FY11 Service Center Rates

Full Utilization Rate

Full utilization rate is at least 1.5 hours per day for every calendar day on which the aircraft is dedicated to the project, including installation and de-installation time.

NRL customers:

• $10,000 per flight hour on NP-3D
• $15,000 per flight hour on AEW/CEC Rotodome NP-3D
• $1,200 per flight hour on RC-12F

Non-NRL customers:

• $14,000 per flight hour on NP-3D
• $17,000 per flight hour on AEW/CEC Rotodome NP-3D
• $2,400 per flight hour on RC-12F

NOTE: NRL customers are considered to be any NRL research Division or customers of an NRL research Division including the Missile Defense Agency. Non-NRL customers are considered to be any customers not funded by DON appropriations and purchasing only Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1) (Code 1600) services at NRL (i.e. customers who are not purchasing VXS-1 support as part of an ongoing research project in an NRL research Division). Full utilization rates may be superseded by a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Commanding Officer (Code 1000).

Underutilized Rate

If the executed flight hours fall short of a cumulative average of 1.5 hours per day during the period that the aircraft has been blocked on the schedule for the project, the balance shall be charged as underutilization at a rate of $8,000 per underutilized hour for the NP-3D aircraft and $1,000.00 per underutilized hour for the RC-12F/M:

(Executed Hours x Full Utilization Rate)+(Underutilized Hours* x $8,000)

[*The difference between full utilization (1.5 hours/day) and actual utilization. For example: (1.5 hours/day x days utilized) - (hours flown)]

For example, an NP-3D project flying 30 hours in 30 days:

Full utilization would be 45 hours (30 x 1.5). With 30 hours executed, the remaining 15 hours (45-30) would be billed at the underutilization rate. The total charge would be the sum of executed hours and underutilized hours. If the executed hours exceeded 45 hours in this case, there would be no underutilization charge.

NRL:

• (30 hrs x $10,000) + (15 hrs x $8,000) = $300,000 + $120,000 = $420,000

Non-NRL:

• (30 hrs x $14,000) + (15 hrs x $8,000) = $420,000 + $120,000 = $540,000

Ground Testing Rate

In the event that ground testing is required, the minimum charge shall be a daily rate regardless of the increment of the day utilized.

NRL Customers:

• $10,000 per flight day on NP-3D
• $15,000 per flight day on AEW/CEC Rotodome NP-3D
• $1,200 per flight day on RC-12F/M

Non-NRL Customers:

• $14,000 per flight day on NP-3D
• $17,000 per flight day on AEW/CEC Rotodome NP-3D
• $2,400 per flight day on RC-12F/M

Reimbursable Costs

VXS-1 customers are charged on a full reimbursable basis for costs related to projects which may include: Airport Reporting Custodian (ARC) services, manpower charges, all systems integration, mission planning, flight crew, and maintenance crew TAD travel expenses (e.g., travel, hotel, per diem), landing fees, non-military contract fuel (i.e. excessive fuel costs), and other identified project-specific costs.