The Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC): Range of Applicability to Development Procurements

The Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC): Range of Applicability to Development Procurements
Author: Kimrey D. Newlin
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Total Pages: 70
Release: 1974
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The merits of Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC) as a method of procurement are currently being heralded by the Department of Defense and Army. The goal of lower acquisition costs is very appealing. To date only a few contracts which have incorporated DTUPC have been awarded and only limited experience exists at this point in time. The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of DTUPC to AMC development procurements. The findings of this study indicate that DTUPC provisions should not be applied to development procurements if contract value does not exceed $1 million or projected production contract values do not $4 million.

AMC Guide for Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC).

AMC Guide for Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC).
Author: ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND ALEXANDRIA VA.
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Total Pages: 80
Release: 1974
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The purpose of this guide is to provide assistance to those functional activities of the US Army Materiel Command (AMC) charged with the responsibility of estimating, applying, and/or controlling the design-to-cost concept. It is particularly concerned with the establishment of unit cost goals in development contracts as design parameters for production of hardware items. These specific development contract values managed by AMC are referred to as Design To Unit Production Cost (DTUPC) goals. This guide supplements basic information provided in the Joint Logistics Commander' conceptual guide on design-to-cost published October 1973.

Guidelines for Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC).

Guidelines for Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC).
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Total Pages: 21
Release: 1973
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The introduction of DOD Directive 5000.1, AR 1000-1 and the new material acquisition guidelines has been followed by numerous directives, policy statements, and similar papers that philosophically address the issue of Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC). The guidance on DTUPC has been evolutionary in character, and therefore, the report represents a synopsis of the more salient points of DTUPC implementation. As such it describes the DTUPC, explores the criteria of when it should be applied, suggests methods for development of the DTUPC, and provides guidance for the establishment of tracking procedures. The report is of an abstract nature, to be used as a ready reference. It is not meant to be definitive to the point of addressing the DTUPC, as would be the case in a handbook or procedural document. As the DTUPC philosophy continues to evolve and experience is gained, more detailed procedural documents will be published.