MIL-STD-3007C
congressional defense committees in response to the House
direction. This document implements those recommendations.
b. The UFC and UFGS systems were designed to standardize and
streamline the process for developing, maintaining, and
disseminating criteria in support of the Military Construction
Appropriations Act of 1998. The working group concluded that the
use of discipline working groups is the most efficient method of
achieving criteria uniformity. This approach maintains
specialized expertise in each service and enhances the ability to
provide rapid responses to technical and political issues.
4.2
Approach. The Engineering Senior Executive Panel
(ESEP) was established in 1999 by the DoD Installations Policy
Board to implement the UFC and UFGS system for DoD. The ESEP
consists of a representative from the Office of the Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
(DUSD(I&E)), and the three Service Chiefs of Engineering. ESEP
responsibilities include establishing policy; acting as a
resource proponent; resolving issues that may impede the
unification process; and oversight of a coordinating panel (CP).
The CP, chartered by the ESEP, works directly with DWGs
established to facilitate unification. The DWGs are composed of
technical personnel who develop unified criteria and guide
specifications. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Unified
Design Guidance establishing the ESEP (initially referred to as
the "Tri-Service Engineering Senior Executive Board") can be
reviewed at www.wbdg.org/pdf/udg_mou.pdf. The charter
establishing the Tri-Service Design Guidance CP can be viewed at
www.wbdg.org/media/pdf/tsdgcp_charter.pdf. The charter guiding
the DWG can be viewed at www.wbdg.org/pdf/dwg_charter.pdf.
Programming and Scheduling. Need and funding are the
4.3
determining factors in establishing which existing and new UFC
and UFGS will be revised or developed. Funding of UFC and UFGS
work is subject to the procedures and priorities within each
participating organization.
4.3.1 Program List. Every fiscal year, each DWG shall
identify those UFC and UFGS that need to be developed or are in
need of major revisions. UFGS requirements, including an
estimated cost of each item, shall be prioritized with the UFC
requirements and submitted as a composite list to the CP for use
in preparing an annual unified criteria program. When two or more
organizations identify and provide funding for updating or
developing a UFC or UFGS, a preparing activity (PA) shall be
assigned in accordance with 5.2.1.3.
4.3.2 Program Coordination. The CP is responsible for
coordination and consolidation of DWG requirements and shall make
final determination of which UFC and UFGS are included in the
annual unified criteria program. Selection will be based on DWG
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