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Army Facilities Components SystemArmy Facilities Components System (AFCS)AR 415-16Presented at theSociety of American Military Engineers (SAME)PMAOR Webinarby Richard J Morris, 11 MAY 2011

AFCS MissionThe Army Facilities Components System(AR 415-16) provides support to engineers andDOD mission partners worldwide. AFCS isused for planning, design, and management ofcontingency construction missions in a theaterof operations and for emergency constructionsupport during disaster relief operations.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)2UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS Overview• Army Regulation (AR) 415-16, Army Facilities Components System, governs thepolicies, management and use of AFCS.• The Chief of Engineers has Army Staff level responsibility for managing AFCS.• AFCS is provided to military engineers to facilitate Theater of Operation (TO) basedevelopment planning, facility construction, and construction material acquisition.• AFCS designs are based on general conditions and requirements anticipated in theTO and are intended for construction by engineering troops with materialsfurnished through the Army Supply System.• Current designs comply with NEC, IBC 2006• Program Manager: Christopher S Boyd (HQUSACE)AR415-1611 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)3UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS Composition• Planning Guidance (TM 5-301 series)*• Designs (TM 5-302 series)*• Bills of Materials (TM 5-303 series)*• User Guide (TM 5-304 series)*• Theater Army Construction Automated PlanningSystem (TACAPS)• Theater Orientated Guide Specifications (TOGS)--- *Currently being modernized ---11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)4UNCLASSIFIED

Planning Guidance (TM 5-301 series)Listing• TM 5-301-1 - Army Facilities Components System, Planning –Guidance• TM 5-301-2 - Army Facilities Components System, Planning -Bill of Materials Specification• TM 5-301-3 - Army Facilities Components System, Planning –Codes11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)5UNCLASSIFIED

Contingency Operations TM 5-301-1Planning GuidanceArmy Facilities Components SystemPlanning - GuidanceContains life cycle planning for contingencyoperation information as it pertains to AFCS and basecamps. The intent is to provide the user planningguidance to develop a base camp and all associatedfacilities.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)6UNCLASSIFIED

Bill of Materials TM 5-301-2Planning GuidanceArmy Facilities Components SystemPlanning - Bill of Materials SpecificationContains the bill of material (BOM) specification andother related items to aid in the selection of designs.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)7UNCLASSIFIED

Codes TM 5-301-3Planning GuidanceArmy Facilities Components SystemPlanning – CodesContains planning codes for AFCS, austere andstandard designs. These codes are the basis for AFCSdesigns which adhere to International Building Code(IBC) and several other relevant facility standards.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)8UNCLASSIFIED

Designs (TM 5-302 series)The TM 5-302 series of manuals contain all theapproved design drawings that meet the IBC standards.The drawings contained in this series represent thedisciplines required to effectively build a structure in asafe, efficient manner adhering to the average seismicconditions.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)9UNCLASSIFIED

Designs (TM 5-302 series)ListingTM 5-302-# - Army Facilities Components System, Designs - Description• TM 5-302-1 - AFCS, Designs - CMU• TM 5-302-2 - AFCS, Designs - Metal• TM 5-302-3 - AFCS, Designs - Wood• TM 5-302-4 - AFCS, Designs - Aviation, Hardstands & Roads• TM 5-302-5 - AFCS, Designs - Utilities• TM 5-302-6 - AFCS, Designs - Force Protection• TM 5-302-7 - AFCS, Designs - Tents & Miscellaneous• TM 5-302-8 - AFCS, Designs - Components11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)10UNCLASSIFIED

Logistical Data and Bill of MaterialReports (TM 5-303 series)The TM 5-303 series of manuals contain all theapproved Logistical Data and Bill of Materials reportsthat meet the IBC standards. The Logistical Data andBill of Materials reports contained in this volumerepresent the disciplines required to effectively builda structure in a safe, efficient manner adhering to theaverage seismic conditions.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)11UNCLASSIFIED

User Manual (TM 5-304 series)Planning GuidanceTM 5-304 - Army Facilities Components System,User Guide is the reference guide for using the rest ofthe AFCS Technical Manuals.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)13UNCLASSIFIED

Theater Army Construction AutomatedPlanning System (TACAPS)Chapter 2-1 Objectives:AR 415-16f. Operate and maintain an automated system, knownas the Theater Army Construction AutomatedPlanning System (TACAPS), for real time access tothe AFCS logistics and planning data bases.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)14UNCLASSIFIED

Theater Army Construction AutomatedPlanning System (TACAPS)AR 415-16Chapter 3-3 Automation of AFCS:The Theater Army Construction Automated Planning System(TACAPS) is an automated tool developed for use by AFCSfor AFCS users. It is an interactive, unclassified system whichallows planners to roll-up facilities, bills of materials, andconstruction man hours for each construction mission. TheTACAPS can be used to ease the selection of AFCS facilitiesand installations considering theater priorities, standards ofconstruction, resource constraints, and climate. Facilityrequirements can be generated on a unit basis or by anoperational requirement.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)15UNCLASSIFIED

Theater Orientated Guide Specifications(TOGS)• TOGS when combined with AFCS design drawingsprovide the basic documents used to performconstruction tasks in a TO.• TOGS describe the processes, procedures, andconstruction specifications for the associatedsequence/material.• The TOGS assist in the contracting process.• TOGS are Corps of Engineers guide specificationstailored for contingency construction.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)16UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS Responsibilities• Maintain and Publish the TM-501 / 2 / 3 / 4 series• Provide updates to the Army Regulation as necessary• Develop New Designs and Supporting Information• Operation and Maintenance for the Design Library• Develop and Maintain Automation to Support Full Spectrum Operations• Develop and Provide Individual Training Support• Provide Operational (Hotline)Support for Designs, Training,and Automated Applicationsand Systems11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)17UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS Deployment“for use by AFCS for AFCS users”AFCS Staff Contact (phone, email, in-person)Technical Manuals (TMs) – Available through the Army Publishing Directorate (APD)Desktop Application TCMS - (ship 2 DVD set)Knowledge Management System (KMS) - online CAC accessNet-Centric Data Services (NDS) – Server to Server Data Sharing11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)18UNCLASSIFIED

TCMS OverviewTCMS is a standalone application which assistsArmy Engineers in the development of Theaterof Operation projects with AFCS standardfacilities and components.• The AFCS design data repository currently contains 1,413 facility designs, 213component designs, and 5,802 drawings. These numbers include:• Navy: 36 facilities with 95 unique Navy drawings• CENTCOM: 11 components, 137 facilities, and 2,803 unique drawings• Includes Construction Support Data• Design Drawings (2D, 3D, and Animations)• A listing of materials needed for construction• Theater Oriented Guide Specifications (TOGS)• Labor (MOS) and Equipment (LIN) requirement estimates for construction• Microsoft Project Interface capability allowing the war fighter to develop detailedconstruction schedules for construction execution.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)19UNCLASSIFIED

TCMS Core Capabilities11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)20UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS PlanningStrategic• Variety of information within AFCS facilitatesplanning from the strategic to tactical level.• Strategic and operational planners can access AFCSdata through JEPES to forecast construction effort,material requirements, and costs.– Standard designs and layouts provide designs suitable fora range of locations that can be later site adapted.– Allows early procurement and prepositioning of assets.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)21UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS PlanningOperational and Tactical• Operational and tactical level planners will useAFCS data to develop base camp master plans(BCMP).– Standard layouts will be adapted to specific missionrequirements and site conditions.– Detailed cost estimates, bills of materials (BOM), laborand equipment estimates (LEE).– Funding documents (DD 1391 packets) available withinAFCS data for CENTCOM projects.– MS Project export allows for development of constructionschedules and efficient construction management.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)22UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS PlanningTactical• Tactical level users can utilize AFCS data to quicklyfind designs and information for individual facilityrequirements.• Manipulation of AFCS data also allows users todevelop plans and estimates to retrofit and repurposeexisting facilities.• All AFCS drawings are exportable to AutoCAD andcan be modified for specific user requirements.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)23UNCLASSIFIED

Planning ElementsAllows users to develop projectscomprised of AFCS facility andinstallation designs to satisfy missionconstruction requirements.Projects include :• Super Components• Components• Facilities• Construction Sequences(tasks)• Material (NSNs)• Labor (MOS)• Equipment (LINs)• Viewable drawings at each level11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)24UNCLASSIFIED

Planning - Project Structure11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)25UNCLASSIFIED

Planning - Facility Detail11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)26UNCLASSIFIED

Planning - Component Table11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)27UNCLASSIFIED

Planning - Facility Table11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)28UNCLASSIFIED

Planning - Construction Sequence11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)29UNCLASSIFIED

Planning - NSN Table Detail11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)30UNCLASSIFIED

Design• Users have access to the AFCS standard drawings in tables,AFCS drawings associated to each project level (Project,Super Component, Component, Facility, and ConstructionSequence), and the ability to attach user developed drawings.• Users can export AFCS standard drawings, modify and siteadapt, then attach to their project as a User Drawing.AFCS standard drawing formats:• 2 Dimensional AutoCAD v2007 DWG• BIM 3 Dimensional SoftPlan ZIP (multi-files compressed)• Animations in Microsoft WMV11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)31UNCLASSIFIED

Design – 2D Drawing Table11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)32UNCLASSIFIED

Design – 2D Drawing11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)33UNCLASSIFIED

Design - Animation11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)34UNCLASSIFIED

Design - Basecamp5000 Man Force ProviderAnimation11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)35UNCLASSIFIED

Design - Control Entry PointControl Entry PointAnimation11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)36UNCLASSIFIED

ManagementAllows users to develop, track, and manage theconstruction progress and resource allocation on projectplans while updating tasks with evolving conditions.• TCMS has a direct programming interface with MSProject 2003/2007.• Send project tasks to MS Project.• Receive completion statistics from MS Project.• Generate MS Project reports or TCMS project reportsbased on the received statistics.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)37UNCLASSIFIED

ManagementSend to Project – creates the mpp file, inserts theresource sheet, project level components, facilities,construction sequences as tasks with their resources,links all tasks, levels the projects, and saves the mppfile.Receive from Project – opens the project mpp file in thebackground, extracts percent complete and workbalances, closes MS Project, and saves the mpp file inthe TCMS Project.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)38UNCLASSIFIED

Management - MS Project11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)39UNCLASSIFIED

Resource Allocation11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)40UNCLASSIFIED

ReportingAllows users to preview, print, and save all reports. Thisincludes project reports and reports of each AFCStable. (see the following screens)• Save reports in Word, Excel, PDF, HTML and otherformats to customize reporting requirements.• Transmit reports and projects through the chain ofcommand to facilitate the decision making process.• Attach and customized Theater Oriented GuideSpecifications (TOGS) to standardize methods forcontractor requirements.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)41UNCLASSIFIED

Project Reports11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)42UNCLASSIFIED

Project BOM Report11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)43UNCLASSIFIED

Report Export11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)44UNCLASSIFIED

TOGSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TOGS-04200 (January 1991)-------------------------SupersedingTOGS-04200 (July 1985)CONSTRUCTION GUIDE SPECIFICATIONTHEATER OF OPERATIONS******************************************************************************SECTION 04200MASONRY****************************************************************************************PART 1 - GENERAL****************************************************************************************NOTE: This guide specification is to be used in the preparation of contractspecifications for theater of operations construction. It will not be made a part of acontract merely by reference; pertinent portions will be copied verbatim into thecontract documents.NOTE: Where number, symbols, words, phrases, clauses, or sentences in thisspecification are enclosed in brackets [], a choice or modification must be made; deleteinapplicable portion(s) carefully. Where blank spaces occur in sentences, insert theappropriate data. Where entire paragraphs are not applicable, they should be deletedcompletely.****************************************************************************************1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK****************************************************************************************NOTE: This guide specification may be used with only minor editing although it coversproducts and techniques that may not be required for a specific contract. If thespecifier prefers to modify this section for specific project requirements, the entiresection must be edited accordingly.****************************************************************************************This section covers concrete masonry units and related items, such as mortar, reinforcing, andlintels, used in wall construction. The Contractor shall incorporate the applicablerequirements of this section to the specific project.1.2 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY****************************************************************************************11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)45UNCLASSIFIED

Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)• The GIS module of TCMS is being developed in support of the transformation ofthe Engineering force consistent with the TCMS five year plan.• The GIS module will further improve TCMS as a valued decision-support tool tothe engineers by bringing together TCMS products, such as BOM, resources,drawings, and reports with visual geospatial imagery.• TCMS users will be able to develop geo-referenced projects. The GIS tools builtinto TCMS leverages existing geospatial resources available to engineers andsimplifies the contingency bed down planning process.11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)46UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS Website11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)47UNCLASSIFIED

Website Support Areas11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)48UNCLASSIFIED

AFCS Facilities Table11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)49UNCLASSIFIED

Joint Engineering Planning and Execution System(JEPES)11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)53UNCLASSIFIED

JEPES Overview• The Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System (JEPES) provides JointEngineers with a planning and decision support tool designed to supportboth deliberate and crisis action planning. JEPES functionality will supportthe Joint Engineers’ planning and execution tasks by: Providing theinformation necessary to make informed decisions– Providing the functions necessary to make efficient and accurate estimations ofengineering resource, time, and cost requirements– Facilitating plan supportability analyses• Data is consolidated into both tabular and graphical reports to portrayengineering resources and is portrayed collectively for large forcemovements as well as individually with specific unit-level details. Userswill be required to provide minimal input to create a variety of reports tosupport analysis, decisions, and command level presentations11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)54UNCLASSIFIED

JEPES• JEPES:– Aids the creation of the Civil Engineering Support Plan (CESP)• Identifies general engineering requirements for construction projects tosupport the commitment of forces– Have we captured all the requirements?– Do we have engineers to execute it?– Intended for• Joint Engineers• COCOM’s• JTF’s• BDE Engineers– Based on Service construction planning systems• TCMS (Army & Navy), & AFCEE Designs11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)55UNCLASSIFIED

JEPES Capabilities• Web based, map centric application currently for General and GeospatialEngineering -> COP• Centralized data sources with real time connectivity to following authoritativedatabases:– Army construction (TCMS) –Designs, Drawings, BOM– Force movement and data (JOPES)– OCONUS infrastructure (MIDB)– Ports and airfields (PACE)• Macro level planning tool– Visualize through maps (Future versions will be map centric –all data tied to alocation on the map)– Visualize through reports– Promotes adaptive planning11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)56UNCLASSIFIED

JEPES AFCS InterfaceStarting in 2008, the AFCS andJEPES servers exchange Army(and Navy 2010) constructiondata in support of OPLANdevelopment.AFCS detail and rollup constructionInformation:•Bill of Material (BOM)•Labor and Equipment (LEE)11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)57UNCLASSIFIED

JEPES ContactsLTC Dan Irwin, J4 Engineer Division(Comm): 703-571-9778 DSN: 312-671-9778SVOIP: 312-221-0562Daniel.Irwin@js.pentagon.mil or daniel.irwin@js.smil.milKristi Nguyen, DISA(o) 703-882-1558Kristi.Nguyen@disa.milMAJ Ralph Ragosta, DISA(o) 703-882-0930ralph.ragosta@disa.mil11 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)58UNCLASSIFIED

Army Facilities Components SystemAnnual WorkshopAR 415-16 (AFCS)Discussion Groups:Training, Design, Technology, & Doctrine.13-16 June 2011Huntsville, AlabamaSee the website at http://www.tcms.net for registration packetor call Tony Hyter at 256.799.0225 /tony.hyter@advancia.com

Questions ?AFCS SupportFunctional Area POC Phone EmailTechnology Richard J Morris 256.799.0223 richard.morris@advancia.comDesign Collie Merchant 256.799.0226 collie.merchant@advancia.comDoctrine Chuck Harrison 256.799.0224 chuck.harrison@advancia.comTraining John Whitfield 256.665.4686 john.whitfield@advancia.comOffice Address: 7027 Old Madison Pike, Suite #108Huntsville, AL 3580611 MAY 2011 Army Facilities Components System (AFCS)60UNCLASSIFIED