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Appropriation (ArnQr), MCA, program Some, such as those i n d i r e c t support of a miss lie-launching i n s t a l l a t i o n , may be planned by a "mission command," rather than a "geographic command" and funded as part o f the funding f o r the overall mssian Some, such as those o f a r e l a t i v e l y minor nature, may be planned by an i n s t a l l a t i o n and funded as part o f the operations and maintanance (0§M) funds o f the i n s t a l l a t i o n Some, such as those related t o community f a c i l i t i e s l i k e o f f i c e r and noncommissioned o f f i c e r clubs, post exdiang^s, and theaters, may be planned by an i n s t a l l a t i o n and funded with nonappropriated funds Irrespective o f the process whereby f a c i l i t i e s are acquired, the process or system conpnses three TO&JOT subsystems planning subsystem, funding subsystem, design and construction subsystem The ove r a l l MCA system i s i l l u s t r a t e d m Figure 14 and i s described i n d e t a i l i n the material that follows below a Planning Subsystem The planning subsystem comprises three majjor ingredients a basis f o r planning, master plaiming o f an Am^ i n s t a l l a t i o n , and tr a n s l a t i o n o f the i n s t a l l a t i o n master plan i n t o construction programs Basis f o r Planning The basis f o r planning comprises items 1 through 6 i n Figure 14 lliese items are (1) Existing acts, resolutions, and other expressions o f Congressional views on foreign policy and national defense matters (2) Existing t r e a t i e s , executive orders, and other ejq)ressions o f Presidential views on foreign p o l i c y and national defense natters (3) Existing d i r e c t i v e s , memorandums, and other ejq)ressions o f DOD inter p r e t a t i o n o f foreign policy and national defense matters, including designation o f active Class I Army i n s t a l l a t i o n s (4) Existing concepts and doctrines o f the JCS regarding the develop- ment and use o f the na.litary services m support of foreign and national defense policy (5) Existing d i r e c t i v e s , memorandums, and other ejq>ressions o f D/A guidance inplementation o f DOD po l i c y and JCS concepts and doctrines i n the Anqy (6) Existing concepts and doctrines o f the Arniy regarding the develop- ment o f Amor coid)at arms, combat siqpport, and combat service forces f o r h i s ^ - i n t e n s i t y , mid-intensity, and low-intensity involvement with respect t o defense of CONUS, and support o f Amy theater o f operations a c t i v i t i e s , and e x i s t i n g Amy Regulations s e t t i n g f o r t h tables of organization and equipment f o r a l l Amor units as well as units t o be developed, s p e c i ^ m g procedures t o be followed f o r planning, funding and acquiring f a c i l i t i e s I n s t a l l a t i o n Master Planning The process whereby the basis f o r planning IS translated into a master plan f o r a Class I i n s t a l l a t i o n (a majority o f Class I i n s t a l l a t i o n s have approved master plans) comprises items 7 t h r o u ^ 28 i n Figure 14 These items are (7) OCSLOG, Directorate o f I n s t a l l a t i o n s , I n s t a l l a t i o n s Management Branch develops the Stationing Plan, the defining o f what units w i l l be assigned t o which Class I and Class I I i n s t a l l a t i o n s 49
(8) CSA approves Stationing Plan and transmits to S/A through ASA/I§L (9) ASA/I§L reviews Stationing Plan and transmits t o S/A (10) S/A approves Stationing Plan and establishes i t as basis f o r plan- ning (11) DSCLOG, Directorate of I n s t a l l a t i o n s , I n s t a l l a t i o n s Management Branch extracts Stationing Plan and forwards extracts through CSA and command channels t o individual i n s t a l l a t i o n commanders (12) Commanding General appoints I n s t a l l a t i o n Planning Board, i f i t does not already e x i s t , and directs F a c i l i t y Engineer to prepare the planning documents specified m Amy Regulations Typically, the I n s t a l l a t i o n Plaiming Board o f an i n s t a l l a t i o n compnses (a) Chairman -- the commanding o f f i c e r , except that i f the commanding o f f i c e r i s a general o f f i c e r , he may appoint a subordinate such as his chief of s t a f f (b) Voting Members -- the F a c i l i t y Engineer, who acts as sec- retary of the Board, the Chief (or other representative) of each major s t a f f section (personnel, operations, t r a i n - i n g , l o g i s t i c s , etc ) of the i n s t a l l a t i o n and any other menbers desired by the commanding o f f i c e r , the Division Engineer, U S Army Engineer Division, (or his represen- t a t i v e ) responsible f o r providing engineenng sipport t o in s t a l l a t i o n s and commands m i t s geographical area (at the present time, U S AmQr Engineer Division, North At- l a n t i c , stpports Third Amy, Missoun River and South- western Divisions sipport Fourth Amy, South Pacific stpports Sixth Amy), the commanding o f f i c e r ( o r h i s rep- resentative) of any independent a c t i v i t y located withm the boundary of the i n s t a l l a t i o n (c) Associate (non-votmg) Membersâ such representatives from adjoining or nearby i n s t a l l a t i o n s or headquarters as the commanding o f f i c e r o f the i n s t a l l a t i o n may deem desirable One d i f f i c u l t y attending the conduct of master planning i s the fact that the cost of t h i s e f f o r t i s paid f o r from the 0§M funds o f the i n s t a l l a t i o n In l i ^ t o f the high backlog o f deferred repair and minor construction items that exists at many i n s t a l l a t i o n s , master planning usually has quite a low p n o r i t y on 0§M funds (13) "As-bmlt" drawings of e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s at the i n s t a l l a t i o n , maps showing exi s t i n g u t i l i t i e s at the i n s t a l l a t i o n , copies of p r i o r spe- c i a l u t i l i t y studies, i f any, constitute matenals used m the master planning process t o accpunt f o r an evaluating o f e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s most p a r t i c u l a r l y the u t i l i t y systems ( F a c i l i t y Class 800 items) (Too often, t h i s source of mforfiiation i s inaccurate ) (14) Existing planning documents (basic information maps, analysis o f present f a c i l i t i e s , analysis o f future f a c i l i t i e s , plans f o r future f a c i l i t i e s ) i f they have been prepared f o r the i n s t a l l a t i o n i n some p n o r year. Amy Regulations and Engineer Regulations governing the master planning process (both items are prepared i n the Planning Branch, Engineenng Division, Directorate o f M i l i t a r y Construction, OCE and are approved and d i s t n b u t e d through OCE and CSA channels), 53
form DD1391 (Real Property F a c i l i t i e s Project Request) previously prepared i n support o f p r i o r f i s c a l year projects, including those not approved, and Form DD2541 ( I n s t a l l a t i o n Inventory o f M i l i t a r y Real Property) are used f o r sketching plans f o r future f a c i l i t i e s (15) Contract construction drawings of construction now underway are used f o r showing soon-to-be-completed f a c i l i t i e s as completed fa- c i l i t i e s on future development plans (16) Master Planning Branch ipdates e x i s t i n g basic information m^s, i f they e x i s t , sketches plans f o r future f a c i l i t i e s (generally confined to b u i l d i n g location and land use with l i t t l e e f f o r t on u t i l i t y aspect o f plans), and drafts analysis o f present and future f a c i l i t i e s (17) F a c i l i t y Engineer requests the U S Army Engineer D i s t r i c t w i t h i n the Engineer Division providing engineering sipport t o the parent Amy Command to negotiate and contract f o r architect-engineer services t o prepare the master plan (18) A§E Negptiations Section ca l l s q u a l i f i e d architect-engineer firms from f i l e o f brochures and conpleted architect-engineer ques- tionnaires and selects, with jpprovai of F a c i l i t y Engineer, f i r m t o provide architect-engineer services Negotiations f o r these services are l i k e l y to be strenuous, f i r s t , because the F a c i l i t y Engineer seeks t o husband 0 ^ funds, and second, because there are no widely recognized fee guidelines Consequently, the<final fee i s l i k e l y to be arrived at on the basis of so many man-days of draft- ing per sheet of maps and plans involved, generally, the fee i s i n s u f f i c i e n t t o acco]q)lish in-depth u t i l i t y analyses (19) Architect-engineer f i r m prepares planning documents, i e , basic information maps showing e x i s t i n g physical f a c i l i t i e s above and underground, an analysis o f present f a c i l i t e s (a report narrating the functional and physical u t i l i t y o f the e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s with respect to current operations o f the i n s t a l l a t i o n ) , an analysis of future f a c i l i t i e s (a report narrating the proposed development of the i n s t a l l a t i o n i n terms of stated future mission requirements), and plans f o r future f a c i l i t i e s showing the retention or disposal of e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s and the addition o f new f a c i l i t i e s The time-honzon o f the planning i s 10 t o 20 years and the analysis and plan f o r future f a c i l i t i e s do not indicate step-wise develop- ment By and large, the size and shape o f proposed f a c i l i t i e s shown on the future development plans r e f l e c t e x i s t i n g standard designs of the Amy (or other m i l i t a r y service) At various points m the preparation o f the planning documents, material i s submitted through the Engineer D i s t r i c t (Master Planning Section o f Engineer- ing Division) t o the F a c i l i t y Engineer f o r review and comment by the Master Planning Branch and the I n s t a l l a t i o n Planning Board These reviews are l i k e l y t o be subjective and r e f l e c t considerable focus on the future development o f headquarters areas ( F a c i l i t y Category 610), community f a c i l i t i e s areas ( F a c i l i t y Category 740), i n s t a l l a t i o n maintenance f a c i l i t i e s areas ( F a c i l i t y Category 219), and construction projects o f p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t t o strong ipeiobers o f the Board (20) Master Planning Section reviews architect-engineers f i n a l submis- sion t o assure compliance with I n s t a l l a t i o n and Engineer D i s t r i c t comments, advises Supply Division that architect-engineer contract i s s a t i s f i e d , and forwards documents t o F a c i l i t y Engineer (21) Master Planning Branch may modify architect-engineer submission to incorporate p r i o r comments not acceptable to Engineer D i s t r i c t 54
or architect-engineer or t o incorporate views o f new Commanding General or senior s t a f f (22) F a c i l i t y Engineer as s t a f f and as Secretary of I n s t a l l a t i o n Plan- ning Board recommends approval of Master Plan by Commanding Gen- eral , approves Plan on behalf o f Commanding General and forwards to headquarters of Array Command (23) Installations Branch reviews and comments upon i n s t a l l a t i o n ' s submission Sometimes requires dianges t o be made (24) Amy Engineer reviews and approves i n s t a l l a t i o n ' s submission on behalf of Array Command (25) F a c i l i t i e s Engineering Branch reviews and comments i^on i n s t a l l a - tion's submission Sometimes requires changes t o be made (26) Command Engineer reviews and approves i n s t a l l a t i o n s ' s sid)mission on behalf of Command (27) Engineer Division, Planning Branch, reviews and comments upon i n - s t a l l a t i o n ' s submission Sometimes requires changes to be made (28) Chief o f Engineers {^proves i n s t a l l a t i o n master plan on behalf o f S/A Overall, the major weaknesses i n t h i s system are (1) A 5-year force structure plan, e x i s t i n g standard b u i l d i n g config- urations, and state-of-the-art u t i l i t y engineering are the basis for a 20-year master plan (2) The funding of the master planning process i s contingent upon the a v a i l a b i l i t y o f 0§M funds not otherwise required f o r the mainten- ance and operation o f the i n s t a l l a t i o n , and i s generally i n s u f f i c i e n t f o r t r u l y conducting the analyses which the planning documents pur- port t o be (3) The process of master planning does not r e f l e c t intended stage- or step-development and does not lead to a mechanism f o r undertaking stage-development o f u t i l i t i e s and other land development items m advance of requests f o r individual f a c i l i t i e s Long-Range Construction Planning The process whereby the i n s t a l l a t i o n master plan i s translated i n t o a long-range construction plan f o r an i n - s t a l l a t i o n comprises items 29 through 35 i n Figure 14 These items are (29) Master Planning Branch develops long-ran^ construction program and intermediate-ran^ construction program (30) F a c i l i t y Engineer reviews programs with I n s t a l l a t i o n Planning Board. As menber o f s t a f f and Secretary o f I n s t a l l a t i o n Planning Board, recommends iq)proval of programs by Commanding General y^proves programs on behalf of Commanding General and forwards to headquarters of Army Command (31) Installations Brandi distributes programs to Army S t a f f f o r com- ment Sometimes requires changes to be made (32) Amy Engineer reviews and approves programs on behalf o f Army Com- mander (33) F a c i l i t i e s Engineering Branch distributes programs to Command Staf f f o r comment Sometimes requires changes to be made (34) Command Engineer reviews and approves programs on behalf of Command (35) Engineering Division, Planning Branch, compiles MCA long-range construction program annex t o 5-year Amy program 55