INTRODUCING TODAY’S 
                                       PRESENTERS
                       Peter Genovese,                             Dustin Stewart, 
                       Facilities Operations and Tenant            Facilities Engineering Program 
                       Services Officer,                           Manager, 
                       Office of Facilities Management,            Office of Facilities Management, 
                       Mid-Atlantic Region
                                                                   Mid-Atlantic Region
 Today’s Agenda:
 ●Facilities Engineering: The Philosophy 
 ●Facilities Engineering:  The Practice
 ●Case Study:  Region 3’s DelVal Office and 
  the VA at 5000 Wissahickon
         Facilities Engineering:  The 
                           Philosophy
                                                        U.S. General Services Administration
  What is Facilities Engineering?
    Differences in Requirements
            Traditional O&M Contract                    Facilities Engineering Contract
        ●Includes typical O&M services that            ●Includes traditional O&M contract 
           are prescriptive and task                     services, but also requires the 
           oriented.                                     contractor to provide additional 
        ●A typical O&M contractor does not               technical, managerial and 
           evaluate the impact of actions,               decision-making expertise.
           rather they provide maintenance.            ●A facilities engineering contractor is 
                                                         expected to:
                                                          ○Participate in asset 
                                                             modernization planning
                                                          ○Assist in the evaluation of 
                                                             proposed projects
                                                          ○Service as GSA’s trusted partner
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