Program Budget at a Glance
This is a fixed-price production contract with Meridian Aircraft Co. — Acme Aerostructures tracks internal labor cost per resource (below) for its own program-management purposes, but the price to Meridian is fixed regardless of Acme's actual internal cost. At Month 14 of 18 the program is tracking to $0 variance against the $8,901,000 Labor + Non-Labor baseline, and the full $383,000 Program Management Reserve remains undrawn. Reserve release and final reconciliation occur at Program Closeout in Month 18; the Closeout Report shows the projected final reconciliation.
Rate increase, not a budget correction (RAIDD D-06): Meridian Aircraft Co. issued Purchase Order Amendment PA-002 increasing the CWP-700 monthly production rate — genuine customer-driven demand growth, distinct from the earlier D-05 staffing correction. The Program Resource Plan now reflects the 50-person team the higher rate requires: a full third production shift, a Deputy Program Manager and second Manufacturing/Supplier Quality Engineers, and new support functions (Materials Handling/Logistics, Maintenance, Incoming Material Inspection, Packaging/Shipping, Production Scheduling, Training, IT/Systems Support) that didn't exist at the lower rate. See RAIDD Decision D-06 for when and why this was decided.
Earlier correction, for history (RAIDD D-05): A planning pass priced the original program at $3,500,000 against a 14-person team — workable for engineering oversight and a single layup cell, but not enough to actually run steady-state two-shift production. That correction (Sep 28, 2026) grew the team to 25 and the budget to $5,200,000 — the baseline this page's Phase 1/Phase 2 figures already reflect, before the D-06 rate increase further grew the numbers below.
Budget by Category
| Category | Phase 1 (Qualification & FAI) | Phase 2 (Production Ramp) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor — 50-Person Program Team | $755,000 | $7,216,000 | $7,971,000 |
| Tooling & Fixtures (NRE, one-time) | $210,000 | — | $210,000 |
| First Article Inspection — Lab / Metrology / NDT Testing | $55,000 | — | $55,000 |
| Materials & Consumables (composite prepreg, fasteners, production) | $60,000 | $560,000 | $620,000 |
| Travel (supplier site visits, OEM MRB / PRR reviews) | $15,000 | $30,000 | $45,000 |
| Subtotal (Labor + Non-Labor) | $1,095,000 | $7,806,000 | $8,901,000 |
| Program Management Reserve (~4.3% of subtotal) | — | — | $383,000 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET | — | — | $9,284,000 |
Resource Rate Card (Full 50-Person Team)
The full 50-person named roster, per-person blended rate, Phase 1/Phase 2 allocation, and cost lives in the Program Resource Plan — reproducing it here as a second 50-row table risked exactly the kind of drift a duplicate copy invites. The labor line above ($7,971,000) traces directly to that roster's own phase totals with zero variance.
Baseline Approval & Closeout Sign-Off
| Name | Role | Status | Date Signed |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Talmadge | VP of Operations, Acme Aerostructures | Signed | See Closeout Report |
| Meridian Program Office | Customer Program Management, Meridian Aircraft Co. | Signed | See Closeout Report |
| R. Kessler | Quality Engineering Lead (AS9100 QMS Owner) | Signed | See Closeout Report |
| C. Tyrrell | Program Manager (Author) | Signed | See Closeout Report |