Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Process

The federal government, like private corporations and other organizations, acquires buildings and other facilities to support specific functions and missions and the general conduct of its business. The federal government is, in fact, the nation's largest owner of buildings and spends more than $20 billion per year for facility design and construction.Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Processidentifies a range of best practices and technologies that can be used by federal agencies and other owners to provide adequate management and oversight of design reviews throughout the facility acquisition process.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Facility Acquisition Practices and Industry Trends3 Design Review Practices in Federal Agencies4 Best Practices for Reviewing Facility DesignsAppendix A: Record of InterviewsAppendix B: Literature Search AbstractsAppendix C: Benchmarking Design Review Process Questionnaire, Parts 1 and 2Appendix D: Biography of the AuthorAppendix E: Bibliography