The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides critical impact to the nation through standards development and cutting-edge research, with a mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life. NIST supports innovative manufacturing that impacts the U.S. economy and national security. The NIST mission is accomplished primarily at its campuses in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Boulder, Colorado. At the request of NIST, Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology assesses the comprehensive capital needs of the NIST campuses. This report evaluates current strategies and tools for capital facilities assessment, and methods for determining annual funding levels for sustainment, restoration, and modernization. The report makes recommendations for facility management strategies that will provide the functionality needed by world-class scientists on vital assignments of national consequence. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 NIST Overview3 Existing Facilities at Boulder, Colorado, and Gaithersburg, Maryland, Campuses and Their Current Challenges4 Practices for Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization of NIST'S Existing Facilities5 Practices of Portfolio Management and Capital Project Planning6 Sustainable Ownership Strategies for NIST's Facility PortfolioAppendixesAppendix A: Best Facility Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization PracticesAppendix B: Best Practices for LaboratoriesAppendix C: Facilities at NIST'S Boulder CampusAppendix D: Facilities at NIST'S Gaithersburg CampusAppendix E: GlossaryAppendix F: Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix G: Committee Biographical Sketches
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