1. 1 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview Course Administration and Overview 10/12/2010

2. 2 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview Course Objectives Provide introductory level concepts and methodologies needed to develop operating and support (O&S) cost estimates used in support of weapon systems.

3. 3 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview Enabling Objectives 1. Prepare O&S Cost Estimates a. Know the full scope of O&S costs b. Know the purpose and uses of cost estimating structures and know the OSD CAPE O&S structure c. Know the major O&S data sources and their limitations d. Know basic O&S cost estimating methods f. Understand how system technical characteristics, operating concepts, and support concepts influence O&S cost estimates 2. Document And Present O&S Cost Analyses a. Understand the overall O&S cost estimating process

4. 4 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview Course Layout  Monday:Basic O&S Concepts  Tuesday: Estimating Techniques  Wednesday:O&S Data  Thursday/Friday:Practical Application  Case Study  Workshop and Team Presentation

5. 5 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview Case Study  Discuss C-17 O&S Cost Estimate  Discuss approaches to estimating C-17 O&S costs, using information that was available in 1987  Bottom-Up and Analogy  Focus: maintenance manpower, fuel consumption, depot level reparables, and depot maintenance  Themes:  How would we construct detailed “bottoms-up” estimates?  How would we construct simple analogy or parametric estimates?  What are the major risk areas?  What are the important lessons learned?  Read And Be Ready To Discuss For Day 4

6. 6 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview O&S Workshop  Integrating Exercise  Incrementally developed throughout the week  Culminates in development of a complete O&S estimate on Day 4 and presentation of the estimates on Day 5  Homework  For Tuesday:Develop An Estimate Structure  For Wednesday:Inventory and Optempo  For Thursday:Enlisted Maintenance Manpower

7. 7 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview Graded Assessments In order to successfully complete the course, you must obtain a cumulative 80% (80 points). AssignmentPointsDue Homework #115Tuesday 0800 Sharp! Homework #215Wednesday 0800 Sharp! Homework #315Thursday 0800 Sharp! Case 40Thursday 1700 Case Brief 15Friday 100

8. 8 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview What Will You Get From This Week?  The “big picture” of O&S cost estimating  Where O&S fits in LCC cost estimates  The full scope of O&S costs  Basic knowledge to do an estimate  A framework for estimating O&S costs  Methods used to estimate O&S costs  O&S cost data sources  Practical applications

9. 9 BCF-215: Course Admin and Overview What the course is NOT  Advanced course in O&S  Detailed logistics course  Data analysis

10. Forward Employed Reconnaissance of Regional Enemies & Terrorists Ferret Program Office O&S Cost Estimate - Preliminary - Program Office O&S Cost Estimate - Preliminary -

11. FY02$ K Total Level 1Level 2200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028 Ferret O&S Costs2,144,720 3183280235895249718311664011664611665311666011666711667411668111668811669611670311671011671811672697283940888448353230 1. Unit Personnel642,866 1.1 Crew and Support Officers 231,250578111563 5781 Enlisted 113,36928345668 2834 1.2 Maintenance Officers 8,632216432 216 Enlisted 260,620651613031 6516 1.3 Support Officers 0000000000000000000000 Enlisted 28,9957251450 725 2. Unit Operations88,490 2.1 Fuel 45,95611492298 1149 2.2 Ammunition 14,400360720 360 2.3 Other Consumables 2,00050100 50 2.4 TDY 23,5205881176 588 2.5 Admin Expenses 2,61365131 65 3. Maintenance713,605 3.1 Unit & Intermediate 3.1.1Consumables 138,63534666932 3466 3.1.2 DLRs 380,106950319005 9503 3.2 Depot 3.2.1 Depot - Aircraft 173,15900391310761 7826 3.2.2 Depot - Engine 21,704005361340 1072 4. Sustaining Support434,722 4.1 Replacement Training 342,880 17144 4.2 Support Equipment Reqplacement 3,759 198 4.3 SE/PM 88,082 4636 5. Continuing Improvement265,038 5.1 Hardware Mods 252,850 19450 5.2 Software Upgrades 12,188580586593599606613619626633640647655662669677684692700707 sqdrn122222222222222222221