FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

substance is contained in the current issuance of OPNAVINST 5090.1.A.
(Change 50)
075150 MOBILE UTILITY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
1. GENERAL.
Navy and Marine Corps activities on occasion are required to provide
emergency and unplanned utility support on an interim basis. To meet this
requirement when existing capacity is inadequate, the Mobile Utilities
Support Equipment (MUSE) Program has been established. This program
includes equipment for electric power and steam generation. Under
certain circumstances, MUSE may also be provided to users outside the
Department of the Navy (DON).
2. BUDGET POLICY
a. General.
It is the DON policy to purchase and maintain an inventory of MUSE
to meet anticipated needs for emergency applications.
b. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Responsibility.
Costs of acquisition, major overhaul, special testing, storage, and
transportation to and from using activities are the budgetary
responsibility of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFAC) under accounts normally available for such costs.
However, when a major overhaul is performed on equipment that has
been used by an industrial-commercial activity, the cost of the
overhaul will be distributed between the industrial-commercial activity
and NAVFAC on a time-used basis. The industrial-commercial
activity will charge its share of the cost to the NWCF.
c. User Responsibility.
Operating expenses of MUSE are the budgetary responsibility of the
using activity, ship, or station. This covers operating costs such as
electric power, fuel, lubricants, direct labor hours worked, material and
parts consumed. In addition, this covers costs of installation and
hookup including civilian personnel required to set up the equipment
and to train operating personnel, repairs required to ensure that the
equipment meets design specifications, replacement of consumed
spare parts, adequate security and preparation for shipment upon
deployment termination.
d. Exception.
When the installation of MUSE is accomplished in conjunction with a
lease/construction project for a complete and usable facility, the
installation cost will be chargeable to the lease/construction project or
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