Naval Supply Systems Command > Mission Areas

Navy Price Fighters (N25)

NAVSUP WSS Engineering and Product Support

Mission

To provide responsive, expert value analysis, technical assistance, and pricing validation support to buyers, managers, and users of equipment, material, services, supplies, spare parts, and weapon systems in an accurate, cost effective, and unbiased manner. Save Program Dollars!

Vision

To remain in the forefront as an innovative and responsive pricing and technical information source in support of reasonable acquisitions. This will be accomplished through constant attention to quality and customer satisfaction.

Recognized and valued at the top levels of DOD and USG

Formed in 1983 as a response to negative public sentiment concerning over-priced spare parts
Funding Sources
- 2 branches are funded through the Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF) and support our Naval Supply Systems Command NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (WSS) Chain-of-Command
- 5 branches are funded through reimbursable Government customers
Unsurpassable Products supporting the USG
- Tailored work products driven by data (comprehensive reports, intuitive cost models, professional presentations)
Cost and Pricing Experts within USG
- Experienced and highly educated
- Driven by the mission to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars
White House Better Contracting Initiative (BCI)
OSD Support
- Defense Pricing, Contracting & Acquisition Policy (DPCAP) Price Challenge Program
- DPCAP Peer Review Support
- Major Program Negotiation Assistance
F-35 JSF PEO Support
- Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
- Production Non-Recurring (PNR)
- Affordability War Room (AWR)
- JSF Sustainment Supply PBL BCA
- Propulsion Production
Advanced Manufacturing Cost Analysis Tool (AMCAT)
Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) Support across DOD

Products & Services

Proposal Evaluation
Performance-Based Logistics (PBL)
Business Case Analysis (BCA)
Should Cost Analysis (SCA)
Engineering, bottom-up estimate
DASN(P) PBL Should Cost Analysis
Better Buying Power Should Cost Management Should Cost Review (SCR)
FAR 15.407-4 Program and Overhead
Price Analysis
Cost Analysis / Estimating
Cost Modeling
Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) Evaluations
Negotiation Support
Price Challenge Hotline
Commercial Acquisition (Determinations & Pricing)
Source Selection
Cost Realism Studies
Advanced Manufacturing (AM)
Machine Learning
Technical Evaluations
Material Kinds and Quantities
Variable Quantity Acquisition Support
Repair Analysis
Earned Value Analysis
Subcontractor Analysis
Training
Section 890 Pilot Program to Accelerate Contracting and Pricing Processes (TINA-Lite) Support
Cost Estimating Relationship (CER) Analysis

PROCESSES

Formula for Success

Focused on individual customer requirements
Tailored product deliverables
Tailored team make-up/roles
- Engineers, IETs, and ORAs
Culture of flexibility
- Rapid response to customer, environment, and process changes
Culture of excellence
- Experts on uncovering overpricing
- Driven to save taxpayer money
- Desire to intimately understand every aspect of the contract proposal
Engineering and Logistics Support Contract
- Provides additional capacity and capability to Price Fighters Department