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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RESULTS
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POINT OF CONTACT
PROGRAM PARTNERS
PURPOSE
BENEFITS
TECHNOLOGY USERS
Position (ACP). USAEC will participate in this process by developing a lifecycle
estimate for environmental costs. Both the PM and CEAC will use USAEC’s
environmental cost estimate.
USAEC evaluated all phases of the acquisition strategy and identified
activities with environmental impacts. Costs were attached to
environmental impacts and requirements; the total of all environmental
costs were used to develop the lifecycle environmental estimate. USAEC
coordinated closely with representatives from the program office,
manufacturers and system users to identify all environmental activities.
Costs were documented using a work-breakdown structure developed
specifically for the Longbow Apache program. Cost descriptions and
methodologies were documented using CEAC-approved costdocumentation
formats.
The Environmental Quality Lifecycle Cost Estimate (EQLCCE) for the
Apache was completed and published during June 2000. This EQLCCE
was used to help determine the Army’s Cost Position during December
2000/January 2001.
Charles George
U.S. Army Environmental Center
U.S. Army Cost and Economic Analysis Center
PM-Apache
NEPA MANUAL FOR MATERIEL ACQUISITION
Recent government audits of selected Defense Department acquisition
programs revealed that compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) had not been properly factored into the acquisition
management process. This manual will provide information to help
program managers (PMs) consider NEPA during materiel acquisition.
To provide advisory information for integrating the requirements of
NEPA and Army Regulation (AR) 200-2, Environmental Analysis of
Army Actions, into the materiel acquisition process.
This manual will simplify the NEPA process so PMs understand when to
use a Categorical Exclusion (CX) or Record of Environmental
Consideration (REC), an Environmental Assessment (EA) or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and feel comfortable with each
approach.
Department of Defense (DoD) PMs and program executive officers
(PEOs).