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BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
PRIMARY STANDARDS LABORATORY PACKAGE
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
QUANTITY
COST
(in Thousands)
$1,095 $1,073 $1,107 $1,128 $1,152 $1,171 $1,194
Description:
1. The Primary Standards Laboratory Package consists of measurement standards required by the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory
(AFPSL). These standards and equipment enable the AFPSL to maintain a disciplined system of measurement control to assure standardized
calibration of all precision measurement equipment at Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMELs) which in turn support aircraft,
missiles and ground communications and space systems.
2. FY01-03 AFPSL funding supports all Air Force PMELs by providing the master calibration capability traceable to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) or other approved sources, as well as specialized test and calibration support needed for Air Force research
and development. Measurement standards and auxiliary measurement equipment are grouped in three packages: (a) the Electrical, Photonics
and Nucleonics Package, (b) the Mechanical and Physical Package, and (c) the Systems Package.
(a) The Electrical, Photonics and Nucleonics Package includes equipment to measure electrical units such as alternating current (AC) and
direct current (DC) volts; resistance, and precise time and frequency; microwave/millimeter wave; radio frequency (RF) power, modulation, and
phase noise; photonics/nucleonics quantities such as fiber optic power, spectral radiance and infrared thermometry; and laser power.
(b) The Mechanical and Physical Package includes equipment to measure pressure, force, flow and vibration, and dimensional quantities
such as length, flatness, and angle.
(c) The Systems Package includes Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) equipment used in calibration software and procedure development
projects.
3. Although AFPSL calibration services and the generation of calibration technical orders are performed by a private contractor, funding for
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