UNITED STATES ARMY
GCSS AoA & BCA
CHALLENGE
As the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) program approached a breach of its critical cost and schedule parameters, Congress mandated that the Army provide a feasible way ahead for accomplishing the Army’s tactical logistics capabilities.
ACTION
SERVICES PROVIDED
ZYGOS conducted a Congressionally mandated AoA and BCA on the $4B Acquisition Category (ACAT) I GCSS-Army program. The study leveraged ZYGOS’ seven-step AoA methodology that included development of a weighted evaluation model with rigorous assessment criteria to compare the current program and three alternative courses of action as directed by the Congress (modifying legacy systems, hybrid GCSS-Army and legacy systems, Army adoption of GCSS-Marine Corps). As part of this project, ZYGOS developed a detailed cost and benefit estimating model to support the analysis and recommendation.
Analysis of Alternatives
Business Case Analysis
RESULT
The analysis was vetted and approved by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics (DASA-CE) and the Army’s Cost-Benefit Analysis Review Board.
