NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
FISCAL YEAR 1996 ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
MINOR CONSTRUCTION
Summary of Project Amounts by Location: Amount
Goddard Space Flight Center................................ 665,000
Jet Propulsion Laboratory.................................. 500,000
Johnson Space Center....................................... 655,000
Langley Research Center.................................... 665,000
Lewis Research Center...................................... 655,000
Marshall Space Flight Center............................... 660,000
Total.............................................. $3,800,000
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
FISCAL YEAR 1996 ESTIMATES
PROJECT TITLE: Minor Construction of New Facilities and Additions to
Existing Facilities, Not in Excess of $1,500,000 Per Project
INSTALLATION: Various Locations
FY 1996 Estimate: $3,800,000
FY 1994: $14,000,000 FY 1995: $2,000,000
COGNIZANT INSTALLATIONS/LOCATIONS OF PROJECT: Various Locations
COGNIZANT HEADQUARTERS OFFICE: Office of Management Systems and Facilities
SUMMARY PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
These resources will provide for minor facility construction at NASA field
Installations and Government-owned industrial plants supporting NASA activities.
Each project in this program is estimated to cost no more than $1.5 million and
involves either the construction of new facilities or additions to existing
facilities. The FY 1996 request of $3.8 million will improve the usefulness of
NASA's physical plant by changing the utilization of or augmenting the
capabilities of various facilities. Included in this request are those
programmatic and institutional projects that are essential to the accomplishment
of mission objectives.
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION:
The configuration of NASA's physical plant necessarily must respond to changes
in utilization and adaptions required by changes in technology or in mission
needs. Demands are generated by research, development, testing, and similar
activities. Specific justification for each minor construction project is
provided under "PROJECT COST ESTIMATE."
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Included in the FY 1996 minor construction program are those facility projects
for institutional or technical facility needs that could be fully identified at
the time of submission of this budget estimate. Items of work totaling $3.8
million are included in this resource request and have been distilled from a
list totalling over $20 million. Projects were selected on the basis of the
relative urgency of each item and the expected return on the investment.
During the course of the year, the revision of priorities may require changes
in some of the items to be accomplished. Such changes will be accommodated
within the total resources allocated.
These projects represent requirements that must be met in this time frame to
support institutional needs and programmatic objectives. The following
listing summarizes the cost distribution by category of work:
a. General Purpose Buildings........................... 2,475,000
b. Technical Buildings/Structures...................... 1,325,000
PROJECT COST ESTIMATE:
A. Goddard Space Flight Center (GFSC)....................... $665,000
1. Construct Isotope Magnet Experiment
Integration Facility (ISOMAX)...................... 665,000
This project provides for the construction of two adjacent structures that are
required for integration and operation of the "ISOMAX" experiment. One is a
high bay facility, 6 meters high by 93 square meters, made of non-magnetic
materials. The other is a 93 square meter laboratory building. The project
also includes necessary site work; utilities; access roads and parking
facilities; and all associated mechanical, electrical and fire protection
systems. Because of the size of the ISOMAX equipment, the use of existing
integration facilities is not feasible and additional space is required.
B. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).......................... $500,000
1. Construct Remote Sensing Instruments Laboratory,
Table Mountain Observatory......................... 500,000
The project will construct a new 250 square meter facility to house five
instrument laboratories. The building will be concrete block with metal stud
interior partitions and gypsum board walls and ceilings. A concrete deck,
accessible via sliding glass doors, will be provided outside each lab for
instrument placement and scientific observations. The building also includes
minimal corridors, restrooms, utility rooms, and will be fully heated and
air-conditioned. The facility will test instruments prior to their deployment
to other monitoring stations throughout the world. This will support the
upcoming Earth Observing System (EOS) mission, ongoing Light Detection and
Ranging (LIDAR), and the Active Cavity Radiometer Iradiance Monitor (ACRIM).
C. Johnson Space Center (JSC)............................... 655,000
1. Construct Thermal Control Systems Test Facility...... 655,000
This project provides for a 520 square meter preengineered metal building
adjacent to the Test Article Staging Facility, Building 32Q. Approximately 360
square meters of the facility will be air-conditioned to accommodate test
hardware, test consoles, computing support equipment, and rest rooms. The
remainder of the building will have positive ventilation for storage of test
hardware. This project is required to provide a dedicated facility for
long-duration testing of Space Station Active Thermal Control Systems (ATCS)
prototype and qualification hardware. Related testing currently is being
conducted in a temporary enclosure in the high bay of Building 32. However,
the larger sized ATCS test and support hardware being delivered in 1995 for
15 to 20 years of testing will require a larger area.
D. Langley Research Center (LaRC)........................... $665,000
1. Construction of Addition to Nondestructive Evaluation
Laboratory (1230B)................................. 665,000
This project provides for construction of an approximately 450 square meter
addition to building 1230B to provide three new nondestructive laboratories.
The first laboratory will be a shearography laboratory which will include
acoustic wall treatment, an acoustic test chamber, and a low pressure test
chamber. The second laboratory will be a magnetics laboratory which will
maintain a superconducting magnet. The third laboratory, a radiation
laboratory, will be constructed as a basement and will require shielding.
The existing Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Laboratory has been designated
as the lead research laboratory for NDE in the Agency. Without the addition,
the lab will have to rotate setup and breakdown of major measurement systems
causing severe delays in the research/applications and loss of productivity
in packing and unpacking hardware.
E. Lewis Research Center (LeRC)............................. $655,000
1. Construction of Aero Acoustic Propulsion Lab
Control Room (145)................................. 655,000
This project provides for construction of an approximately 280 square meter
single story building for the Aero Acoustic Propulsion Lab Control Room. The
space will include a control room, work area, communications room, lobby, and
office. The control room is required to service the expanded needs resulting
from activities of the Nozzle Acoustics Test Rig. The existing control room
is located in an area that is occupied by the main drive shaft for the 10x10
Supersonic Wind Tunnel, causing excessive noise and vibration. The new control
room will provide a safe, clean, and environmentally controlled facility.
F. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)...................... $660,000
1. Construct Addition for Advanced Optical
Fabrication Laboratory (4487-B).................... 660,000
This project provides for the construction of an approximately 300 square meter
addition to the Straylight Facility, which is attached to the B-wing of
Building 4487. The area will be designed for class 100K operations and
finished with low particulate-generating and low out-gassing materials.
Individual rooms will be designed to operate as class 10K laboratories, with
thermal and acoustic isolation enclosures. Seismically isolated slabs will be
provided. The project includes necessary support equipment and utilities such
as missile grade air; central vacuum; electrical power; and heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Incidental modifications to the
existing facilities are required to accommodate the addition. A covered
loading dock and an elevator will also be added. The development of an
Advanced Optical Fabrication Laboratory is critical for optical research and
testing. New research and technology have shown that new optical fabrication
techniques, which are required for future NASA missions, require a controlled
environment with low contamination and vibration isolation.
Total.................................................... $3,800,000
FUTURE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION FUNDING REQUIRED: Approximately $6 million per
year will be required for continuing minor construction needs.
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