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BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
RUNWAY SNOW REMOVAL AND CLEANING EQUIPMENT
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
QUANTITY
COST
(in Thousands)
$7,150 $12,484 $15,466 $8,107 $11,888 $14,762 $18,558
Description:
This program includes the procurement of a vehicle group consisting of commercial sweepers and snow removal vehicles that are used on all
airfield surfaces to help prevent Foreign Object Damage (FOD) to aircraft engines and tires and to remove snow. Snow removal equipment
includes front mounted brooms, multi-purpose blowers, and plows. Multi-purpose vacuum sweepers maintain airfields, roads, and grounds.
Since fighter aircraft cannot land or take off with ice on the runway, snow removal vehicles provide critical mission support to airfield
operations. Vacuum sweepers provide equally important support at all air bases due to the high cost of FOD and the potential for loss in
FOD-related engine accidents. These assets are critical to the Air Force mission. They are the primary players in keeping runways safe and
usable year round, especially in winter when snow and ice buildup can close down a runway.
Failure to fund this request will severely jeopardize our users’ ability to carry out any mission which requires the use of aircraft as well as
compromise the safety of pilots using a runway which may be contaminated with FOD.
Items requested in FY03 are identified on the following P-40A and are representative of items to be procured. Items procured during execution
may change based on critical equipment needed to support current Air Force mission requirements. The FY03 procurement requirement is 839
units against an inventory objective of 1,536. Fiscal constraints limit the FY03 procurement quantity to 76.
Identification Code: A
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