Cargo and Utility Vehicles

Cargo and Utility Vehicles is a procurement program under the Air Force's Other Procurement budget activity, specifically for Vehicular Equipment. The program aims to procure a variety of vehicles including pickup trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, trucks, vans, utility trucks, and maintenance vehicles essential for base and flying operations. These vehicles are critical to the Air Force mission and support activities such as aircraft maintenance, depot maintenance, airfield maintenance, and base housing maintenance. Additionally, they provide transportation for air/flight crew personnel and support heavy cargo movement for civil engineering and construction projects. The procurement of these replacement vehicles is essential to ensure the Air Force's ability to support a broad spectrum of operations.

The specific objectives of Program 822990 include ensuring the availability of essential vehicles to support installation and unit mission requirements for Air Force personnel. The procurement quantities are based on current requirements provided by the Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron (VSCOS) in accordance with the process outlined in AFI 24-302, Vehicle Management. The model used to calculate vehicle requirements takes into account factors such as end-of-life projections based on depreciation and service life of the vehicle, cumulative sustainment cost, and mission priority. The vehicles acquired through this program support various initiatives including Active Duty, Air Force Reserve Center (AFRC), Air National Guard (ANG), Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR), European Deterrence Initiative (EDI), Regional Base Cluster Prepositioning Kits (RBCP) for PACOM, and other emerging initiatives. Additionally, the program supports homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and provides military support to civil authorities as required by law.