UFC 4-021-02NF
27 September 2006
change 1, 23 October 2006
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
New Document Summary Sheet
Subject: UFC 4-021-02NF, Electronic Security Systems (ESS).
Cancels: This document replaces Navy Design Manual 13.02, Commercial Intrusion Detection
Systems (IDS), September 1986.
Description: This UFC (Unified Facilities Criteria) document provides guidance on how to
design electronic security systems required by the current antiterrorism/force-protection
environment. Electronic security systems consist of access control systems (card reader
systems), closed-circuit television (CCTV) system, intrusion detection systems, data
transmission media systems (a means to communicate information internally and externally to
DoD sites), and provision of local or regional dispatch centers (also known as security command
centers). Electronic security systems are one part of an overall physical security plan. This
document provides guidance to commanders, architects and engineers on how to design
electronic security systems for projects to include new construction, additions, renovations,
expeditionary, or temporary construction.
Reasons for Development:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command accepted responsibility of the Navy's Physical Security
Equipment Program, including ESS in Oct 2004. The Navy's criteria for ESS is outdated (1986)
and currently there is no Tri-Service Criteria for Electronic Security Systems. The Army is in
the process of updating Army TM 5-853-04 (1994) for the Tri-Service, but finalization is not
anticipated for another year. There have been significant technology advancements in field of
Electronic Security Systems, especially in the areas of CCTV and access control. Therefore,
the Navy has an emergent need for updated criteria. Since the schedule for the Tri-
Service manual would not meet the immediate need, it was decided to publish a Navy only
UFC. Once this UFC is published, the intent is to combine with the Army's update to create a
Tri-Service UFC for ESS.
This UFC is one of a series of new security engineering UFC documents covering
physical countermeasures for the current threat environment.
The design of electronic security systems is a specialized technical area that does
not fall in the normal skill record and resume of commanders, architects, engineers
and project managers. This UFC provides guidance to those parties tasked with
implementing existing and emerging physical protection system requirements.
Impact: The following direct benefits will result from the publication of UFC 4-021-02N:
Creation of a single source reference for the design and construction of electronic
security systems.
Implementation of automated, hardware electronic security systems will reduce
costly labor-intensive security personnel forces.
Provision of automated intrusion detection systems and methodologies enhance
force protection vigilance by not relying on human operators, who are subject to
monitoring fatigue.
Cost savings through implementation guidance on how to consolidate diverse
dispatch centers (security command centers) into regional dispatch centers.
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