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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 This report is no longer maintained and is provided as a reference.

UFC Template in MS Word   (03-11-2024)

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 View CCR
UFC 3-210-10 Low Impact Development   08-28-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-240-03 Operation and Maintenance (O&M): Wastewater Treatment   10-03-2019  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-010-03 Security Engineering: Physical Security Measures for High-Risk Personnel   02-08-2011  PDF  CCR
FC 4-171-06N Navy Operational Support Center   09-05-2014  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-159-03 Moorings   03-09-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-09FA Aggregate Surfaced Roads and Airfields Areas   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-201-01 Civil Engineering   12-20-2022  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-010-06 Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems (FRCS)   10-10-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-03 O&M Manual: Standard Practice for Airfield Pavement Evaluation   08-21-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-301-02 Design of Risk Category V Structures, National Strategic Military Assets   04-11-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-020-01 DoD Security Engineering Facilities Planning Manual   09-11-2008  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-179-01 Design: Navy Firefighting School Facilities   01-16-2004  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-213-10 Graving Dry Docks   05-18-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-02 Pavement Design for Airfields   06-30-2001  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-020-02FA Security Engineering: Concept Design (FOUO)   03-01-2005  PDF  CCR
FC 2-000-05N Facility Planning Criteria for Navy and Marine Corps Shore Installations  
UFC 4-026-01 Design to Resist Forced Entry   03-04-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-211-02 Aircraft Corrosion Control and Paint Facilities   12-01-2012  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-470-01 Utility Monitoring and Control System (UMCS) Front End and Integration   01-12-2018  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-740-20 Libraries   03-20-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-250-01 Pavement Design for Roads and Parking Areas   11-14-2016  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-179-02 Small Arms Ranges   03-05-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-022-01 Security Engineering: Entry Control Facilities / Access Control Points   07-27-2017  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
FC 4-211-03F Air Force Fighter Engine Maintenance Facility   05-03-2016  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-420-01 Plumbing Systems   04-01-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-150-08 Mooring Hardware Inspection   10-28-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 1-201-02 Assessment of Existing Facilities for Use in Military Operations   06-01-2014  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-730-01 Military Family Service Centers   03-20-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-750-07 Recreational Aquatic Facilities   04-20-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-260-11FA Model Design-Build (D-B) Request for Proposal (RFP) For Airfield Contracts   05-25-2005  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-214-03 Central Vehicle Wash Facilities   03-17-2018  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-150-02 Dockside Utilities for Ship Service   11-12-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-022-03 Security Fences and Gates   10-01-2013  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-550-07 Operation and Maintenance (O&M): Exterior Power Distribution Systems   01-19-2017  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-310-03 DoD Fuels Laboratory Standards   08-12-2020  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-280-04 Army Filtration of Liquids   12-17-2003  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-215-01 Armories and Arms Rooms   12-01-2014  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-390-01 O&M: Unmanned Pressure Test Facilities Safety Certification Manual   07-23-2003  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-430-11 Boiler Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems   04-27-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 4-010-05 SCIF/SAPF Planning, Design, and Construction   05-26-2023  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-540-08 Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Systems   01-23-2017  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-430-05 Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distribution Pipelines   02-26-2021  PDF  CCR
UFC 3-320-06A Concrete Floor Slabs on Grade Subjected to Heavy Loads   03-01-2005  PDF  CCR

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