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Legacy Platform Decision Scorecard & Testimony Service

A boutique consulting service that builds defensible, audit-ready decision frameworks for legacy platform re-acquisition by conducting structured cost-benefit analyses, risk-adjusted lifecycle comparisons, and supply-chain resilience assessments—then packages findings into testimony-grade briefing documents and talking points for Congressional committees, GAO reviews, and internal stakeholder sign-off.

SERVICE

21 weeks • 70% confidence

Value Proposition

Cuts decision-justification time from 6+ months of internal debate to 8-10 weeks of credible analysis; produces documents that survive GAO challenge and public FOIA requests; shifts burden from 'we like the old thing' to 'here's the quantified risk and cost case'—dramatically reducing political friction and procurement delays.

Target Audience

DoD procurement officers, service branch acquisition leads, and defense contractors' government affairs teams preparing justifications for legacy platform re-buys

Key Features

  • Structured interviews with platform operators, maintainers, and logistics teams to extract hidden lifecycle costs of newer alternatives
  • Comparative risk matrices (supply chain, industrial base, pilot training, spare parts ecosystem) weighted by likelihood and mission impact
  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models that surface decommissioning costs, retraining, and transition risks often buried in budget lines
  • And more, with full implementation detail...

Tech Stack

Excel/Sheets for TCO modeling Figma or Illustrator for risk matrix and briefing graphics Zoom for stakeholder interviews Document templates (Word/Google Docs)
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Original Problem

Military procurement decision-making lacks transparent cost-benefit analysis for legacy platform re-acquisition

Government defense agencies struggle to justify expensive decisions to re-purchase older military platforms (like F-16 fighters) when newer alternatives exist, facing internal and public scrutiny over budget allocation. Decision-makers lack clear frameworks to communicate why reverting to legacy systems is strategically necessary, leading to political backlash and delayed procurement cycles. Current analysis tools fail to present compelling ROI comparisons between platform modernization versus re-acquisition.

Score: 48.5%

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