Government agencies: facilities/physical plant/support services departments in federal...

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Facilities/physical plants/support services
departments in federal government agencies

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Department of         For 75 years, the Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs      (VA) has provided health



		

		

		

		

		

		
		
			



		
		
		
		
		
	

 services and benefits
Washington, D.C.      to American veterans. In 1930, the newly
(800) 827-1000        established Veterans Administration had 31,500
www1.va.gov           employees, a $786-million budget, and served 4.6
                      million veterans. Now known as the Department
                      of Veterans Affairs, today's VA has more than
                      235,000 employees, a budget of nearly $70
                      billion, and serves almost 25 million veterans.
                      Now the second-largest cabinet department, the
                      VA has one of the most diverse, challenging,
                      and rewarding missions in the U.S. government.
                      The VA strives to meet the needs of America's
                      veterans and their families in a responsive,
                      timely, and compassionate manner to recognize
                      their service to the nation. With 220,000
                      employees, more than 160 hospitals, hundreds
                      of outpatient clinics, and 58 regional offices
                      (totaling 1,142 facilities valued at $35
                      billion), the department stands ready to meet
                      the healthcare and benefits needs of the
                      nation's 25 million living veterans today and
                      in the future. Managing 5,602 owned buildings
                      totaling 145.2 million square feet and 12.2
                      million square feet of leased space, the VA
                      facilities management department's mission
                      is to provide exceptional asset management
                      services and expertise to the Veterans Health
                      Administration and other department
                      administrations to deliver high-quality and
                      cost-effective facilities in support of United
                      States veterans. Efficient energy management
                      and increased energy conservation has allowed
                      more of the VA's resources to be directed
                      toward providing high-quality services to
                      veterans. The facilities management department
                      has revitalized its energy conservation program
                      (ECP) to encompass all major VA entities to
                      maximize energy conservation efforts. In FY04,
                      the VA began reporting agency-wide energy
                      achievements in concert with its commitment
                      to agency-wide asset and portfolio management.
                      The VA ECP has five essential components: energy
                      goals and requirements, energy commodity
                      acquisition, energy investments, energy data
                      reporting, and a broader category of management
                      tools, which includes training and incentive
                      awards programs. Currently, there are over $1
                      billion in energy conservation and efficiency
                      needs projected throughout the Vas
                      infrastructure. For more information about
                      specific facility and key staff information
                      on the 1,142 Veterans Affairs facilities,
                      listed in the agency's on-site Facility
                      Directory, visit (www1.va.gov/directory/
                      guide/home.asp?isFlash=l).

Directorate of        (Although the editorial staff was not able
The Civil Engineer,   to obtain current data pertaining to the
Headquarters Air      Directorate of The Civil Engineer, Headquarters
Combat Command        Air Combat Command, due to the significance
Langley Air           of this portfolio, Buildings is printing
Force Base, VA        information provided for last year's census.)
(757) 764-2001        Information provided by the Directorate of The
                      Civil Engineer, Headquarters Air Combat Command
                      (ACC), Langley Air Force Base, VA, points to
                      the breadth and width of this organization's
                      oversight of facilities and its involvement in
                      the housing, support, and administration of
                      facilities for Air Force personnel. The total
                      square-footage portfolio exceeds 98 million
                      square feet of space. 415 Office Buildings:
                      2.39 million square feet. 103 Shopping Centers:
                      2.87 million square feet. 35 Educational
                      Buildings: 703,020 square feet. 59 Healthcare
                      Buildings: 1.45 million square feet. 518 Hotel/
                      Motel Buildings (comprising 26,694 units): 8.01
                      million square feet. 12,332 Multi-Family Housing
                      Buildings (comprising 23,188 units): 34.63
                      million square feet. 5,803 Other Commercial
                      Buildings: 37.25 million square feet. 625
                      Industrial Buildings: 5.79 million square feet.
                      The Directorate also reports involvement in 20
                      Airfield Pavements: 1.09 million square yards;
                      1,413 Utilities Systems: 43.66 million linear
                      feet; and 386 Support Infrastructure (roads)
                      Installations: 24.51 million square feet. Dollar
                      Volume of Capital Spending in 2004 Devoted
                      Toward Facilities: Minor Construction,
                      Restoration Modernization, $615 million;
                      Restoration and Modernization, $363 million.
                      Dollar Volume of Operational Spending in 2004
                      Devoted Toward Facilities: Sustainment, $209
                      million; Labor, $75 million; Utilities, $91
                      million; Service Contracts, $148 million;
                      Supplies/Equipment, $50 million; Other
                      (including Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
                      Defense), $5 million; Military Family Housing,
                      $140 million; and Investment Equipment, $10
                      million. Number of Professionals Involved Full-
                      Time in Facilities: 10,027. Regarding projects
                      under way, the Directorate reports that it
                      "performs and manages maintenance, repair,
                      and construction for ACC's $35-billion physical
                      plant at 15 major bases and numerous smaller
                      installations. Annual work performed in 2004
                      totals $660 million (Additions/Alterations,
                      $148.4 million; Maintenance/Repair, $248
                      million; Improvements, $8.4 million; and New
                      Construction, $255.3 million). Some work will
                      be completed in FY04, while the remainder will
                      be completed in the following 12 to 18 months."

Federal               While the primary business of the Federal Bureau
Bureau of Prisons     of Prisons is operating correctional facilities,
Washington, D.C.      certain administration, support, and policy
(202) 307-3198        functions are carried out by the central office,
www.bop.gov           six regional offices, and two training centers.
                      The Bureau operates 141 institutions of several
                      different security levels to house a broad
                      spectrum of offenders in an appropriate manner.
                      Each facility is placed in one of five groups:
                      minimum, low, medium, high, and administrative.
                      Facilities are identified as Community
                      Corrections Management Offices, Correctional
                      Institutions, Detention Centers, Federal
                      Correctional Complexes, Federal Correctional
                      Institutions, Federal Detention Centers, Federal
                      Medical Centers, Federal Prison Camps, Federal
                      Transfer Centers, Metropolitan Correctional
                      Centers, Medical Centers for Federal Prisoners,
                      Metropolitan Detention Centers, and U.S.
                      Penitentiaries. Number of facilities in each
                      region include: Mid-Atlantic, 22; North Central,
                      25; Northeast, 22; South Central, 28; Southeast,
                      24; and Western, 26. It's the mission of the
                      Federal Bureau of Prisons to protect society
                      by confining offenders in the controlled
                      environments of prisons and community-based
                      facilities that are safe, humane, cost
                      efficient, and appropriately secure, and that
                      provide work and other self-improvement
                      opportunities to assist offenders in becoming
                      law-abiding citizens.

General Services      The GSA provides superior workplaces for 1
Administration,       million federal workers and manages a total
Public Buildings      inventory of over 330 million square feet of
Service               workspace in 2,000 U.S. communities. Fifty-five
Washington, D.C.      (55) percent of the agency's total Inventory is
(202) 501-1100        comprised of government-owned buildings; the
www.gsa.gov           remaining 45 percent is in privately owned
                      leased facilities. Through the GSA's
                      internationally recognized Deign and
                      Construction Excellence programs, the best
                      private-sector architects, construction
                      managers, and engineers design and construct
                      award-winning court- houses, border stations,
                      federal office buildings, laboratories, and
                      data processing centers. The GSAs Public
                      Buildings Service also leases space to federal
                      customer agencies; repairs, alters, and
                      renovates existing facilities; operates over
                      100 childcare centers; disposes of real property
                      for the GSA and other federal agencies;
                      practices energy conservation, builds green,
                      and recycles; and preserves/maintains more
                      than 400 historic properties in the federal
                      governments inventory. The Public Buildings
                      Services environmental goal is to eliminate all
                      damage to the environment resulting from its
                      operations. The challenge is to achieve this
                      while continuing to provide superior workplaces
                      for federal employees across the United States.
                      The current energy reduction target in GSA
                      buildings is 30 percent by 2005 and 35 percent
                      by 2010 against the 1985 baseline.

Public Works          Managing one of the largest and most diverse
and Government        portfolios of real estate in Canada, Public
Services Canada       Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC)
Hull, QC, Canada      property management department is the Government
(800) 622-6232        of Canada's real property expert. Real property
www.pwgsc.gc.ca       professionals include office accommodation
                      specialists, architects, engineers, real estate
                      experts, and asset and facility managers. With
                      $7 billion worth of real property holdings (254
                      buildings), PWGSC awards some 2,000 construction
                      contracts worth more than $700 million, and over
                      500 contracts worth $75 million, for
                      architectural and engineering consulting
                      services. Fifty-two (52) percent of PWGSCs 6.7
                      million square metres of space is owned, and 48
                      percent is leased. Using industry-developed and
                      approved environmental assessment tools in the
                      design, construction, and management of
                      buildings, the PWGSC inventory is now 34-percent
                      more energy efficient and 24-percent more
                      greenhouse gas efficient than in 1990. The
                      department is also committed to meeting the
                      U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in
                      Environmental and Energy Design" (LEED) Silver
                      rating, but strives for Gold ratings in all
                      new buildings.

U.S. Postal Service   The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is among one of
Washington, D.C.      the largest facilities managers in the United
(800) 275-8777        States in either the private or public sector.
www.usps.com          The facilities department is responsible for
                      nearly 35,000 buildings across the country--
                      one in each U.S. community The USPS delivers
                      mail to over 142 million homes, businesses,
                      and post office boxes; serves over 7 million
                      customers daily; and delivers more than 206
                      billion pieces of mail each year. It owns 8,800
                      facilities and leases 25,840, for a total of
                      34,640 facilities comprising over 300 million
                      square feet of space. In nearly 40 percent of
                      its facilities, the USPS has been a tenant/
                      occupant for more than 30 years. The facilities
                      department has 760 authorized positions, and is
                      nationally recognized for its commitment to
                      sustainablllty and energy-efficient design. The
                      USPS currently has 381 new construction (owned)
                      projects and 89 new construction (leased)
                      projects under way.

* Indicates statistics received from company, based on Buildings'
Who's Who questionnaire. In cases where information was not supplied
in response to Buildings' Who's Who questionnaire, information was
derived from public information: 10K reports, company websites,
industry-related reports Hoover's Online, and other published
and electronic materials.