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Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual OCTOBER 1, 2020 Revised September 1, 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA Facilities Management Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual OCTOBER 1, 2020 Revised September 1, 2021 Cover Photos First row: Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, 1601 Perdido Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112; Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center's (DCVAMC) Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC), 1500 Franklin Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20018. Second row: Orlando VA Medical Center, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, Florida 32827; Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 Southeast Mt. Scott Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97086; Alaska VA Healthcare System, 1201 North Muldoon Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99504. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised September 1, 2021 This page is intentionally blank. PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised 09-01-2021 PREFACE It has long been the policy of the U.S. Government to assure the continuity and viability of infrastructure that is critical to the mission of a Federal agency. Laws and regulations applicable to VA include: Executive Order 12656, issued November 18, 1988, requiring the head of each Federal department and agency to be prepared to respond adequately to all national security emergencies Public Law 107-188, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 Public Law 107-287, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002 38 USC Sec. 901, which gives the Secretary the authority to prescribe regulations to provide for the maintenance of law and order and the protection of persons and property on VA properties. In response, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conducted physical security assessments of 118 VA facilities, which resulted in 24 physical security strategies. The VA Secretary approved the Adoption of Physical Security Strategies for VA Facilities in 2006. Physical security and resiliency design requirements were developed to implement these strategies. This Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual (PSRDM) supersedes the 2015 Physical Security Design Manuals (PSDM). Recommendations from the 2016 Value Management Study were considered when updating the PSRDM. The PSRDM represents exemplary collaboration across the entire VA. i PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised 09-01-2021 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the result of work and input from many departments and individuals. We wish to thank the following for their valuable contributions and support to this Design Manual. Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) Lloyd H. Siegel, FAIA Retired. Former Associate Executive Director, Office of Facilities Planning (OFP) Donald Myers, AIA Director, Facilities Standards Service (FSS) John Bulick, RA Director, Facilities Planning Development Service (FPDS) Jay Sztuk, AIA Retired. Former Director, Cost Estimating Service (CES) Mark Wiersma, PE Director, Consulting Support Service (CSS) Juan Archilla, PE Structural Engineer, FSS Thomas Biery, PE Retired. Former Mechanical Engineer, CSS Ken Carrico, AIA Director, Project Control Service Fei (Linda) Chan, AIA Planner/Architect, FPDS Jihaad Davenport, EIT AVS Value Management Coordinator, CES Gary Fischer, AIA Senior Healthcare Architect, FSS Asok Ghosh, PE, PhD Structural Engineer, CSS Ronald Johnson Architect/Specifications Writer, FSS Michael Koch Architect, CSS Fred Lau, PE Structural Engineer, FSS Larry Lau, PE Electrical Engineer, CSS Mahmut Nazli, PE Mechanical Engineer, FSS Christine Rai Leasing Team Lead, Office of Real Property (ORP) Dennis Sheils Retired. Former Deputy Director, FPDS Matthew Shepardson Management Analyst, FPDS Michael Taylor, PE Mechanical Engineer, FSS Bryan Unger, PE Structural Engineer, FSS Lam Vu, PE Electrical Engineer, FSS Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Edward A. Litvin, PE, CHFM Deputy to Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health Operations & Administration Jeffery C. Belczak VISN 2 Fire Protection and Safety Engineer Peter Brewster Emergency Management Specialist, Office of Emergency Management Troy Brown VHA Senior Security Specialist ii PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised 09-01-2021 Randall B. Dell, MSSI, CAAMA Acting Director, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) James Johnson Retired. Former Capital Program Consultant, OCAMES David Klein, PE Deputy Director and Fire Protection Program Manager, Office of Occupational Safety, Health, and GEMS Programs Oleh Kowalskyj, MSCE, CHFM, CCS Deputy Director for Healthcare Engineering, Office of Healthcare Engineering, Healthcare Environment and Facilities Programs (HEFP) Gary Krupa, PE Retired. Former Senior Electrical Engineer, Office of Healthcare Engineering, HEFP Peter Larrimer, PE Fire Protection Operations Manager, Office of Occupational Safety, Health, and GEMS Programs Dennis Olson EMCAP Program Manager, OEM Paul Phillips VISN 20 Emergency Manager/Capital Support Abid Rahman, MD Associate Director for Program Coordination, OEM Vincent Rizzo, PE Compliance Engineer, Office of Healthcare Engineering, HEFP David Sine, DrBE, CSP, ARM, CPHRM Chief Risk Officer, Office of Quality, Safety, and Value Kevin Thompson Field Program Manager, OEM Don Wainwright, FACHE Retired. Former Compliance Engineer, Office of Healthcare Engineering, HEFP Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) John Green Assistant Director, Emergency Preparedness, Safety, Security and Watch Officers Division Saeed Noorbakhsh Architect/Senior Project Manager National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Michael Roth Director, Design and Construction Service Peggy Jensen Project Manager, Design and Construction Service Glenn Madderom Chief, Cemetery Development & Improvement Service Office of Information and Technology (OIT) David Cheplick Director, Wide Area Network, IT Operations and Services Kelly Bates, DCIE, CPMM Data Center & Infrastructure Engineer, Solution Delivery, Data Center & Infrastructure Engineering iii PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised 09-01-2021 Kevin Grzelka, CTIA, CISSP Data Center & Infrastructure Engineer, Solution Delivery, Data Center & Infrastructure Engineering John Wernau, DCIE Data Center & Infrastructure Engineer, Solution Delivery, Data Center & Infrastructure Engineering Michael Julian, RCDD Data Center & Infrastructure Engineer, Solution Delivery, Data Center & Infrastructure Engineering Curtis Derbigny Data Center & Infrastructure Engineer, Solution Delivery, Data Center & Infrastructure Engineering Matthew Hammaker TVE Project Manager, IT Operations and Services Office of Management (OM) Nikki Zook Management Analyst, Office of Asset Enterprise Management Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness (OSP) Darryl G. Blackwell Division Chief, Policy and Infrastructure Protection Division, Office of Security and Law Enforcement Keith Frost Retired. Former Chief, Policy and Infrastructure Protection Division, Office of Security and Law Enforcement Joel Andrews Security Specialist Larry Casserly PACS-Program Manager Forrest Frakes, GCL, CET, PC Retired. Former Acting Chief, Special Systems Hector Marcayda Deputy HSPD-12 Program Manager John Robertson Program Analyst Keith Van Bakel Retired. Former Telecommunications Specialist National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Project Team Michael Chipley, PhD, GICSP, PMP, LEED AP President, The PMC Group, LLC Theodore C. Moeller, PE, LEED AP Director of Electrical & Technology Engineering, GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc Terrence P. Ryan, CPP President, TRyan AT/FP LLC Tom O. Sachs, AIA Director of Architectural Services, OKKS Studios, a subsidiary of Delta Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, PC, Kenneth Schram, PE LEED AP Principal-in-Charge Mechanical Engineer, Plumbing/Fire Protection Engineer, Syska Hennessy Group Robert Smilowitz, PhD, PE Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Weidlinger Protective Design Practice iv PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised 09-01-2021 Peggy Van Eepoel, PE Associate Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Weidlinger Protective Design Practice Nanne Davis Eliot, AIA, NCARB, PMP Esquire, Program Director, National Institute of Building Sciences v PHYSICAL SECURITY & RESILIENCY DESIGN MANUAL October 1, 2020 Revised 09-01-2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Scope, Purpose, and Goals ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Authority ................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.3 Administration and Enforcement ........................................................................... 1-3 1.4 VA Facilities ............................................................................................................. 1-4 1.5 Planning, Budgeting, and Programming for Physical Security and Resiliency ........ 1-21 1.6 Introduction to Physical Security and Resiliency Concepts .................................... 1-22 1.7 Coordination and Prioritization of Physical Security and Resiliency Requirements with Other Documents .................................................................................................... 1-23 1.8 Requirements for Subject Matter Specialists ........................................................
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