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Fiscal Receipts

Special Purpose Vehicles

FProcurementFully Reconciled823990
What it is
Special Purpose Vehicles — a procurement program run by Air Force.
What changed
No FY25→26 comparison — trajectory data incomplete for this line.
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$79.9M
FY25 Total
FY26 Request
$68.2M
FY25→26 Change

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $79.9MFY26: $68.2MFY24FY26
FY24
$79.9M
FY26
$68.2M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY22FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$70.5M$56.4M$79.9M
Enacted$53.6M$79.0M$94.8M
Request$79.0M$99.1M$68.2M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $79.0M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $79.9M actually spent — $899.0K above the request.

Program Lineage

No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.

Description

Description Special Purpose Vehicles

The Special Purpose Vehicles group consists of various vehicles for flightline, maintenance, and facility operations used for a variety of purposes. Examples of these vehicles include the IW 40 tractor, an assortment of wreckers and refuse trucks, potable and non-potable water distribution trucks, refueling vehicles, deicers, staircase trucks, lavatory service trucks, high reach maintenance trucks, glycol recovery vehicles, disabled patient vehicles, high lift trucks, specialized trailers, fuel trailers, digger derrick trucks, liquid/nitrogen trucks/trailers and tow tractors. Tow tractors are used to tow aircraft, munition trailers, and ground support equipment. The IW 40 tractor is a small farm tractor used primarily to pull a mower and for other light tasks; the wreckers are used to move disabled vehicles, haul vehicles or to deploy a heavy-duty winch. The refuse trucks in this group include one which tilts and dumps a payload and one which compacts refuse prior to discharge. Aircraft refueling vehicles refuel and defuel all military aircraft. Potable water distribution trucks provide drinking water to personnel; non-potable water distribution trucks are used primarily to wet down and control dust at construction sites. FIAR Compliance Statement: - This requirement (or modification) supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. **Funding for this exhibit contained in PEs: 0207597F, 0502831F, 0507831F, 0702831F, 0401221F, 0207142F, 0207430F, 0202834F

Justification

Justification Special Purpose Vehicles

- BASIS FOR FY 2026 BUDGET REQUEST: FY2026 procurement dollars in the amount of 68.242M will procure, but not be limited to, 268 vehicles in support of installation and unit mission requirements for Air Force personnel. Quantities are based on current requirements provided by the 441 Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron (VSCOS) IAW the process outlined in AFI 24-302, Vehicle Management. The requirements are generated from the priority buy model that is used to support the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process. The model calculates vehicle requirements by fund year by BPAC using end of life projections based on depreciation and service life of the vehicle, cumulative sustainment cost and mission priority. Quantities reflected show current requirements for each year supporting Active Duty, Air Force Reserve Center (AFRC), Air National Guard (ANG), Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR), Regional Base Cluster Prepositioning Kits (RBCP) for PACOM, and other initiatives as they arise. As the model applies the life expectancy/sustainment cost/mission priority logic in generating requirements, there can be gaps in individual vehicle type (NSN) requirements from year-to-year. Unit Cost is subject to change from year-to-year based on buy quantities, CONUS/OCONUS locations, inflation and additional requirements (options required by users). Examples of options include, but are not limited to, specialized trailer towing packages, export (non-Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel) engines, and mission specific specialized attachments for construction vehicles. Unit cost is also subject to change based on fluctuations in contract pricing. Subcategories regrouped to provide more accurate average costs. FY26 request was reduced by .003M for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiatives. Increase/Decrease narrative: Staircase Trucks (10%) and Wrecker Trucks (10%) reflect a unit cost increase greater than 6%. Price increases can be attributed to parts shortages, inflation, a worldwide chip shortage and rising transportation/delivery costs associated with increased fuel prices. In addition, higher demand due to a shortage of vehicles from stagnant production during the pandemic also played a key role in unit cost increases and quotes coming back higher than forecasted.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit P-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY24 Actuals$79.9M
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY25 Enacted$94.8M
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY26 Disc. Request$68.2M
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY26 Total$68.2M

Exhibit P-1R

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY24 Actuals$6.79M
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY25 Enacted$6.94M
Other Procurement, Air ForceFFY 2026 request$6.97M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$79.9M$94.8M$68.2M$68.2M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.

Lobbying Mentions

No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →