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Air Force Total Ownership Cost Decision Support System (AFTOC) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The United States Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are dependent on the Military Services to produce accurate and timely reporting of Operating and Support Costs and improvements and standardization of cost estimates for major acquisition programs. The Air Force Total Ownership Cost (AFTOC) Decision Support System (DSS) is the system that provides the information which supports both of those requirements. The Air Force Total Ownership Cost (AFTOC) Decision Support System (DSS) was developed for the Deputy Secretary of the Air Force for Cost and Economics (SAF/FMC) and has been operational since 1998. AFTOC draws historical, current, and program years cost, programmatic, and logistics information and applies business rules to extract, vet, and report that data. AFTOC provides USAF commanders and decision maker’s accurate information on the costs (dollars and consumption) of their weapons systems and Infrastructure (Base Operating Support). They use this information to identify high cost drivers for operations and maintenance and high cost items at bases to:  Prioritize and budget for weapon system improvements and replacements  Identify trend information for cost estimating and comparison purposes  Compare alternative solutions on a cost benefit or return on investment basis.

AFTOC draws historical, current, and program years cost, programmatic, and logistics information. It archives source and processed data in its warehouse for future retrieval. The information is readily available over the Internet to approved, registered DoD users and contractors with DoD sponsors.

AFTOC crosswalks the data from one source to another; and assigns (or allocates when necessary) the data to systems, bases, and commands in commonly used cost categories. The system provides detailed cost information on all major weapon systems, inclusive of aircraft, space systems, and missiles.

AFTOC directly supports 1300 users and special requests from managers and analysts representing over 200 organizations including the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, 15 Department of Defense (DoD) offices/agencies and 79 non-government entities such as universities, research organizations and equipment manufacturers and provides support to the Government Accounting Office (GAO), DARPA, North American Science Associates (NAMSA), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), NASA, and the NATO. The AFTOC information is available in multiple formats such as the following:

Appropriations Products • All AF budget appropriation types • All AF Major Commands (MAJCOM) and weapon systems • Programmatics (Inventory, Flying Hours) • Over 20 years of historical data

Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Products (CAPE) • Seven Operating and Support cost categories with 3 or more levels of detail • 20 years of historical data Commodities Products • National Stock Numbers (Quantity, Sales, End Items) • 13 years of historical data • All aircraft Mission Design Series and engine series

Indirect Products • All AF infrastructure costs • All AF MAJCOMs down to base levels • 13 years of historical data

Elements of Expense Products (EEIC) • All EEICs • Sort by EEICs, MAJCOM, and major bases

Fuel Consumption Reporting Products • AF Aircraft and ground fuels • GSA leased vehicle consumption

References DoD Directive 5105.84 - DIRECTOR OF COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION (DCAPE) DoD Directive 5000.04- Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG)

External Links http://www.cape.osd.mil/ https://aftoc.hill.af.mil/ smxg.aftoc.helpdesk@us.af.mil