# Commercial Economic Analysis — Program Element 0304310F

**Program element:** 0304310F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304310F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding falls 58% to a $1.7M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. Strider, Craft, Bluefoot leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.2 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 1.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1.7 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675896 | Commercial Economic Analysis | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | −58% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 675896 — Commercial Economic Analysis

To preserve Department of the Air Force and DoD military advantage from commercial and economic risk and identify commercial and economic opportunities to develop asymmetric advantage, the Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis (OCEA) produces in-depth analytical assessments and advanced risk mitigation strategies based on commercially available industry, market, and economic information. OCEA works with the HAF/SAF and Components to develop these strategies and establish market-based capabilities for the protection of the National Security Innovation Base, Defense Industrial Base, and the overall Industrial competitiveness of the United States. The funding request provides for an enterprise analytic framework for providing aggregate risk insights, mitigation strategies, and impact analytic products. The funding also supports continuous assessment of the commercially available information to ensure it is accurate, current, and relevant. Reduced Service Contracts by $2.498M. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In PY 0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in CY 0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Strider, Craft, Bluefoot (1.5, 88%), Dun & Bradstreet (0.2, 12%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Economic Analysis | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 1.7 |

**Top named industry performers:** Strider, Craft, Bluefoot ($1.5M, 88%), Dun & Bradstreet ($0.2M, 12%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

To preserve Department of the Air Force and DoD military advantage from commercial and economic risk and identify commercial and economic opportunities to develop asymmetric advantage, the Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis (OCEA) produces in-depth analytical assessments and advanced risk mitigation strategies based on commercially available industry, market, and economic information. OCEA works with the HAF/SAF and Components to develop these strategies and establish market-based capabilities for the protection of the National Security Innovation Base, Defense Industrial Base, and the overall Industrial competitiveness of the United States.

Pursue competitively awarded contracts for follow-on to existing contract and task orders, with emphasis on system integration and corresponding data architectures. IDIQ task orders and specific system integration, cloud connectivity, and data contracts are the cornerstone of OCEA RDT&E activities.

## Related program elements

- [1206855SF — Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206855SF) (Space Force)
- [0605236A — Integrated Tactical Communications](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605236A) (Army)
- [0604270N — Electronic Warfare (EW) Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604270N) (Navy)
- [0607210D8Z — Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607210D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0304310F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0304310F")`.

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