Transitioning the Army`s Theater Construction Management System

Transitioning the Army's Theater Construction
Management System to the Joint Construction
Management System
LTC Heather Warden
HQDA, Office of the Chief of Engineers
Agenda
• Army Facilities Component System Overview
• Why a Joint Construction Management System
• The Joint Operational Engineer Board Work Plan
• DoD Defense Initiatives that will Impact JCMS Over Time
• Ongoing Transition Work Effort for the JCMS v1.0 Release
• Post JCMS v1.0 Release Work Efforts
• Discussion/Questions
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The Army Facilities Components System
• Army Regulation (AR) 415-16, Army Facilities Components System, governs the
policies, management and use of AFCS
• The Chief of Engineers has Army Staff level responsibility for managing AFCS
• AFCS provides military engineers a tool to facilitate Theater of Operation (TO)
base development planning, facility construction, and construction material
acquisition
• AFCS designs are based on general conditions and requirements anticipated in
the TO and are intended for construction by engineering troops with materials
furnished through the Army Supply System
• AFCS Consists of
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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 Planning System (TACAPS)
Theater Orientated Guide Specifications (TOGS)
• AFCS provides construction data through web services to JEPES
Theater Construction Management System (TCMS)
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TCMS is a standalone application which assists Army Engineers in
the development of Theater of Operation projects with AFCS
standard facilities and components.
The current AFCS design data repository currently contains 1,413
facility designs, 213 component 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
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Includes Construction Support Data
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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 detailed construction schedules for construction
execution.
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Planning Projects in TCMS
Data Organization
Project
Super Components
Components
Facilities
Sequences
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Planning Projects in TCMS
Projects
Planning Projects in TCMS
Projects
Planning Projects in TCMS
Components
Planning Projects in TCMS
Facility
Planning Projects in TCMS
Sequences
Planning Projects in TCMS
NSN Detail
Design
• Users have access to the AFCS standard drawings in
tables, AFCS drawings associated to each project level
(Project, Super Component, Component, Facility, and
Construction Sequence), and the ability to attach user
developed drawings.
• Users can export AFCS standard drawings, modify and
site adapt, then attach to their project as a User Drawing.
• AFCS standard drawing formats:
− 2 Dimensional AutoCAD DWG
− BIM 3 Dimensional SoftPlan ZIP (multi-files compressed)
− Animations in Microsoft WMV
Design
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 -Components
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Management
• Send to Project –creates the mpp file, inserts the
resource sheet, project level components, facilities,
construction sequences as tasks with their resources,
links all tasks, levels the projects, and saves the mpp
file.
• Receive from Project –opens the project mpp file in the
background, extracts percent complete and work
balances, closes MS Project, and saves the mpp file in
the TCMS Project. Allows users to preview, print, and
save all reports. This includes project reports and
reports of each AFCS table.
Management (Exporting to Microsoft Project)
Management (Resource Allocation)
Reporting
• Allows users to preview, print, and save all reports. This
includes project reports and reports of each AFCS
table.
• Save reports in Word, Excel, PDF, HTML and other
formats to customize reporting requirements.
• Transmit reports and projects through the chain of
command to facilitate the decision making process.
• Attach and customized Theater Oriented Guide
Specifications (TOGS) to standardize methods for
contractor requirements.
Reports
Theater Oriented Guide Specifications (TOGS)
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TOGS are guide specifications tailored for contingency construction that
describe the processes, procedures, and construction specifications for
materials and or construction sequences.
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TOGS when combined with AFCS design drawings provide the basic
documents used to perform construction tasks.
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TOGS provide technical language and specifications that can be used in
construction contracts or construction material acquisition.
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Current AFCS Website
TCMS Support:
Toll Free: (800) 215-2079
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: http://www.tcms.net
Why a Joint Construction Management System
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Experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan highlighted the need to
standardize contingency basing standards and designs across the
Joint Engineer Community.
– The use of multiple standards and designs for similar facilities creates
inefficiencies in the use of resources and creates challenges for turning facilities
over for contracted operations and maintenance.
– Inconsistently applied master planning principles also led to reduced efficiency
and effectiveness in contingency bases.
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Contingency Basing issues have been raised to the highest levels
within the Department of Defense
– Life, health and safety concerns were documented in multiple studies and
investigations
– Efforts to reduce the Operational Energy demand and improve facility
sustainability are a high priority
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Future operations will require each Service’s Engineers to work
together to meet all of the Engineer requirements.
The JCMS will provide a single system that all Services can use to plan
and execute construction in support of the Joint Force Commanders.
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Joint Operational Engineer Board 2012 Work Plan
Joint Contingency Construction Standards
Problem Statement:
Team Members:
• A lack of clear Joint Contingency Construction
Standards creates inefficiencies in the use of
resources and time as well as making facility
turnover and O&M more difficult. Master planning
principles are inconsistently applied, reducing both
efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead Agency: Office of the Chief of Engineers
• Supporting: Service Engineers and Schools,
COCOM Engineers, USACE
Progress Summary:
Way Ahead:
• Continuing the development of an Automated
Joint Construction Management System (JCMS)
that:
– Contains a Library of Joint Standard Designs
for Contingency Facilities and Bases that
meet Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and
other established design and construction
requirements
– Contains Master Planning Tools to support
base planning and design
– Is Interoperable with Commercial Software
used for construction management and
facility design
– Is Interoperable with Service Logistics
Systems to streamline Bill of Material (BOM)
acquisition
• Execute JCMS Work Plan Milestones
– Complete Standard Design Updates to
incorporate UFC and validate design BOMs
and labor and equipment estimates
– Continue JCMS Software development and
finalize data base requirements to ensure
interoperability
– Finalize the Development of a Master Planning
Course and integrate the Master Planning Tool
into JCMS
• Integrate DoD and Service Operational Energy
Initiatives into designs and BOMs
• Continue to support USD AT&L’s efforts to
further establish contingency basing policies
and standards
Joint Construction Management System
JCMS
Master Planning
Standard Designs
Logistical System
Supporting Systems
‐ GIS based
‐ Flexible
‐ Compatible w/ other systems
‐ Common database
‐ Joint and Service standard designs
‐ Direct interface w/ Joint and Service systems ‐ Construction Management ‐ Analysis tools
‐ GeoExPT
‐ VFOB
‐ ABFC
‐ AFCS/TCMS
‐ GCSS‐J
‐ ICIS
‐ JEPES
‐ SALE
‐ SPIDERS
‐ SCM
‐ FIRESTORM
‐ VFOB
ABFC – Advance Base Functional Component (USN)
AFCS – Army Facilities Component System (USA)
SCM – SeaBee Construction Management (USN)
FIRESTORM ‐ Facilities, Intelligence, Reconnaissance, Engineering Spatial Tool for Operations and Resource Management (ARCENT)
GeoExPT – Geospatial Expeditionary Planning Tool (USAF)
GCSS‐J – Global Combat Support System – Joint (Joint)
ICIS – Integrated Consumable Item Support (DLA)
JEPES – Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System (Joint)
SALE – Single Automated Logistics Enterprise (USA)
SPIDERS – Support Planning Integrated Data Enterprise Readiness System (DLA)
TCMS – Theater Construction Management System (USA)
VFOB – Virtual Forward Operating Base (USA)
DoD Directive on Contingency Basing
**It is DoD policy to pursue increased effectiveness and efficiency in
contingency basing by:
• Promoting scalable interoperable capabilities that support joint, interagency,
intergovernmental, multinational partners
• Providing common standards for planning, design, and construction in
accordance with UFCs; developing common standards for contingency
services; and establishing standards for equipment, base operations, and base
transition or closure to support scalable contingency basing
• Using operational energy more efficiently, minimizing waste, and conserving
water and other resources
• Integrating comprehensive risk management for force protection, emergency
management, environment, safety, explosives safety, and occupational health
into planning, design and operations
• Minimizing the logistics footprint by optimizing the delivery of material
solutions, contracting practices and services
• Providing the optimal mix of military, civilian, and contractor personnel
competencies in the DoD Total Force planning process
• Conducting contingency basing education and training for military and civilian
personnel
• Minimizing adverse impacts on local populations and cultural resources
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Facility Criteria
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Section 807 of Public Law 111-84, Dated 28 October 2009, directed that it
would be the policy of the Department of Defense that facilities,
infrastructure, and equipment that are intended for use by military or
civilian personnel of the Department in current or future military operations
should be inspected for safety and habitability prior to such use, and that
such facilities should be brought into compliance with generally accepted
standards for the safety and health of personnel to the maximum extent
practicable and should be consistent with the requirements of military
operations and the best interest of the Department of Defense (DoD), to
minimize the safety and health risk posed to such personnel.
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The DoD uses the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system as prescribed by
MIL-STD-3007 to provide planning, design, construction, sustainment,
restoration, and modernization criteria for Defense facilities.
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The Office of the Secretary of Defense directed the Tri-Service Engineer
Board Working Group to develop UFCs to codify the policy directed by law
to ensure that acceptable life, health, and safety criteria are met for
facilities used and constructed in support of military operations.
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Facility Criteria
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Over the past year, the Tri-Service Engineer Board has been developing three
new UFC documents.
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Each of these documents addresses minimal acceptable facility design
criteria for life, safety, and health to protect personnel that use the facilities.
These UFCs establish technical criteria for the following building systems
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UFC 1-201-01 – Non-Permanent Facilities in Support of Military Operations
UFC 1-201-02 – Assessment of Existing Facilities for Use in Military Operations
UFC 2-202-01 – Host Nation Facilities in Support of Military Operations
Fire protection
Structural integrity
Electrical
Plumbing and mechanical
Water treatment, storage and distribution
Waste water collection and treatment
Telecommunications networks.
The technical criteria originate from previously published UFCs, International
Codes, and/or established DoD/Service Policies or Regulations.
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AFCS to JCMS Transition
HQDA / CSA
AR 415-16
CoE
AFCS
JCMS
DJ4
CoE
JOEB Work Plan
Navy
USACE
DFFE MDEP MGMT
HNC
IT
MED
Design
Other
Support
Agencies
– Provides construction and logistics data
to
• Inform the TAA process (EN & LOG
Force Structure)
• JEPES for Theater Engineer Planning
– Provides standard designs for
contingency construction used by all
Service Engineers
– Executes exercise support and training
for the Joint Force
– NATO requested use of TCMS to
implement construction standardization
OCE
AFCS
Air Force
JCMS
A system consisting of a software suite
of interoperable capabilities that uses
and develops common data and enables
Joint Engineers the capability to plan,
execute and manage construction in
support of military operations.
AFCS PgM
Policy and Doctrine
Update
AR 415-16
Master Planning
− GIS based
− Flexible
− Compatible w/other systems
Update
TM-Series
Training
Training
Course
Development
Course
Validation
Exercise &
Predeployment
Training
Supporting Systems
− Construction Management
− Analysis tools
Information Technology
Software IT Infrastructure Establish
GeoExPt
VFOB
Development Migration to
Integration Integration
JCMS IT
NEC-R
Infrastructure
Direct Fund Distribution
Design
Disperse Funds
Oversight
Service Level Input
Develop
Metric
Designs
Metric
Material
Evaluation
WEBFLIS
Automated
Updates
Metric
Material
Cataloguing
Update
Electrical
Distribution
Designs
Convert
Navy
Designs
Logistics
Service Logistical
System
Integration
Marine Corps
Update
Validate Design
Existing
Data and Input
Designs
Into JCMS
IAW C-UFC
Database
Logistical System
− Direct interface w/Joint
andService systems
Standard Designs
− Common database
− Joint and Service specific
designs
− Meet Non-Permanent Facility
UFCs
Governance Structure
Program Management Office (PMO):
Responsible for integrating strategic level
products within the Functional Areas of
AFCS.
Control Management Board (CMB):
An O6 level board chaired by Director,
OCE. Additional participants include
USAES, FORSCOM Eng, O6 Sister
Service representative, HQDA G4, &
theater engineer commands. Determines
AFCS priority requirements & associated
funding and approves changes to the
AFCS.
Configuration Control Board (CCB):
Comprised of one – two individuals within
the Functional Area responsible for
reporting and as required, recommend
changes to the CMB for the AFCS PgM.
Functional Configuration Review Board
(CRB): Led by the functional lead for the
discipline, responsible for conducting
working group sessions to analyze and
make recommended changes to the CCB.
Project Configuration Review Board
(CRB): Comprised of U.S. Government
agencies or private contractors developing
products for AFCS responsible for
developing products and recommending
changes through the Functional CRB to
the CCB and CMB.
JOEB
Chief of Engineers
JCG
AFCS CMB
Training CCB
Information
Technology
CCB
Training CRB
Information
Technology
CRB
Project CRB
DoD Partner
CRB
Project CRB
Policy &
Doctrine CCB
Design CCB
Design CRB
DoD Partner
CRB
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Project CRB
DoD Partner
CRB
Post JCMS v1.0 Release Work Efforts
• Enhance Functionality of Software
• Further Integrate GIS Capabilities
• Continual Process to Develop / Update Designs
− Sustainability
− Construction Materials
− Construction Methods
• Improve Synchronization of Material Acquisition
• Validate efforts at the Contingency Basing Integration
Technology Evaluation Center at Fort Leonard Wood
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Questions / Open Discussion
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AFCS / JCMS
Design Database
TCMS v3.2 (2010) is the software that provides access to the AFCS database. AFCS designs consist of:
 Construction Details
 Structural plans and elevations
 Infrastructure requirements
 Site Plans (Airfields, Base Camps, Support Facilities)
1,400 Facility Designs
 200 Component Designs
 5,800 Drawings
 36 Naval Designs & 95 Drawings
TOGS
Bill of Materials
TCMS generates BOM Reports:
 BOM Gross – Material totals for an entire project
 BOM Gross with NSN – includes material details (UI, Specifications)
 BOM by Component by Facility –
material types, quantities, and cost by each facility
 BOM by Component by Facility by Sequence – materials required for a specific sequence or work activity
Theatre Oriented Guide Specifications provide description of process, procedure, and construction specification for the associated sequence/material.  TOG Report lists all within the project. Points out duplicate TOGs when applicable in multiple locations
 Can also be used for construction contracting language.
Master Planning
Mission critical facilities within AFCS drive Joint Staff and Army contingency plans by determining what manpower and equipment is required within the Force to for a contingency operation.  Labor Estimates  BOM Reports  Equipment Estimates
 Force Modeling
Technical Manuals
AFCS
Provides enhanced master planning tools and capabilities to the user. Technical Manuals consist of four publication series  Planning Guidance
 TOGS
 Designs
 Sequences
 Facilities
 Components
 Bills of Materials
 User Guide
JCMS is:
 GIS Bas
 Flexible
 Compatible with other systems
 GeoExPT (USAF)
 VFOB (USA)
Standard Designs
Logistical System
JCMS integrates construction designs across all Services to provide one database of designs compliant with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC).
Direct interface with Joint and Service systems to streamline material acquisition. BOM Report exportable into Service specific logistical acquisition systems.
JCMS Contains:
 Joint Standard Designs
 Service Specific Designs
 Both Metric and English
 C‐UFC Compliant Designs
Force Structure
JCMS Logistically provides access to:
 GCSS‐J (Joint)
 JEPES (Joint)
 ICIS (DLA)
 SPIDERS (DLA)
 SALE (USA)
Supporting Systems
Construction Management and analysis tools provide additional support to the engineer planner.
JCMS supporting systems include:
 SCM (USN)
 FIRESTORM (ARCENT)
 GeoExPT (USAF)
 VFOB (USA)
Project Management
Labor and Equipment estimates generated from a project can be extracted and imported into Microsoft Project.
JEPES – EN Module
Problem Statement:
• Current GCSS-J fielded version
“JEPES Classic” is slow, not user
friendly, and has very limited mapping
capabilities.
• CCMD’s working to create their own
EN / LOGCOP
• Aspiration to “plan” future operations
is holding back ability to “see” current
operations.
• JEPES development lacks cohesive
“vision”
Progress Summary:
• GCSS-J v. 7.3 fielded in DEC 11
 Big improvement: mapping,
Graphical user interface, planning
based, limited functionality, initial
prototype
• Senior Leader Feedback – Need EN COP
data repository, current operations,
execution tracking synchronization
Team Members:
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Lead Agency: JS, J4 ED
Supporting: Engineers from:
 Services
 CCMDs
 USFOR-A
 USF-I (Products & Lessons
Learned)
Way Ahead:
• Stay within GCSS-J, develop EN Module
• Improve map as basic component of COP
• Develop EN COP Vision
• Develop EN COP – Basis for LOGCOP
 A well-designed Engineer COP
provides the map foundation for an
effective Log COP
• Shift focus from Planning to Execution
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JEPES – EN Module
POA&M:
Work Plan Milestone
Initial
Target
Current Mitigation / Status
Target
Field GCSS-J version 7.3
JAN 12
DEC 11
Complete
Field GCSS-J version 7.3.1
APR 12
May 12
No input for EN
Field GCSS-J version 7.3.2
DEC 12 NOV 12
Develop EN COP vision
APR 12
Develop EN COP in 7.3.3
JUN 13
No/Limited EN equity
DJ4/CAM recommendation: Approve
• Change approach from deliberate/crisis action planning to concentrate exclusively on
execution management.
• JS J4-ED develops a vision, provides guidance to development team, and tests prototypes.
• Drop JEPES terminology and adopt GCSS-J terminology. New term is Engineer Module.
• Develop GCSS-J Engineer Module and Joint Engineer Portal to complement one another.
EN Module provides terrain visualization and project execution. Joint Engineer Portal
provides knowledge management (e.g. links to guidance, standards, environmental baseline
surveys, historic briefings) and tools for engineer governance processes (e.g. Joint Facility
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Utilization Board)
Reports
Bills of Material
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By Component by Facility by Construction Activity – This report is organized and displayed using the same data hierarchy structure as the project is organized. All the materials for a Component and its associated Facilities and their associated Activity are grouped in the same way that they appear in the project hierarchy. This allows the engineer to see the material costs associated with each Activity, Facility, Component, Super Component, and finally at the conclusion, the summary costs for the entire project. •
By Component by Facility Gross – This BOM report is similar to the BOM by Component by Facility by Construction Activity except that the materials associated with all the Activities associated with a facility are not separated by Construction Activities. •
Gross – This report lists all the National Stock Numbers (NSNs) and their respective data associated with the entire project. The NSNs are listed in numeric order to allow for quick navigation through the material listing.
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Gross with NSN Details – This report lists all the NSNs and their respective data with a detailed description of each NSN associated with the entire project. The NSNs are listed in numeric order to allow for quick navigation through the material listing. •
Multi‐Project Gross Report – The AFCS application also supports generating a BOM Gross report that can span multiple projects in the project tree. This allows an engineer to develop or import multiple projects into a project tree and, by using the Consolidated Resources / BOM wizard, select one or more projects from the project tree and generate a gross report.
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BOM REPORTS. The pricing information for the BOM comes primarily from FEDLOG. AFCS allows locally sourced (Non‐NSN) materials and their associated costs to be defined in the system. When locally sourced Non‐
NSN materials replace defined NSN data in a project, the pricing information provided in the Non‐NSN is included in the BOM.
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