DOD MANUAL 5000.04
C
OST AND SOFTWARE DATA REPORTING
Originating Component: Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Effective: May 7, 2021
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Manual 5000.04, “Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR)
Manual,” November 4, 2011, as amended
Supersedes: Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Memorandum, “DoD
Cost Analysis Data Improvement,” January 9, 2017
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Memorandum,
“Implementation of Data Reporting Requirements for Acquisition
Programs in Accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017,” February 16, 2018
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Memorandum,
“Implementation of Cost Data Reporting Requirements for Middle Tier
Acquisition Programs,” August 30, 2018
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Memorandum,
“Updated Implementation of Cost Data Reporting Requirements in
Accordance with Section 2334(g),” January 4, 2019
Deputy Director, Cost Assessment Memorandum, “Implementation of
Cost and Hour Report (FlexFile) and Quantity Data Reports Within the
Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) System,” March 22, 2019
Approved by: Joseph R. Nogueira, Principal Deputy Director, Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5105.84, Section 2334(g) of Title 10,
United States Code, and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.73, this issuance implements policy, assigns
responsibilities, and provides direction for developing, implementing, and operating the system to
collect cost and software, technical, and maintenance and repair parts data reports, collectively referred
to as cost and software data reports (CSDRs).
