Your program has a proposed RDT&E-funded project scheduled to start in January 2015 which is expected to take 16 months to complete. The project is expected to cost a total of $16 million (then-year dollars), with cost expected to be incurred at a rate of $1 million per month. The work to be performed under this project is Non-Divisible effort. It also has been determined that no contractor is willing to accept a contract for less than the entire 16 months of effort. What is the correct amount to include in your budget request for this project?
a. $9 million for FY15 and $7 million for FY16
b. $16 million for FY15 and $0 million for FY16
c. $16 million for FY14 and $0 million for FY15
d. $9 million for FY14 and $7 million for FY15
appropriations are subject to the Annual Funding Policy...so B
sorry about that, if the contract period is 12 months or less in duration, or if the contract produces a single outcome it's based on annual funding...otherwise incremental funding so A
To determine the correct amount to include in your budget request for this project, you need to consider the scheduled start date, duration, and cost of the project.
The project is scheduled to start in January 2015 and is expected to take 16 months to complete. This means that the project will extend into fiscal year 2016 (FY16).
The project is expected to cost a total of $16 million, with costs incurred at a rate of $1 million per month. Since the project is non-divisible, no contractor is willing to accept a contract for less than the entire 16 months of effort.
Therefore, the correct amount to include in your budget request for this project is:
b. $16 million for FY15 and $0 million for FY16
This allocation ensures that you have sufficient funds to cover the total cost of the project, considering its duration and rate of cost incurrence.