In this section you will identify the overall resources associated with pursuing the capability solution, including materiel and non-materiel costs over its projected lifecycle, and to ensure those resources are planned to be available for successful execution of the program.

- Life Cycle Cost (LCC) data for all increments described in the IS-CDD must be included in this section.
- The JCIDS Manual indicates “Cost estimation used in IS-CDDs must be consistent with methods outlined in DoDI 5000.02.” However, Policies for DoD Cost Estimating and Analysis Activities are in DoDI 5000.73, Cost Estimate Requirements and Procedures.
- Bottom line: Obtain the relevant cost data from your PM.
- Cite the cost caps* for unit production and sustainment costs. Your PM should have this information. (*Note: The JCIDS Manual indicates these caps are from the acquisition program baseline (APB). Actually, they are “affordability” caps developed by the Service HQ programmers and provided to the PM. They may or may not be reflected in the APB depending on Military Department policy.)
- Cite applicable lifecycle cost analyses (conducted IAW DoDI 5000.73, Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures) and other cost models that may include other U.S. Government agency/department or exportable-based business cases to reduce DoD lifecycle costs. Your PM should have this information.
- To ensure best costing practices, ensure your Service cost center has reviewed resource estimates. Your PM will have accomplished this for the PMO life cycle cost estimate.
- Upload any final reports or other cost documentation into KM/DS for reference purposes. This may include the PM’s LCC, the Service cost agency estimate, an Independent Cost Estimate (ICE), and for ACAT I programs, a Service Cost Position, and a 30 year “sand chart” – illustrated later. Obtain all of this information from your PM.
- Include a required resources table (Fig B-18, Example Life Cycle Cost Summary Table for IS-CDDs).
- Show projected lifecycle costs and acquisition quantity, including cost by fiscal year and type of funding based on threshold levels of performance. Obtain this information from your PM.
- Show cost factors used to determine the ACAT level.

- DoDI 5000.85, Table 1, contains the dollar thresholds for ACAT I, and II Programs. An ACAT III program dollar threshold is not specified but must be less than ACAT II.
- Army ACAT IV programs. See OASA(ALT) memo, Implementing Acquisition Streamlining and Cultural Change, Dec. 15, 2017, posted to the RMCoP.
- Navy and Marine Corps designate some programs ACAT IV; however, no dollar threshold criteria is specified (see SECNAVINST 5000.2G).

- Ensure that lifecycle cost in the CDD includes all associated DOTmLPF-P and intelligence support considerations.
- Describe the key results from sensitivity and uncertainty analyses, including the confidence levels associated with resource estimates, based on the program’s current level of knowledge.
- Your Service conducts an affordability determination as part of the life cycle cost assessment supporting your CDD. It may include updates to earlier cost analyses.

- DoDI 5000.85 requires an affordability analysis for all ACATs for the MDD review and later updated for Milestone A, the Development RFP Release review, Milestone B, Milestone C, and the Full Rate Production/Full Deployment review.
- The Affordability Analysis is used, in part, to support the development of program goals described in DoDI 5000.85.
- Obtain the affordability analysis data from your PM.

- Describe how the resources outlined in JCIDS Manual, Figure B-18 are affordable under the limitations of the Component’s expected Total Obligation Authority (TOA) over a 30-year timeframe. Include identification of legacy capabilities reduced in scope or eliminated to allow funding of the proposed new capability.
- Obtain the 30 year “sand chart” from your PM or HQ programmers and upload to KM/DS as supplemental data.
- 30-year “sand chart” data uses the OSD inflator values used to comply with the affordability analysis.