The Federal Facilities Council (FFC) (formerly the Federal Construction Council) is a continuing activity of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE) of the National Research Council (NRC). The purpose of the FFC is to promote continuing cooperation among the sponsoring federal agencies and between the agencies and other elements of the building community in order to advance building science and technology–particularly with regard to the design, construction, and operation of federal facilities. Currently, the following agencies sponsor the FFC:

Department of the Air Force, Office of the Civil Engineer

Department of the Air Force, Air National Guard

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Department of Energy, Office of Associate Deputy Secretary of Field Management

Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Department of State, Office of Foreign Buildings Operations

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction Management

Food and Drug Administration

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service

Indian Health Service

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Facilities Engineering Division

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory

National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts Program

National Science Foundation

Smithsonian Institution, Office of Facilities Services

U.S. Information Agency, International Broadcasting Bureau

U.S. Public Health Service, Office of Management

U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Department

As part of its activities, the FFC periodically publishes reports like this one that have been prepared by committees of government employees. Since these committees are not appointed by the NRC, they do not make recommendations, and their reports are considered FFC publications rather than NRC publications.

For further information on the FFC program or FFC reports, please write to: Director, Federal Facilities Council, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418.

Front Matter (R1-R6)

Contents (R7-R8)

1 Introduction (1-9)

2 Determining Current Replacement Values (10-11)

3 Items Appropriately Included In Federal Maintenance And Repair Budgets For Facilities (12-15)

4 Items Not Normally Included In The 2 To 4 Percent Guideline For Federal Maintenance And Repair Budgets for Facilities (16-18)

5 Minimizing Facilities Maintenance And Repair Costs Through Structured Management Techniques And Advanced Decision Support and Diagnostic Tools (19-27)

6 Summary (28-29)

Appendix A: Findings And Recommendations From Committing To The Cost Of Ownership (30-32)

Appendix B: Responses To The Committee's Questionnaire On Budgeting For The Maintenance And Repair Of Federal Facilities (33-49)