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Annex H

Projected Resource Requirements for Korean Remains

Phase I


KOREAN WAR REMAINS IDENTIFICATIONS PROJECTIONS

PHASE I

ASSUMPTIONS:

1) @ 40% OF FAMILIES, 6,480/3520 = Approximately 1.8 years

2) @ 70% OF FAMILIES, 11,340/3520 = Approximately 3.2 years

MARGINAL COSTS:

1) LABOR: 10 ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL = $498,000 PER YEAR

2) SUPPLIES & REAGENTS

Equipment Requirements:

$220,000 2 AB[ 373A DNA Sequencers ($220K)

$ 24,000 2 Perkin-Elmer Thermal Cyclers ($50K)

$ 50,000 Misc. Equipment ($50K)

$294,000 TOTAL COST of additional equip

Capacity with new equipment and additional personnel: 8cases/shift/day = 16 cases/day x 220 days/year = 3520 cases/year

*In the course of one work day, one run in the morning and one in the afternoon will be run Timeframe:

DURATION IN YEARS ------------------ 1.8

POSSIBLE NUMBER OF SAMPLES --------- 6480

OUR ANNUAL OUTPUT ------------------ 3520

ANNUAL COST OF SUPPLIES --- $211,200

TOTAL COST OF SUPPLIES ------ $388,800

TOTAL COST OF LABOR ----------$896,400

TOTAL COST OF PROJECT ------$1,579,200

TIMEFRAME

DURATION IN YEARS ------------------- 3.2

POSSIBLE NUMBER OF SAMPLES ---- 11340

OUR ANNUAL OUTPUT ----------------- 3520

ANNUAL COST OF SUPPLIES ------$211,200

TOTAL COST OF SUPPLIES -------- $680,400

TOTAL COST OF LABOR --------- $1,593,600

TOTAL COST OF PROJECT ------- $2,568,000

Additional Personnel:

1 Supervisory DNA Technologist $65,000 = $65,000

6 DNA technicians -------------- $49,000 = $294,000

2 Administrative support person -- $45,000 = $90,000

1 Computer support person ------$49,000 = $49,000

TOTAL COST OF ANNUAL LABOR = $498,000



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