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HHS Facilities Program Manual








  
  
    

  
      



**August 2022**

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration Program Support Center Real Property Policy and Strategy

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Administration

	1.1 Plan of the Manual
	Delegations of Authority
	2.1 GSA Delegations of Authority
		2.2 HHS Delegations of Authority
		2.3 HHS Authority of Having Jurisdiction
	Real Property Planning – Owned
	3.1 Master Planning
		3.2 Real Property Capital Planning
		3.3 Funding Sources
		3.4 Daily Decision Making
	Leasing – Direct Leases
	4.1 Lease Acquisition
		4.2 Lease Administration
		4.3 Restrictions on Improvement
		4.4 Approval Thresholds
	Project Planning
	5.1 Pre-Project Planning
		5.2 Facility Project Approval Agreements
		5.3 Real Property Acquisition Planning
		5.4 Planning and Programming Documents
		5.5 Site Selection
		5.6 Space Acquisition
		5.7 Definition of Building Areas and Spaces
		5.8 Utilization Targets for Administrative Space
	Facility Management, Operations, and Maintenance
	6.1 Real Property Inventory System
		6.2 Performance Measures
		6.3 Facility Condition Assessment
		6.4 Easement, Licenses, and Use Permits
		6.5 Parking Management
		6.6 Quarters
		6.7 System Inspection and Certifications
		6.8 Facility Metering
		6.9 Facility Commissioning
		6.10 Energy and Water Management
		6.11 Waste Management
		6.12 Pest Control
		6.13 Naming and Dedicating Installations and Buildings
		6.14 U.S. Public Health Service Flags and Seals
	Excess Real Property Use and Disposal
	7.1 Adaptive Reuse of HHS Facilities
		7.2 Evaluation of Disposal Properties Offered for HHS Use
		7.3 Disposal and Disposition
		7.4 Decontamination
		7.5 Mothballing/Winterization of Vacant Buildings
	HHS Facility Design and Construction
	8.1 Project Cost Monitoring and Cost Control
		8.2 Project Design Review
		8.3 Design Guidelines
		8.4 Sustainable Design
		8.5 Facility Security Design Considerations
		8.6 Partnering
		8.7 Value Engineering Agreements
		8.8 Commissioning Agreements
		8.9 Acceptance and Occupancy
		8.10 Accessibility Requirements for Persons with Disabilities
		8.11 Architectural Barriers Compliance
		8.12 Design Build
		8.13 Design Bid Build
		8.14 Single-User and Open Multi-User Restroom Provisions
	Historic and Archeological Preservation
	9.1 Policy
		9.2 Administrative Requirements
		9.3 Guidance and Information
		9.4 Reporting
	Safety and Environmental Management
	10.1 Occupational Safety and Environmental Management
		10.2 Climate Adaptation and Resilience Planning
		10.3 Environmental JusticeAcronyms

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