Headquarters,
U.S. Army Corps
Volume 23
of Engineers (HQUSACE), Na-
val Facilities Engineering Com-
mand (NAVFAC), and Air Force
Civil Engineer Support Agency
(AFCESA) are responsible for ad-
ministration of the UFC system.
May 2018 Edition
UFCs are effective upon issuance
and are published and distribut-
ed solely in electronic format via
the whole building design guide
website at www.dod.wbdg.org.
Most of the UFCs have unlimited distribu- THE PROCESS AS OUTLINED IN THE
PLANNING GUIDE
tion and are available to the public.
Those with limited distribution have a statement The building design process starts with
on the front cover indicating restrictive access. establishing the design basis threat (DBT),
like the Interagency
Security Committee
(ISC) Standard.
Without the DBT an
agency cannot be-
gin to understand
the threats posed
to the facility and
therefore
cannot
adequately design
a comprehensive se-
curity envelope for
the facility.
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