RE: The lowest tender

[Steven_S_Prevette@rl.gov]

>From Myron:  I believe the military has something called "life costing" or
similar 

The military term is "life cycle costing".  In the Department of Energy, we
have "LCAM"  Life Cycle Asset Management.  The US DOE directive is at

   http://www.directives.doe.gov/cgi-bin/explhcgi?qryMNAtvaqCQ;doe-155

Hopefully that link will work.  The Directive Number is DOE O 430.1A 

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