5. The MDAP Process MDAP Process Price Fighters Services
Concept
Refinement
System Development
& Demonstration
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
Technology Development
Concept Decision A B C
FOC
IOC
MDAP Process
Design Readiness Review
FRP Decision Review
Price Fighters Services
Negotiation Support
Proposal Review
Cost Estimating
Site Visits
Pre & Post Business Clearance
Should Cost
Business Case
Analysis
Consulting Services
Acronyms:
MDAP Major Defense Acquisition Programs
NCCA Navy Center for Cost Analysis
DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
Price Fighters provides direct engineering-based cost analyses, technical analyses, and contract negotiation support throughout the complete spectrum of acquisition – from the end-user of the items that question their prices, to the procurement officials that actually buy the spare parts and weapon systems on behalf of the Department of Defense.
DCMA vs. PF$
Report complexity. Where as a DCMA report may be 10 pages, our is 150 pages. We have more time and resources to dig deeper than DCMA. Our reports are easier to negotiate because of the information provided.
Often DCMA analysts have many roles to play. Cost analysis is only only one. They have quality, sell-off and other program issues competing for their time.
We are technical persons grown in to dedicated cost analysts. DCMA are usually degreed engineers, that typically are dedicated to a single company.
We go through negotiations. DCMA typically can't support negotiations.
Usually we offer a more severe reduction to costs. DCMA (SOMETIMES) accepts what we challenge and secure in negotiations.
Engineering Management Services. The sum of the product groups provide key engineering management services to acquisition professionals within the defense acquisition framework. 70% of life cycle system costs occur in the Operations and Sustainment phase.
Our counterparts, NCCA and DCMA, are often mistakenly considered us as competition, when in fact we are a complementary team. Their efforts, however, rarely enter the Production & Deployment phase.
Post Production support, line shutdown.
Post Production Support
Analogy
Parametric
Actuals
Engineering
Cost Estimating Techniques

6. Range Cost Estimates Concept Refinement System Development
& Demonstration
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
Technology Development
Concept Decision
Design Readiness Review
FRP Decision Review A B C
FOC
IOC
MDAP Process
Analogy
Parametric
Actuals
Engineering
Cost Estimating Techniques