdown structure for the model.

Cost Comparison of the Navy's Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) and the Air Force's Electronic Combat Integrated Test (ECIT) ( Book )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Congress directed DoD to review the costs and capabilities associated with the use of the Navy's Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) to satisfy aircraft electronic combat ground testing requirements in lieu of the Air Force developing its own Electronic Combat Integrated Test (ECIT) capability. This paper examines various ACETEF and ECIT capability options that could reasonably satisfy stated Air Force and Navy needs in terms of costs, effectiveness, and other qualitative considerations. Costs include investments for facilities, equipment, and software; deployment costs for testing at other than the primary flight test location; and operating costs for running the facilities over a 20-year period. Effectiveness is defined as the percentage of requirements satisfied by the various facility and capability alternatives. Based on the analysis, the Air Force ECIT proposal is the preferred alternative for meeting both stated testing and many variations in those needs.

Costs and Cost Savings Due to Laboratory Realignments ( Book )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The Advisory Commission on the Consolidation and Conversion of Defense Research and Development Laboratories is reviewing proposals for realigning several DoD research facilities. In support of this review, the military services were asked to provide the Commission with estimates of the costs and savings that would result from these realignments. IDA reviewed the estimates submitted by the services, as well as those made by opponents of the various realignments, in order to assess their accuracy. Included in the review were analyses of the services' cost-estimating documentation and methodology and an assessment of COBRA, the model used by the services for estimating costs (as directed by the OSD). In addition, IDA investigated pertinent aspects of the proposed realignments of the following laboratories: the Army Combat Materiel Research Laboratory, the Naval Air Development Center, the Naval Underwater Systems Center-New London, the Naval Surface Weapons Center-White Oak, the David Taylor Research Center-Annapolis, and the Aircrew Training Research Facility at Williams Air Force Base. IDA found the services' cost and savings estimates to be reasonable and in accordance with established procedures for base closures. Several shortcomings of the COBRA model methodology were identified, but their effects did not significantly alter service findings and recommendations. Proposed realignments are essentially cost neutral, having estimated payback periods of between 9 and 18 years. In this regard, IDA believes realignment decisions should be based solely on effectiveness considerations.

A Model for Predicting the Inventory of Navy Spares ( Book )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
As part of the yearly planning process, OSD analysts assess the services' budget requests for secondary items. Although good planning dictates that these requests be judged by the effects of the budgets on inventories and the readiness and sustainability of the operating forces, these links have not been developed. This study takes the first step in providing such links by developing an aggregate model for use by OSD analysts to predict the future inventories of Navy spares. Inventories are predicted from spares budgets, Fleet characteristics that determine spares usage, and historical factors derived from past data. The model was constructed by identifying the principal flows of inventory in the supply system, and relating them to the inputs using simple linear expressions. The paper validates the model using data from the 1980-88 buildup, and illustrates the model's use in forecasting. Appendices briefly describe the inventory management systems of the three military services and cost-estimating relationships for spares usage by ships and aircraft.

A Cost-Reduction Strategy for Weapon System Acquisition ( Book )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
A proposal is presented for a cost-reduction strategy (CRS) that establishes a framework for systematically identifying, evaluating, and applying the various acquisition initiatives that are intended to lower weapon system costs. The CRS consists of a taxonomy of specific acquisition initiatives, their proposed timing by acquisition phase, suggested incentives, and the recommended process for implementation. This framework was primarily developed for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization as a point of departure for tailoring a strategy to its individual acquisition programs. The CRS evolved, in part, from the initial Could Cost concept that was introduced in late 1987. This study examines each of the five model programs used by the Services to demonstrate and access the Could Cost concept. The report includes a summary of the model program approaches, the results achieved, and the major lessons learned, which serve as the foundation for development of the CRS.