R EAL P ROPERTY AND F ACILITIES E NGINEERING C OORDINATION Stephen Rider Facilities and Real Estate Division Office of Strategic Infrastructure NASA Headquarters

Overview and Objectives Introduction Requirements Responsibilities Actions Requiring Coordination Ways to Keep Informed Questions

Introduction The Real Property Accountable Officer (RPAO) is responsible for maintaining accurate Real Property records. This will require cooperation and coordination with the following: – Center Construction of Facilities (CoF) Manager – Facility Project Managers (FPM) – Center Operations and Maintenance Manager – Office of the Chief Financial Officer Property Accountants

Requirements NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) , Real Estate Management Program NPR G, Facility Project Requirements NPR B, Property, Plant, and Equipment and Operating Materials and Supplies – NASA Form 1739, Alternative Future Use Questionnaire (AFUQ)

Responsibilities RPAO – Update/Maintain Real Property Management System (RPMS) FPM; CoF Manager; and Center Operations and Maintenance Manager – Notify RPAO of upcoming actions – Include RPAO in progress meetings/milestones – Help RPAO with capturing real property modifications Property Accountants – Maintain/report property portion for financial audits

Actions Requiring Coordination Locally funded facility projects Construction of Facilities projects Master Planning solutions to real property problems (e.g. leasing vs. renovation vs. build new) The RPAO needs to know whether or not the action requires a change to the RPMS

Ways to Keep Informed Periodic project manager status meetings Construction of Facilities Manager Operations and Maintenance Manager Have the FPM use you to coordinate NASA Form 1739, AFUQ Business Objects (BOBJ) [Formerly Business Warehouse] – Follow the money

Ways to Keep Informed When all else fails, drive around your the Center periodically. – Any new construction? – Demolition underway? – Find out who/what/where/when

Questions?

Who’s Who LeadContact information

Time Spent Projects Worked On Get Familiar Achieve Mastery Working Toward Mastery Get Experienced

Doing Your Best Work Working from home Working offsite Technology requirements

Case Study Jeremy – His first day – Mistakes made – Successes achieved – The moral of the story

Discussion What we can learn from Jeremy Best practices Take-aways

Summary Define your challenges – Technological as well as personal Set realistic expectation – Mastery is not achieved overnight Keep your eye on the goal – Mentorship programs

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