# Analysis Of Alternatives — Program Element 0604100A

**Program element:** 0604100A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604100A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $10.1M 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.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 10.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 10.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 10.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 10.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 10.6 |

> 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 | 10.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 10.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 10.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 10.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC7 | Analysis Of Alternatives | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | +2% |

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

### Project EC7 — Analysis Of Alternatives

This project provides funding for analytical support of Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs). AoAs are statutory requirements for MDAPs and regulatory for all other programs. Based on Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.84, Analyses of Alternatives are required to be initiated after the Materiel Development Decision (MDD) to identify the best value materiel solution.. The project provides analytical capability for Pre-Milestone A programs that emerge outside the normal budget or POM cycles. Normally these programs are without program managers and require analysis to support Congressional, DoW and Army Senior Leader's requirement and acquisition needs and priorities. The AoAs support the development of requirements, Key Performance Parameters and thresholds values and tradeoff analysis. The cited work is consistent with the Army Science and Technology priority focus areas and the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI). The Army will assess and fund the highest Congressional, DoW and Army Senior Leader's priorities during the year of execution.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of Alternatives | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Systems Analysis of Alternatives | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 10.1 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element (PE) provides analytical support of Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs). AoAs are statutory requirements for MDAPs and regulatory for all other programs. Based on Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.84, AoAs are required to be initiated after the Materiel Development Decision (MDD) to identify the best value materiel solution. The project provides analytical capability for Pre-Milestone A programs that emerge outside the normal budget or POM cycles. Normally these programs are without program managers and require analysis to support Congressional, Department of War (DoW) and Army Senior Leader's requirement and acquisition needs and priorities.

## Related program elements

- [0606355N — Warfare Innovation Management](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606355N) (Navy)
- [0202057C — Safety Program Management](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0202057C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604617F — Agile Combat Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604617F) (Air Force)
- [0605131OTE — Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605131OTE) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604100A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604100A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*