Facilities Overview: VCAT February 2020 

OFPM

Office of Facilities

& Property Management

Skip Vaughn, Director, Office of Facilities & Property Management

February 11, 2020
Facilities Overview

• 50+ year old campus facilities

• ~58% of facilities are in poor to critical condition 

per DOC standards.

• $774.4M in deferred maintenance (Expected to increase 

significantly this year due to full inspections underway, being completed by May 2020.)

• ~$1,500M in capital projects required

• Major utility infrastructure failures increasing

• Older labs unable to support controlled 

environments required for advanced research

• ort controlled environments r • 4.5M SF of buildings; 27% added in 

the last 20 years w/o O&M funding

• 97 buildings & structures; 26 added 

or altered in the last 20 years2
Facilities Overview-Boulder

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• 54% of facilities in poor to critical condition 

per DOC Standards

Recently Renovated/Built

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BCF

Award Renovation MAR 2020

FCI: 29

FCI: - 8
Facilities Overview-Gaithersburg

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• 58% of facilities in port to critical condition per 

DOC Standards

Under Renovation
How we got here & Impacts

• 27% increase in area of bldg.’s in last 20 years 

with relatively flat budget.

• Ave. 15% decline in FCI over last 5 years for 

bldgs not renovated or built in last 20 years.

• $598M cumulative underfunding for 

maintenance over 10 years

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Spike due to $187M in ARRA funded new 

construction & nearly double SCMMR 

budget from previous years.

Note: A similar graph was submitted to Congress in a 2004 

report covering 1998-2005 is very similar to this one.

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IT Infrastructure Overview

2018 State of NIST IT Networks

• Fall 2018 decision by NIST leadership to 

add IT infrastructure upgrades to 

backlog as utility service similar to other 

utilities.

• $40M in IT infrastructure upgrades 

required. (FY18 estimate)

• Data transmission needs for today’s 

science requires faster and faster 

network speeds.

• Storage capacity requirements are 

increasing exponentially. Petabyte 

storage requirements today vs terabyte 

storage levels.

• Ex’s: AI, IoT, & Quantum Engineering

• Boulder staff currently hand carry hard 

drives between locations due to an 

inability to transmit data files.
IT Infrastructure Overview

Future State goal for NIST IT Networks

• Create high speed dedicated research 

networks that meet the high speed needs of 

todays science for specific functions.

• Increase speed of transmission across all IT 

systems to be in line with other similar 

organizations.

• Provide petabyte storage and back-up 

capabilities.

• Modernize NIST fiber backbones.

• Strengthen and stabilize network operations.
Major Programs Funding Requirements

Description Cost in FY20 $

B1R1: Complete Wing 4 & partial spine (Boulder) $90M

General Purpose Laboratories (GPL) Modernization Program (Gaithersburg) $1,537M2

Utility Infrastructure Modernization3 (Both) $150M

IT Infrastructure Improvements (Both) $40M

Security Improvements (Both) $50M

Building 101 Complex (Gaithersburg) $140M

Notes:

1: Does not include Wings 1, 2, headhouse or associated spine. Takes into account FY20 appropriation.

2: GPL Buildings 220-227 & new 228. B228 estimate is $280M

3: Portion required to address campus wide utilities & most urgent needs in buildings.
Infrastructure: Funding Requirements

CRF: Facilities Modernization Fund

Annual Sustainable Funding of $60M-$80M

SCMMR: Operations & Maintenance Fund

Annual Sustainable Funding of $115M*-$148M**

$175M-$228M

Annual Funding Needs

*: 4%+ of Property Replacement Value per National Research Council, 1990: “Committing to the Cost of Ownership: 

Maintenance and Repair of Public Buildings” (Value shown is 4%. 5% is $144M)

**: DOC Rent Rate paid to GSA for operations & maintenance of DOC occupied, GSA owned facilities.
Infrastructure: Path Forward

CRF Funding

20 Year Master Plans Integration*

 Top 5 priority projects identified & 

ranked per campus by Space Board**

 Draft prioritized top 10 list completed 

by Space Board

 Next: Present Space Board 

recommendations to NIST Director

 Next: Finalize report with estimates and 

schedules for 20 year plan & submit to 

Congress by June 2020

* : Required by FY19 Appropriation, Senate Report 115-275

**: Space Board Committee Charter established March 01, 2013

CRF: Facilities Modernization Fund

Annual Sustainable Funding of $60M-$80M
Infrastructure: Path Forward

SCMMR Funding

BUILDER Migration

Revised Annual SCMMR Plan: 

Mission Impact Based with 5-10 

year projects list

Facility Management Software Suite

Verification contract for Preventive 

Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance Support 

Contracts

Design-Build IDIQ Contracts

SCMMR: Operations & Maintenance Fund

Annual Sustainable Funding of $115M*-$148M**
Funding Needs & Path Forward

Development of 20 year plan for integrating both master plans together

 Based on $60M & $80M per year in CRF for Facilities Modernization Fund,

 Based on $120M per year in SCMMR for operations & maintenance funding to address backlog,

 Reviews maximum opportunities for completion of both master plans within funding constraints that can be 

accomplished within 20 year plan vs full funding required to fully fund master plans in 20 year cycle,

 Top 10 capital projects ranking in late January 2020 with full report to Congress completed by June 2020

Boulder Top 5 Capital Projects 

1.) B1 Renovation: Wing 5 (Research)

2.) Building 2 Replacement (Research, New 

Construction/demo existing Bldg. 2)

3.) Building 3 Addition (Research, New construction)

4.) Renovate Building 24

5.) Build new Childcare Center (demo existing)

Gaithersburg Top 5 Capital Projects

1.) New Research Building 228

2.) Building 101 Renovation (HQ Building)

3.) Building 221 Renovation (Research)

4.) Gate F Shipping & Receiving Facility for Security

(New Construction/Security)

5.) Building 220 Renovation (Research) 
Master Plan - Boulder
Master Plan - Gaithersburg

FCI: 62

FCI: 71

FCI: 77
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B245 Modernization

H-Wing Addition 99% complete 

D Wing Addition 99% complete

Temporary Office Complex 

occupied

Wing C Renovation beginning
Utility Infrastructure Projects

High Speed 

Switch (B) TEXT Steam System (G)

AML Victaulic 

Fittings (G) Central Plant (G) Electrical Ductbank (G)
QUESTIONS?