Capability Portfolio Analysis Tool (CPAT)

Overview

​Capability Portfolio Analysis Tool (CPAT) is a tool developed by the Sandia National Laboratories used for optimal fleet-level management and investment. According to Sandia, CPAT "...is a powerful fleet management analysis tool which optimizes investment and fielding decisions to provide maximum fleet performance under cost, schedule and programmatic constraints. It is capable of solving highly complex fleet modernization optimization problems – problems spanning many mission areas and modernization programs over several decades – in sufficiently short timeframes to enable interactive analytics and a high degree of responsiveness to evolving plans and assumptions. CPAT has been developed and applied in partnership with the US Army Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems to provide unprecedented analytical capability in support of modernization and investment decisions."

Processes Supported

• Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA)
• Life Cycle Logistics
• Life Cycle Management
• Operating & Support (O&S) Cost Estimating
• Operating & Support (O&S) Cost Reporting Tools

Potential Organizations Associated

• Air Force/ Space Force
• Army
• Defense Agencies
• Navy/ Marine Corps
• OSD/ Joint Staff

License Requirement

• License fee may apply

Integrated Product Support (IPS) Elements Addressed

• Packaging, Handling, Storage & Transportation
• Product Support Management

Disclaimer
This non-DoD, US government tool is included in the product support analytical tools database to assist defense acquisition workforce members with identifying product support solutions which potentially optimize system readiness and life cycle cost. The analytical tools database itself should under no circumstances be considered all-encompassing; nor does it in any way warrant or endorse the capabilities, pricing, and/or products of any particular individual, company, capability, or organization. Suggested updates to the description of this particular tool or additions to the tools database are welcome.