UFC 1 -300-08
30 JUNE 2004
FOREWORD
The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL -STD 3007 and provides planning,
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, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFAC), and Air Force Civil Engineer 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:
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Index http://65.204.17.188//report/doc_ufc.html .
USACE TECHINFO Internet site http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/techinfo/index.htm.
NAVFAC Engineering Innovation and Criteria Office Internet site http://criteria.navfac.navy.mil.
Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system maintained by the National Institute of Building
Sciences at Internet site http://www.nibs.org/ccb.
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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DONALD L. BASHAM, P.E.
DR. JAMES W WRIGHT, P.E.
Chief, Engineering and Construction Division
Chief Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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KATHLEEN I. FERGUSON, P.E.
Dr. GET W. MOY, P.E.
The Deputy Civil Engineer
Director, Installations Requirements and
DCS/Installations & Logistics
Management
Department of the Air Force
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Installations and Environment)
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