A+E Design Services to Support Energetics Facility Expansion

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) researches, develops, tests, evaluates, and produces energetic systems for the warfighter. To further its mission, NSWC IHD needed to expand its Mix Assemble Cure Facility (MACF) by modernizing the existing MACF, constructing four or five new facilities, and demolishing select facilities to offset the new construction footprint. Due to the specialized nature of the MACF, NSWC IHD needed additional planning and subject matter experts to ensure that its unique mission requirements would be met. NSWC IHD selected ERG to provide planning and A+E design services to develop, document, and justify the requirements of the project.

ERG led the development of a concept design to document and finalize the project’s functional goals and detailed needs. As part of this process, we organized and conducted stakeholder meetings with appropriate subject matter experts to generate a final DD Form 1391 package, including the Basic Facility Requirements (BFR) and an economic analysis. We prepared a site plan to demonstrate the project feasibility and site constraints and developed a detailed construction cost estimate. In addition, our team analyzed explosive safety quantity distance (ESQD) arcs and developed a siting rationale for the site approval request package that summarized the planned operations and proposed limits. Following approval of the concept design, we began developing a design-bid-build package for the new facility by completing the 10 percent Schematic Design in accordance with the requirements of FC 1-300-09N. This package includes the Basis of Design, drawings, calculations, and sustainability requirements and is intended to confirm design decisions made to date and to update construction costs. Work is planned to resume following receipt of additional funding.