Serves as the east coast operational base for amphibious ships and units of the Atlantic Fleet Surface Force. Furnish homeport berthing, training, maintenance, personnel and support services. Support annual training exercises. Support Amphibious Assault Ships, Amphibious Construction Battalion, Special Warfare Group Two, Amphibious School Beach Group Two, Service Squadron Eight, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two. Project will relocate/upgrade Gate 1 and reroute the entrance road at Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391 Submitted to Congress (Continued On DD 1391C) Page No. 287 provide pump station to accommodate new guard house head facilities and hardened back-up generator; construct guard house canopy with security lighting and signage; upgrade surrounding site lighting; provide one elevated control lane island with bull nose protection, permanent passive barriers from gate to active vehicle barriers, active vehicle barriers (four total) located in both inbound and outbound lanes, raised traffic median, and firing position; construct inspection and rejection area for privately owned vehicles (POVS) to include a shelter for vehicle occupants to wait during vehicle inspections; and demolish and relocate the sidewalk and install a pedestrian turnstile with I.D. card reader. In addition, project will replace existing Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) open storage at a proposed location east of Gate 1 and replace 300 parking spaces. Proposed location for the MWR open storage lot will require low-level security lighting, perimeter fencing and fencing to segregate personal vehicles from recreational equipment, and relocation of the steam lines. Sustainable principles will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project in accordance with Executive Order 13123 and other laws and Executive Orders. 11. Requirement: PROJECT: LS Adequate: LS Substandard: LS Project constructs required anti-terrorism/force protection (ATFP) measures at Gate 1 at NAB Little Creek. (Current mission) REQUIREMENT: Security barriers are required to stop unauthorized vehicles from entering the station during increased threat conditions. The gates/guard stations are the installation's first line of defense against terrorist attacks. The major threat at Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek is a car or truck, with a bomb or some other form of weapon, breaching the Base's security. This vehicle could reach some of the vital piers within one minute, and the Commanding Officer's building, located less than 200 feet east of Gate 1, almost instantly. CURRENT SITUATION: The supported Activities make NAB Little Creek a prime target for terrorist attacks. Currently, Gate 1 uses ''Jersey barriers' in a serpentine configuration to slow down incoming traffic, which has been limited to one lane. The process of placing these temporary barriers at Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391C Submitted to Congress Page No. 288 perimeter gates can hamper security efforts and takes an inordinate amount of time when the Force Protection Condition is rapidly increasing. The guardhouse is in a dilapidated state with all electrical conduit exposed and no insulation, head facilities, or hardening. In addition, Gate 1 does not have the proper stacking and reaction time distances or the proper amount of lanes available for the smooth flow of traffic into the base. IMPACT IF NOT PROVIDED: Gate 1 at NAB Little Creek will continue to not fully meet ATFP criteria and remain an easy target for terrorists to breach security with a car bomb or other forms of weapons. The guards will also continue to be subjected to unsafe conditions, such as having to stand in the middle of the road without any form of protection to check identification. 12. Supplemental Data: A. Estimated Design Data: (Parametric estimates have been used to develop project costs. Project design conforms to Part II of Military Handbook 1190, Facility Planning and Design guide) |