critical cost growth threshold
Defined in 6 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term "critical cost growth threshold" means a percentage increase in the total acquisition cost for a major system of at least 25 percent over the total acquisition cost for the major system as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the major system.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2013–present50 U.S.C. § 3101War and National Defense · Reports on the acquisition of major systems · in this section
- 2010–present50 U.S.C. § 415a-7War and National Defense · Transferred · in this section
The term “critical cost growth threshold” means the following:
(A) In the case of a major defense acquisition program or designated major defense subprogram, a percentage increase in the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram of—
(i) at least 25 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or
(ii) at least 50 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram.
(B) In the case of a major defense acquisition program or designated major defense subprogram that is a procurement program, a percentage increase in the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram of—
(i) at least 25 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or
(ii) at least 50 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2008–present10 U.S.C. § 2433Armed Forces · Unit cost reports · under this section
- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 4371Armed Forces · Cost growth definitions; applicability of reporting requirements; constant base year dollars · in this chapter
Critical cost growth threshold.—The term "critical cost growth threshold" means the following:
(A) In the case of a major defense acquisition program or designated major defense subprogram, a percentage increase in the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram of—
(i) at least 25 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or
(ii) at least 50 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram.
(B) In the case of a major defense acquisition program or designated major defense subprogram that is a procurement program, a percentage increase in the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram of—
(i) at least 25 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram; or
(ii) at least 50 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram.
Source
- 2020–202610 U.S.C. § 4371Armed Forces · Cost growth definitions; applicability of reporting requirements; constant base year dollars · in this chapter
In this section, the terms “cost estimate”, “critical cost growth threshold”, “current Baseline Estimate”, “major system”, and “total acquisition cost” have the meaning given those terms in section 3101(a) of this title.
Source
- 2013–present50 U.S.C. § 3102War and National Defense · Critical cost growth in major systems · in this section
In this section, the terms “cost estimate”, “critical cost growth threshold”, “current Baseline Estimate”, “major system”, and “total acquisition cost” have the meaning given those terms in section 415a–7(a) of this title.
Source
- 2010–present50 U.S.C. § 415a-8War and National Defense · Transferred · in this section
The term “critical cost growth threshold” means the following:
(A) In the case of a major defense acquisition program, a percentage increase in the program acquisition unit cost for the program of—
(i) at least 25 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program; or
(ii) at least 50 percent over the program acquisition unit cost for the program as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program.
(B) In the case of a major defense acquisition program that is a procurement program, a percentage increase in the procurement unit cost for the program of—
(i) at least 25 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program as shown in the current Baseline Estimate for the program; or
(ii) at least 50 percent over the procurement unit cost for the program as shown in the original Baseline Estimate for the program.
Source
- 2005–200810 U.S.C. § 2433Armed Forces · Unit cost reports · under this section