Obtaining Life-Cycle Cost-Effective Facilities in the Department of Defense

Constantine Samaras ; Abigail Haddad ; Clifford A. Grammich ; Katharine Watkins Webb

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: United States Department of Defense;    Military Budgets and Defense Spending;    Defense Infrastructure;    National Defense Authorization Act;    Military Facilities;    Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR169
ISBN  :  9780833079350
RP-ID  :  RR-169-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

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来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The Department of Defense (DoD) constructs, operates, and maintains a large number of facilities, such as barracks, hangars, and administrative buildings. In fiscal year 2013, DoD will spend nearly $10 billion constructing new facilities, and about the same amount or more operating and maintaining existing facilities. By focusing on reducing the life-cycle costs of its facilities, DoD can minimize its total cost of facility ownership. Accordingly, DoD incorporates life-cycle cost-effective practices into many aspects of the military planning and construction processes, but challenges and opportunities in the process remain. This report provides RAND's description and assessment of the process used to obtain life-cycle cost-effective facilities and how that affects DoD construction options and choices.