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SECNAVINST 7000.29A
ASN (FM&C) (FMB-6)
26 Jan 2021
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 7000.29A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: NAVAL VISIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF OPERATING AND SUPPORT
COSTS PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION
Ref: (a) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2012, Section 832
(b) DoD Instruction 5000.73 of 13 March 2020
(c) DoD Instruction 5000.02T of 19 November 2020
(d) SECNAV M-5214.1
1. Purpose. To establish mandatory data reporting policy to
meet the congressional requirement to provide complete,
accurate, and timely Navy and Marine Corps Operating and Support
(O&S) costs and related metrics for major weapon systems per
reference (a).
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 7000.29.
3. Background. Per references (a), (b), and (c), the Naval
Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs
(VAMOSC) Program is the authoritative data source for use in
preparing O&S cost estimates within the Department of the Navy
(DON). Naval VAMOSC gathers a wide range of data to maintain a
historical database for use in future acquisition program cost
estimates and sustainment reviews. O&S estimates support
decisions involving budgets, life-cycle cost goals and
tradeoffs, affordability, system support concepts, and
retention, modification, and replacement of current systems.
The Naval Cost Division (Financial Management Budget 6 (FMB-6))
operates Naval VAMOSC per reference (b). Naval VAMOSC
integrates data from Navy and Marine Corps financial, logistics,
and program management systems and offices to provide visibility
into aircraft, ship, shipboard system, weapon, and Marine Corps
ground system operating costs and metrics. Additionally, Naval
VAMOSC collects the costs of military personnel, civilian
personnel, and facilities. Source data is collected from
automated systems and directly from program offices and other
organizations.
