14 USC § 1139 - Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s1139"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "14 USC § 1139 - Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "1139"
section_name: "Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "ACQUISITIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7212(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1694.)"
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# § 1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement

In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels and aircraft, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, shall consider the life-cycle cost estimates of vessels and aircraft, as applicable, during the design and evaluation processes to the maximum extent practicable.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7212(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1694.)