Military Construction Appropriations for 1983

10. Mission or Major Functions: Active mission support activities as follows: An engineering development center. Responsible headquarters for management, command, control and direction of a major research and development test center. Directs contractor operation of the major wind tunnel complexes located at Arnold Engineering and Development Center.

AIR FORCE
COMPONENT

DD FORM 1390 SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
FY 1983 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

ARNOLD AIR FORCE STATION, TENNESSEE
INSTALLATION/LOCATION

ESTIMATED COST OF BACKLOG OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR (BMAR):

B. SIMILAR UNUSED SPACE:

Real Property Categories

AFSC COMMAND

($000)

85,688.0

Permanent Facilities ( 85,688.0)
Temporary Facilities (
0 )

390-XXX Research and Development Facilities
800-XXX Energy Conservation

C. OUTSTANDING POLLUTION AND SAFETY (OSHA) PROJECTS:

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2.800

($000)

10 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION Masonry walls, concrete foundations and floor slabs, structural steel frame and built-up roof. Area also includes: test-cells, air supply and engine exhaust facilities, instrumentation and control area, test assembly and modification areas, support shops, administrative areas, toilets and mechanical equipment rooms and all utilities and other necessary support.

11. REQUIREMENT: As required.

PROJECT: Additional funding is needed to pay for changes to the ASTF construction contract (including increased time). Funds will also provide for tech support and SIOH to mid-1984, as well as an amount set for claims and contingencies.

CURRENT SITUATION: In Febrauary 1972, the ASTF requirement was validated and the Office of the Secretary of Defense approved a request for the Air Force to design the project with the Army Corps of Engineers (COE) assigned as the construction agent. The Air Force contracted with a commercial architectural-engineering firm to design the facility. Design was completed in 1977 and the project was authorized and appropriated in the FY 1977 MCP at $437 million. In August 1977 the construction contract was awarded by the COE for $282 million, and as previously established, the Air Force was to separately procure approximately $70 million of large equipment items to be furnished to the construction contractor for installation. As the facility construction progressed and government procured equipment became available, problems were noted with the facility/equipment interfaces. By early 1980, the COE had negotiated approximately $12 million in change orders and, with Air Force concurrance, issued other change orders to the contractor for accomplishment prior to completing negotiations. In June

MAY

1980, the Air Force requested the COE to perform an in-depth analysis of
schedule and cost changes to completion. The COE analysis led the Air
Force to appoint a 37 member management assistance group to assess the
entire program through site activation and initial operating capability
(10C). The Air Force assessment showed that approximately $138.4 million
would be required above the $437 million originally appropriated and the
10C would be slipped by 1/2 years. The problem was brought to the attent-
ion of the Congress, and since then the Air Force has been coordinating with
the appropriate committees to obtain increased authority and funding.
$16.3M of the $138.4M overrun was approved for reprogramming to ASTF in
FY 81. $80M of the overrun was authorized for FY 82 incremental repro-
gramming requests against this $80M authority will be forwarded to the
Congress during FY 1982 as funds are required.

IMPACT IF NOT PROVIDED: If not provided, ASTF construction would be
terminated without completion of a usable facility. The national needs
that ASTF will satisfy, as fully described in the testimony before the
Congress, cannot be met.

FORM

DD, 1391c PREVIOUS EDITION IS OBSOLETE IN THE USAF.

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