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UFC documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and apply to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with DoD Directive 4270.5 (Military Construction) and USD(AT&L) Memorandum  dated 29 May 2002. UFC are distributed only in electronic media and are effective upon issuance. 

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) are responsible for administration of the UFC system. Points of contact and procedures for the development and maintenance UFC documents are prescribed in the latest edition of MIL-STD-3007.

UFCs that have been unified for use by all participating agencies have no alphabetical letter at the end of the document number. UFCs that are agency-specific have an alphabetical letter (or letters) at the end of the document. A document that has a letter "A" indicates USACE, an "N" indicates NAVFAC and an "F" indicates AFCEC. A combination of two letters indicates that the document is used by two agencies.

Facilities Criteria (FC) DESIGNATION

The "Facilities Criteria (FC)" designation has been adopted for criteria that are not applicable to all DoD Components. This is specific to facility-type documents only, for example, FC 4-721-10N "Navy and Marine Corps Unaccompanied Housing". Facilities Criteria (FC) provide functional requirements (i.e., defined by users and operational needs of a particular facility type). Differences in functional requirements between DoD Components may exist due to differences in policies and operational needs. FC are applicable only to the DoD Component(s) indicated in the title, and are intended for use with unified technical requirements published in DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC).

Refer to the DOD Engineering Criteria Status Report  for the list of UFCs that were formerly Agency-specific documents. This report is no longer maintained and is provided as a reference.

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Questions, comments, suggestions and recommended changes for these documents are welcome and should be submitted as a Criteria Change Request (CCR). To submit a Criteria Change Request, click on the CCR link next to the document below. CCRs are not appropriate when they pertain to a specific project solicitation, request for proposal or after a project award. Questions or interpretations pertaining to these documents or situation should be referred to the Contracting Officer.

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Title Date Change Date View CCR
UFC 3-201-01 Civil Engineering   12-20-2022  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-201-02 Landscape Architecture, with Change 1   04-29-2020 02-09-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-210-10 Low Impact Development   08-28-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-220-01 Geotechnical Engineering, with Change 1   11-01-2012 11-03-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-220-04FA Backfill for Subsurface Structures   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-220-05 Dewatering and Groundwater Control   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-220-08FA Engineering Use of Geotextiles   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-220-10 Soil Mechanics (DM 7.1)   02-01-2022  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-230-01 Water Storage and Distribution with Change 3   09-01-2018 07-01-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-230-02 O&M: Water Supply Systems, with Change 2   12-10-2019 11-01-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-230-03 Water Treatment, with Change 2   11-01-2012 05-01-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-230-13 Industrial Water Treatment Operation and Maintenance   03-01-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-240-01 Wastewater Collection and Treatment, with Change 3   05-01-2020 03-01-2024  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-240-03 Operation and Maintenance (O&M): Wastewater Treatment, with Change 1   10-03-2019 04-01-2024  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-240-11 Landfills in Support of Military Operations   03-24-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-01 Pavement Design for Roads and Parking Areas   11-14-2016  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-03 Standard Practice Manual for Flexible Pavements   05-30-2018  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-04 Standard Practice for Concrete Pavement Construction   01-29-2024  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-07 Standard Practice for Pavement Recycling   12-07-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-08FA Standard Practice for Sealing Joints and Cracks in Rigid and Flexible Pavements   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-09FA Aggregate Surfaced Roads and Airfields Areas   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-11 Soil Stabilization and Modification for Pavements   11-30-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-01 Airfield and Heliport Planning and Design, with Change 1   02-04-2019 05-05-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-02 Pavement Design for Airfields   06-30-2001  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-03 O&M Manual: Standard Practice for Airfield Pavement Evaluation   08-21-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-04 Airfield and Heliport Marking   05-16-2018  PDF  CCR
FC 3-260-06F Air Force Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Evaluation of Snow and Ice Airfields in Antarctica   06-01-2015  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-11FA Model Design-Build (D-B) Request for Proposal (RFP) For Airfield Contracts   05-25-2005  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-16 O&M Manual: Standard Practice for Airfield Pavement Condition Surveys   02-03-2019  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-17 Dust Control for Roads, Airfields and Adjacent Areas, with Change 1   05-22-2018 04-26-2023  PDF  CCR
FC 3-260-18F Air Force Aircraft Arresting Systems Installation, Operation, and Maintenance, with Change 1   10-28-2015 08-02-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-270-01 O&M Manual: Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Maintenance and Repair, with Change 1   02-21-2018 03-17-2022  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-270-08 Pavement Management   01-19-2024  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-280-04 Army Filtration of Liquids   12-17-2003  PDF  CCR