UFC 3-250-12N
8 June 2005
FOREWORD
The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD 3007 and provides
to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance
with USD (AT&L) Memorandum dated 29 May 2002. UFC will be used for all DoD projects and
work for other customers where appropriate.
UFC are living documents and will be periodically reviewed, updated, and made available to
users as part of the Services' responsibility for providing technical criteria for military
construction. Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval
Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency
(AFCESA) are responsible for administration of the UFC system. Defense agencies should
contact the preparing service for document interpretation and improvements. Technical content
of UFC is the responsibility of the cognizant DoD working group. Recommended changes with
supporting rationale should be sent to the respective service proponent office by the following
electronic form: Criteria Change Request (CCR). The form is also accessible from the Internet
sites listed below.
UFC are effective upon issuance and are distributed only in electronic media from the following
sources:
Whole Building Design Guide web site DoD page: http://dod.wbdg.org/.
Hard copies of UFC printed from electronic media should be checked against the current
electronic version prior to use to ensure that they are current.
AUTHORIZED BY:
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DR. JAMES W WRIGHT, P.E.
DONALD L. BASHAM, P.E.
Chief Engineer
Chief, Engineering and Construction
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Dr. GET W. MOY, P.E.
KATHLEEN I. FERGUSON, P.E.
Director, Installations Requirements and
The Deputy Civil Engineer
Management
DCS/Installations & Logistics
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Department of the Air Force
(Installations and Environment)