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RDT&E BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION SHEET (R-2 Exhibit)
March 1996

RDT&E, Defensewide / BA 03 (Advanced Technology Development) PE: 0603173C (Proj: 4000)

PE Title: Support Tech (U)

Project Number / Title:
4000 Operational Support

FY1995FY1996FY1997FY1998FY1999FY2000 FY2001
Program Name:ActualEstimateEstimate EstimateEstimateEstimateEstimate To
Complete
Total
Program
0603173C RDT&E0027,28431,56133,10632,240 32,956ContinuingContinuing

A. (U) MISSION DESCRIPTION AND BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION:

(U) This project provides support in three basic areas: personnel and related support costs; funding to meet fluctuation costs and contract terminations; and assistance required to fund support service contracts for the Support Technology program..

(U) Personnel and related support costs common to all Support Technology projects include support of the Office of the Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and his staff located within the Washington, D.C. area, as well as BMDO's Executing Agents within the US Army Space & Strategic Defense Command, U.S. Army PEO Missile Defense, U.S. Navy PEO for Theater Defense, U.S. Air Force PEO office, and the National Test Facility. This project supports funding for overhead/indirect personnel costs, benefits, and infrastructure costs such as rents, utilities, supplies, etc.

(U) The BMDO prioritizes funding within this project to meet operational, contractual, and statutory fiscal requirements for the Support Technology program. Operational requirements include reimbursable services acquired through the Defense Business Operating Fund (DBOF), such as accounting services provided by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Contractual requirements include reserves for special termination costs on designated contracts and provisions for terminating other programs as required. BMDO has additional requirements to provide for foreign currency fluctuations on its limited number of foreign contracts. Finally, statutory requirements include funding for charges to cancelled appropriations in accordance with Public Law 101-510.

(U) Assistance required to support BMDO overhead management functions for the Support Technology program is contained in this project. This assistance ranges from operational contracts to fully support functions such as ADP operations, Access control offices, and graphics support, to supportive efforts required, as well as to supplement the BMDO government personnel. Typical efforts include cost estimating, security management, contracts management, strategic relations management and information management. These efforts include assessment of technical project design, development and testing, test planning, assessment of technology maturity and technology integration across BMDO projects; and support of design reviews and technology interface meetings. Program control tasks include assessment of schedule, cost, and performance, with attendant documentation of the many related programmatic issues. The requirement for this area is based on most economical and efficient utilization of contractors versus government personnel.

(U) The FY 1996 Defense Authorization Act eliminates the management program element effective with the FY 1997President's Budget submission. This overhead management and indirect program support funding has been realigned in accordance with Public Law 104-106.

(U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:

(U) FY 1997 Plans:

o Continue providing management and support for overhead/indirect fixed costs such as civilian payroll, travel, rents & utilities and supplies.

(U) FY 1998 Plans:

o Continue providing management and support for overhead/indirect fixed costs such as civilian payroll, travel, rents & utilities and supplies.

(U) Acquisition Strategy:

Centralized funding of management costs optimizes their value across the entire range of the Support Technology projects and allows for management of these costs by support functions. This strategy of centralizing management will continue to occur throughout this program. Certain BMDO functions, such as cost estimating, require the use of contractor support to perform independent estimates. Contractors are used in other areas, such as ADP Operations, where government needs are most cost-effectively met by use of contractors.

B. (U) PROGRAM CHANGE SUMMARY:

FY1995FY1996FY1997FY1998 TOTAL COST
Previous President's Budget1500015
Current Budget Submit0027,28431,56158,845

Change Summary Explanation:

Funding: Management costs realigned to technical program elements effective with FY 1997.

Schedule: None

Technical: None

C. (U) OTHER PROGRAM FUNDING SUMMARY

Related RDT&E:

D. (U) Schedule Profile:

N/A