Additional Resources & Tools

Business Case Analysis

• 10 USC §2337. Life-Cycle Management and Product Support
• Acquisition Visibility (Acquisition Enterprise Information & Data)  [CAC access]
• AFI 63-101 / AFI 20-101 Integrated Life Cycle Management
• AFI 65-509 Business Case Analysis
• AFMAN 65-510 Business Case Analysis Procedures
• Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Overview
• Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Tutorial - "The Analytical Hierarchy Process: A Step-by-Step Approach”
• Business Case Analysis (BCA) PBL Product Support Arrangement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• "The Business Case Guide” by Marty J. Schmidt (©Solution Matrix Limited)
• Business Case Analysis (BCA) ACQuipedia Article
• Business Case Analysis Newsletter
• Business Case Analysis (BCA) Presentation Template
• Business Case Analysis (BCA) Presentation from PBL BCA Workshop
• Business Case Development Template
• “Business Case Essentials” by Marty J. Schmidt (©Solution Matrix Limited)
• “Business Case Essentials: A Guide to Structure and Content” Article
• Business Case Spreadsheet Template (BCT)
• CLL 015 "Product Support Business Case Analysis" Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 040 “Business Case Analysis Tools” Continuous Learning Module
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG)
• Defense Transformation Agency Enterprise Integration Toolkit Business Case Development Guide
• DoD Economic Analysis for Decisionmaking
• DoD Instruction 7041.3 Economic Analysis For Decision Making
• DoD Integrated Product Support Implementation Roadmap
• DoD Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA) Guidebook
• DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook
• Department of the Navy Economic Analysis Guide
• Department of the Navy Economic Analysis Quick-Start Guide 
• Department of the Navy Economic Analysis Template
• Department of the Navy Guide for Developing Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Business Case Analyses 
• Financial Metrics for the Business Case
• Full Cost of Manpower (FCoM) Manpower Cost Analysis Tool
• “The IT Business Case: Keys to Accuracy & Credibility” Article
• LOG 235 Performance Based Logistics (PBL ) Training Course
• LOG 340 Life Cycle Product Support Training Course
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Guidebook Business Case Analysis Investment Initiative
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) “Performance Based Logistics Guidance and Best Practices Memorandum, DTD 3 Dec 12
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Instruction 4081.2A: Policy Guidance for Performance Based Logistics Candidates
• Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCCA)
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Economic Analysis Handbook
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) “The Mother of All Guesses” – A User-Friendly Guide to Statistical Estimation
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Unit Cost Handbook
• Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Instruction 4000.8: Policy for Business Case Analyses in the Evaluation of Product Support Alternatives
• Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Case Analysis (BCA) Guidebook for Fleet & Industrial Supply Center Partnerships
• Product Support Manager (PSM) Toolkit (Steps 5-9)
• Product Support Analytical Tools Database
• U,S. Air Force Instruction on Economic Analysis (AFI 65-501)
• U.S. Air Force Manual on Economic Analysis (AFMAN 65-506)
• U.S. Air Force Instruction on Business Case Analysis (AFI 65-509)
• U.S. Air Force Instruction on Business Case Analysis (AFI 65-509 AFMC Supplement)
• U.S. Air Force Manual on Business Case Analysis (AFMAN 65-510)
• U.S. Air Force Learning Asset “The Tenets of PBL: Second Edition: Best Practice Elements in Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support Management”, DTD June 2012
• U.S. Air Force Learning Asset “The Tenets of PBL: Second Edition: A Guidebook to the Best Practices Elements in Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support Management,” DTD June 2012
• U.S. Air Force Learning Asset “PBL Decision Framework: Linking Policy, Process, & Best Practice Elements in Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support Management,” DTD June 2012
• U.S. Army Cost Analysis Manual
• U.S. Army Cost Benefit Analysis Guide, 3rd Edition (V3.10)
• U.S. Army Cost and Economic Analysis Center (CEAC) "Department of the Army Economic Analysis Manual”
• U.S. Army Economic Analysis Manual
• U.S. Army Regulation 11–18 The Cost and Economic Analysis Program
• U.S. Army Regulation 700-127  Integrated Product Support (See Para 6-3 on Army "Analysis of Product Support Alternatives (ASPA)"
• ”What's A Business Case? And Other Frequently Asked Questions” Article

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Contracting Resources

• Acquisition Central
• Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) for Services
• Automated Requirements Roadmap Tool (ARRT)
• Comparison of Major Contract Types
• Contingency Contracting
• Contingency Contracting Community of Practice (CoP)
• Contract Cost, Price & Finance Community of Practice (CoP)
• Contract Policy & International Contracting
• Contract Pricing Reference Guides (Vol. 1: Price Analysis, Vol. 2: Quantitative Techniques, Vol. 3: Cost Analysis, Vol. 4: Advanced Issues and Vol. 5: Federal Contract Negotiation Techniques)
• Contract Source Selection Training (CLC 007)
• Contract Types Overview
• Contracting Community of Practice (CON CoP)
• Contracting Continuous Learning Modules
• Contracting Officers Representative (COR) Community of Practice (CoP)
• Contracting Training
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Chapter 14 “Acquisition of Services”
• DAU Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) for Services
• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
• Defense Federal Acqusition Regulation (DFARS) Part 206 Competition Requirements
• Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP)

• DoD Competition Guidebook - Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Environment for Supplies and Services in the Department of Defense (August 2014)

• DoD Guidebook for the Acquisition of Services (July 2011)
• DoD PBL Guidebook: A Guide to Developing Performance-Based Arrangements (May 2014)
• DoD Procedures, Guidance & Information (PGI)
• DoD Standards of Conduct Office
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FARSite)
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 37.6 (Performance-Based Acquisition)
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplements
• Federal Acqusition Regulation (FAR) Part 6 Competition Requirements 
• Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)
• Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Performance-Based Service Acquisition Website
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Circulars
• Performance Based Contracting Training
• Regulations.gov & ”Regulations Now” Video
• SD-15 DoD Guide for Performance Specifications
• SeaPort Navy Electronic Platform for Acquiring Support Services
• Services Acquisition Mall (SAM)
• Seven Steps to Performance Based Services Acquisition Guide
• Statement of Work (SOW) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) Listing
• Uniform Contract Format (Sections A-M)
• U.S. Air Force Contract Sustainment Support Guide (CSSG) (Second Edition, August 2013)

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General Logistics References

• Acronym Finder
• Air War College Gateway to Logistics

• Center for Army Logistics Lessons Learned (CALL)

• Defense Business Board (DBB)
• Defense Science Board (DSB)
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC^®)
• Department of the Navy "Acqusition One Source"
• DoD & Military Electronic Journals

• DoD Competition Guidebook - Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Environment for Supplies and Services in the Department of Defense (August 2014)

• DoD Dictionary of Military Terms
• DoD Logistics Codes
• DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy (HCS)
• DoD Logistics Transformation Initiatives
• DoD PBL Guidebook: A Guide to Developing Performance-Based Arrangements (May 2014)
• DoD Publications
• GovReg™ Logistics Directives, Regulations, Instructions, and Issuances Search Tool
• Glossary: Defense Acquisition Acronyms & Terms
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports & Testimonies (Browse by Agency, Topic, or Date)
• Guidebook for the Acquisition of Services
• Joint Logistics Education Intellipedia
• LOG Port Logistics Portal (DLA & DoD related links)
• LOG Tool
• Marine Corps Logistics Community of Interest [CAC access]
• Military Education Research Library Network (MERLN)
• Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP)
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Acquisition Guide
• Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Reports (1997-Present)
• Search the US Code (Statute Look-up Tool)
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supply Chain and Logistics Terms and Glossary
• Supply Chain Management Catalog for the Professional Joint Distribution Community
• U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) Tools
• U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School (USAQMC&S) Logistics Dictionary
• U.S. Navy Facilities Enterprise Team (FET) [CAC access]
• Virtual Library - Air Force Institution of Technology
• Virtual Library – Defense Acquisition University
• Virtual Library - Library of Congress
• Virtual Library – National Defense University
• Virtual Library - Naval Postgraduate School
• Virtual Library - Pentagon

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Post-Production Support

• Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)
• Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Mobile Learning
• Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Training & Learning Architecture
• Aerospace AS5553 Standard - Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition
• Automated Requirements Roadmap Tool (ARRT)
• Corrosion Control (Production, Quality & Manufacturing [PQM] CoP)
• Corrosion Prevention & Control
• Corrosion Prevention and Control Planning Guidebook for Military Systems and Equipment 
• Counterfeit Parts Prevention (part of DMSMS site)
• Critical Item Management
• Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)
• Department of the Navy "Acqusition One Source"
• Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Knowledge Sharing Portal

• DoD Competition Guidebook - Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Environment for Supplies and Services in the Department of Defense (August 2014)

• DoD Corrosion Prevention and Control
• DoD DMSMS Guidebook (SD-22)
• DoD Guidebook for the Acquisition of Services
• DoD Logistics Assessment (LA) Guidebook
• DoD PBL Guidebook: A Guide to Developing Performance-Based Arrangements (May 2014)
• DoD Trusted Foundry Program
• DoD Public-Private Partnering (PPP) Guidebook
• Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
• Guidebook for the Acquisition of Services
• Human Systems Integration (HSI)
• JDRS: Joint Deficiency Reporting System
• Joint Spectrum Center (JSC)
• Joint Technology Exchange Group (JTEG) – Joint Solutions for Depot Maintenance
• Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT)
• Marine Corps Equipment Readiness Information Tool (MERIT)
• Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP)
• Modernization Through Spares (MTS)
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Acquisition Guide [CAC access]
• Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP)
• PBL Guidebook: A Guide for Developing Performance-Based Arrangements
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Articles & Reports
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Community of Practice (CoP)
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) C-17 PBL Overview Video
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Depot Working Capital Funds & Public Private Partnering (PPP) Video
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Jerry Beck PBL Awards Video
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Jerry Beck Total Life Cycle Management (LCM) and PBL  Success Video
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) “Increase Effective Use of Performance-Based Logistics” Presentation Video & Slides (from 9 April 2013 - “Better Buying Power Training to Meet Defense Acquisition Challenges” Session #4)
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Groundbreaking Auxiliary Power Unit-Total Logistics Support (APU/TLS) Arrangement Video
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) NAVAIR Implementation & Successes Video
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Overview Videos
• Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Policy & Guidance
• Post-Fielding Support Analysis (PFSA)
• Post-IOC Supportability ACQuipedia Article
• Post-Production Software Support (PPSS) ACQuipedia Article
• Post-Production Support Planning (PPSP)
• Probability of Program Success (POPS) Tools
• S1000D International Specification for Technical Publications Using a Common Source Database
• S2000M International Specification for Materiel Management
• S3000L International Specification for Logistic Support Analysis
• S4000M  International Specification for Developing Scheduled Maintenance Programs
• S4000P International Specification for Developing and Continuously Improving Preventive Maintenance
• S5000F International Specification for Operational and Maintenance Data Feedback
• SD-15 DoD Guide for Performance Specifications
• Section 508 Accessibility Requirements
• Service Acquisition Mall (SAM)
• Statement of Work (SOW) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) Listing
• U.S. Air Force Contract Sustainment Support Guide (CSSG) [CAC access & AFKN]
• U.S. Air Force Product Support Tool Kit (PSTK)
• U.S. Air Force Logistics Health Assessment (LHA) Tool
• Value Engineering
• Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) ACQuipedia Article
• Value Engineering: A Guidebook of Best Practices and Tools (SD-24)
• Value Engineering (Systems Engineering Community of Practice Site)

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Product Support Modeling & Simulation

• Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation (AFAMS)
• Classes of Logistics Modeling & Simulation (M&S)
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Section 4.3.19.1 Modeling & Simulation
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Section 5.2.3 Sustainment Modeling & Simulation (M&S)
• DoD Directive 5000.59 DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Management
• DoD Instruction 5000.70 Management of DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Activities
• DoD 5000.59-M, DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Glossary
• DoD 5000.61 DoD Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A)
• DoD Logistics Modeling & Simulation Tools Workshop (Sep 09)
• DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Accreditation Plan
• DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Accreditation Report
• DoD M&S Catalog Visibility Tool
• DoD Modeling & Simulation Coordination Office (M&SCO)
• DoD Modeling & Simulation Coordination Office (M&SCO) Tools Suite
• DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan
• DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification and Validation (V&V) Report
• DoD Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Information Analysis Center (MSIAC)
• DoD Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Standards Vetting Tool
• DoD Systems Engineering Modeling & Simulation Site
• DoD VV&A Documentation Tool (DVDT) [CAC access]
• DoD Verification, Validation & Accreditation (VV&A) Recommended Practices Guide (RPG)
• e-Handbook of Statistical Methods
• Enterprise Metacard Builder Resource (EMBR) Portal
• Guide for Modeling & Simulation for the Acquisition Workforce
• Hierarchy of Logistics Modeling & Simulation (M&S)
• Logistics Composite Model 1.0 (LCOM 1.0)
• Logistics Composite Model Analysis Toolkit (LCOM ATK)
• Logistics Modeling & Simulation (M&S) ACQuipedia Article
• Logistics Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Site (Tools, Links & Related Information)
• Logistics Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Tools Repository
• Logistics Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, Accreditation
• MIL-STD 3022, Documentation of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for Models and Simulations
• Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Coordination Office
• Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Resource Repositories
• Modeling and Simulation (Systems Engineering Community of Practice Resources)
• Monte Carlo Simulation Technique
• Recommended Practices Guide for Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) Build 3.0 (September 2006)
• Sandia National Laboratory Modeling & Simulation Resources
• Software Development Tools and Technology Information Clearinghouse (SDTATIC)
• Systems Engineering Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Fundamentals Version 2.5 (July 2013)
• U.S. Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation
• U.S. Air Force  Logistics Composite Model Analysis Toolkit (LCOM ATK)
• U.S. Air Force Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository (MSRR)
• U.S. Army Modeling & Simulation Office (AMSO)
• U.S. Army Modeling & Simulation Resource Repository
• U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (STRI)
• U.S. Marine Corps Modeling & Simulation Management
• U.S. Navy Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Office
• University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (CMSA)
• Verification, Validation, & Accreditation (VV&A) Recommended Practices Guide

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