Resources for the Cost Estimator

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	Cost Analysis Improvement Group Guidance
	Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5000 Series - OSD's index of the entire 5000 Series including 5000.1, 5000.2R, appendices, and CAIV policy-- Downloadable Word (7.0 and 2.x) and Acrobat files-- Largest file is 3.0 MByte. DoDD 5000.4 (Cost Analysis Improvement Group) - Info on CAIG direction, membership, and responsibilities. Also provides estimate requirements and considerations - Downloadable 104Kbyte Acrobat file.
	Economic Analysis
	AFI 65 501 (Economic Analysis) - Downloadable Acrobat file. AFM 65 506 (Economic Analysis) - Downloadable Acrobat file.
	HAZMAT
	Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) Cost Analysis Guide - AFMC developed guide that seeks to bring together in one document all ESH cost estimating related requirements and processes.
	Inflation
	Navy Inflation Indices - Downloadable word and excel files. Army Inflation Indices - Viewable raw and weighted indices (1985-2019) by appropriation
	Manuals / Handbooks
	Army Cost Analysis Manual - downloadable MS Word file in Zip Format (544k) and Acrobat Reader (935k) from the US Army Cost and Economic Analysis Center. Mil-Hdbk-881 - downloadable Win Zip file (325kb). Mil-Hdbk-881 was approved on 2 Jan 98, canceling Mil-Std-881B. Serves as an excellent guide on how to create effective program and contract WBSs.