NIST FACILITIES OVERVIEW

Skip Vaughn, Chief Facilities Management Officer

June 05, 2018
Facilities Overview

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Overall, NIST has over 1,200 cress across its 4 sites. 

Consisting of 97 buildings and structures over 4.5 million 

gross square feet (GSF).

The Gaithersburg site is comprised of 579 acres with 61 

buildings and structures totaling 3.6 million GSF.

The Boulder site covers 206 acres with 30 buildings 

and structures totaling 896,000 GSF.
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Fort Collins, CO field site covers 390 acres with 5 

buildings and structures totaling 19,000 GSF.

Kauai, HI field site is located on the Barking Sands Pacific 

Missile Range Facility. The site covers 31 acres and has 1 

building totaling 6,000 GSF.
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CURRENT STATE OF NIST FACILITIES
Facilities History - Boulder

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Facilities Conditions - Boulder

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Recently Renovated

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Building Asset Name Size FCI

1 Radio Building 314,803 82.2

1C Radio Building - Annex C 4,300 85.9

1D Radio Building - Annex D 3,456 90.8

2 Cryogenic 72,348 51.5

3A Emss Annex 2,160 89.0

21 Maintenance Garage 3,999 76.7

22 Warehouse 17,530 77.5

24 Plasma Physics 31,718 41.4

25 Maintenance Shops 8,306 7.0

26 Day Care Facility 7,776 89.2

51 Security Center 1,483 47.9

8888A Roads, Parking Lots, Walkways, Fencing 85.1

8888B Site Utilities 84.1

54% of facilities area is in poor 

to critical condition per DOC 

standards.

$166M Backlog (w/o B1R)

Primary Component: $132.5M 

Major Utility Infrastructure 
Boulder – Dangers of Water

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Facilities History - Gaithersburg

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Facilities Conditions - Gaithersburg

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101 Administration 345,785 68.0

202 Engineering Mechanics 78,577 81.3

205 Large Fire Facility 48,750 92.2

220 Metrology 216,068 84.5

221 Physics 219,654 78.2

223 Materials 164,659 75.6

224 Polymer 164,028 76.3

225 Technology 204,332 83.4

226 Building Research 142,805 76.6

230 Fluid Mechanics 38,367 86.3

231 Industrial 75,121 79.4

233 Sound 42,888 79.0

235 Nist Center For Neutron Research 229,849 93.0

236 Special Projects 13,217 70.0

237 Non-Magnetic A 3,099 93.2

301 Supply And Plant 163,762 92.2

303 Service 14,573 81.4

304 Shops 75,588 75.2

307 Materials Processing Storage 373 70.1

309 Grounds Maintenance 11,702 34.2

310 Plant Storage Building 505 50.1

311 Grounds Storage Shed 2,511 94.7

312 Materials Processing Storage 3,877 26.5

314 Backflow Preventer Building - East 663 58.2

315 Backflow Preventer Building - North 663 58.2

414 Janitorial Storage 803 80.6

421 Radiation Physics Storage 1,499 82.2

422 Concrete Materials Storage 1,200 90.7

9999B Roads, Parking Lots, Walkways 15.1

9999C Site Utilities -37.2

9999D Corridors 19.4

58% of facilities area is in poor to 

critical condition per DOC standards.

$199M Backlog (w/o B245)

Primary Component: $180M 

Major Utility Infrastructure
B245 Steam Leak

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Building occupants relocated for 1 week due to 

lack of heat from failed steam valve.
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Note: Scorch marks from electrical 

explosion in unit.

B306: Electrical Failures, May 20, 2018
How did we get here?

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How did we get here?

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1.) For facilities in good condition: 2% of current replacement value (CRV) should be spent annually on

repair/maintenance.

2.) For facilities in poor or declining state, 4% + of CRV should be spent annually on repair/maintenance. Based

on the updated CRV in 2017, this equates to a minimum of $121M annually. (President’s Budget for FY19 &

FY20: $40M)

3.) NIST has received roughly 2% of CRV or less each of the last 6 years. 

4.) Between 2011 & 2016 the average FCI of facilities not built or renovated in the last 20 years declined an

average of 13-15%! Without significant investments this decline will continue.

5.) Competing priorities provided limited ability to perform larger value repair/upgrade projects. ($2M+)

6.) A perpetual annual band-aid exercise.
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MASTER PLANS
Master Plan - Boulder

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Master Plan - Gaithersburg

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FY18 BUDGET
FY18 Budget

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Description Anticipated Actual Budget 

B245 Modernization Project $60M $205M

B1R: Wing 5 Renovation $10M $ 50M

Utility Infrastructure Projects $ - $ 20M

FY18 Original SCMMR List $10M $ 10M

B101 Complex Projects $ - $ 5M

Roofing/Life-Safety Projects $ - $ 5M

Salaries/Recurring Contracts $24M $ 24M

$104M $319M
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WHAT’S OUR FOCUS & WHY?
Major Utility Infrastructure

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1.) High Speed Switch (Boulder): 3 unplanned power outages in last year. Manufacturer stops 

supporting at the end of 2019.

2.) Steam System (Gaithersburg): Currently at 80% capacity for make-up water due to leaks, 

losing 50,000 gallons per day of water!

3.) Electrical Ductbank System (Gaithersburg): 1 major failure discovered, lines past useful life, 

steam system leaks may be accelerating problems.

4.) Major Electrical Equipment (Gaithersburg): Switchgear, transformers, MCC’s and panels 

beyond useful life.

5.) Water Systems (Boulder): Numerous issues found in hot water, chilled water, domestic and 

sanitary systems.
Competing Interests

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Major Renovations Programs: Which takes priority after FY19? 

Boulder: Building 3 finished January 2018. Anticipate FY19 funding to fully fund B1R: Wing 5 Renovation. 

What’s next?: 

1.) Finishing B1R (Wing 4 & associated spine), 

2.) Renovating the rest of Building 1 (Wings 1, 2, headhouse & associated spine), or 

3.) Building 2 replacement?

Gaithersburg: FY18 fully funded B245 Modernization Project.

What’s next?:

1.) Building 228 (New Building) to begin GPL Modernization Program

2.) Building 101 Complex Renovation and Lower Level Study Buildout

3.) Gate A & F Renovations per the Master Plan

Both: IT Network Infrastructure
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CHALLENGES
Challenges

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1.) Execute the expanded FY18 funded program in the most expeditious manner possible.

2.) Develop 5 year plan to address competing interests questions.

3.) Develop OFPM organization (staffing, tools, procedures) to execute a large scale design and 

construction program (moving from $40M-$50M/year to potentially $250M+/year). Evolve 

and execute the draft strategic plan in developing OFPM in light of a pending retirement cliff.

4.) Develop a 20 year buildout plan, coordinated between campuses, per the 2 Master Plans.

5.) Have fun while flying 1,000 MPH and building the plane while flying it! 
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QUESTIONS
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THE END