C--UFC Training Announcement-The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense for Health Affairs, Facilities Division (OASD-HA/PPMD) will host a one-day meeting on 25 July 2013.

The contract amendment specifies the location for a training event hosted by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense for Health Affairs, Facilities Division, scheduled for July 25, 2013. The event will be held at the US Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center (USACE HNC), Medical Facilities Center of Expertise and Standardization at the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity in Alexandria, Virginia. The training focuses on reviewing and emphasizing the recently updated MHS Facility Life Cycle Management Building Information Modeling Minimum Requirements (July 2013), which are tied to the revised Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 4-510-01, Chapter 20, dated November 1, 2012. These criteria outline mandatory policies and procedures for programming, planning, design, and construction throughout the life cycle of Military Medical Facilities. Additional documentation, including registration links, is available and should be reviewed to facilitate participation. The solicitation number for this announcement is W912DYMFAES2, posted on July 1, 2013, under the Department of Defense’s Engineering Support Center located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The event targets organizations within the engineering and architectural support sector under NAICS code 541330. The primary objective is to ensure that stakeholders are familiar with and can implement the updated facility management standards and BIM requirements mandated for military medical facility projects.