DAFI65-508 governs Department of the Air Force cost analysis guidance, procedures, estimates, and reviews.
View DAFI65-508 on armypubs.army.mil
It addresses life cycle, program breach, sustainment, O&S, planning and requirements, and acquisition pathway estimates. It also covers service cost position processes and Cost and Software Data Reporting requirements.
Applies to: This publication applies to the Department of the Air Force, including the United States Space Force and United States Air Force.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items.