BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 65-501
29 OCTOBER 2018
Financial Management
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/FMCE
Supersedes: AFI65-501, 29 August 2011
AFI65-509, 19 September 2011
Certified by: SAF/FMC
(Ms. Pamela C. Schwenke)
Pages: 22
This Instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive 65-5, Cost and Economics. It gives
specific instructions on economic analysis for Air Force management and financial decisions. This
publication applies to individuals and organizations at all levels of the Regular Air Force, Air Force
Reserve and Air National Guard (ANG), who make resource decisions. Ensure all records created
as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force
Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force
Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF
Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functional’s chain of command. This publication
may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the OPR of this
publication for coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit
level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number
following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a
description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers
through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to
the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
