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Office for Facilities Management and Policy

About Office for Facilities Management and Policy

  • The office was formed on July 1st, 2002.
  • William C. Stamper, P.E., was selected as first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities.
  • The general tasking was to develop an integrated facilities program for the Department.
  • Organizational Chart

Functional Areas

Mission Statement

The Office for Facilities Management and Policy (OFMP) provides Department-wide leadership and direction in master planning; facilities design, construction, leasing, operations and maintenance, and space utilization; and management programs (physical security, environmental management, historic preservation, energy management, and occupational safety and health). OFMP provides technical assistance to HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) in evaluating the effectiveness of their facilities programs and policies and fosters creativity and innovation in the administration of these functions. OFMP serves as HHS representative to other federal and non-federal agencies.

Vision Statement

HHS facilities and Management Programs are delivered at peak effectiveness and through leadership, oversight, policy guidance, and training OFMP leads the Department to provide best value to the taxpayer in its functional areas.

Values and Guiding Principles

  • Integrity Foremost
  • Customers First
  • Empowerment and Accountability
  • Facility Life Cycle Management
  • Excellence in All Our Endeavors
  • Electronic Processes Wherever Practical
  • Centralized policy making and oversight, decentralized execution and operations
  • Simplicity, Standardization, Integration, Effectiveness, Proactivity, and Linkage
  • Optimal Solutions on Time, within Budget, per Specified Levels of Quality
  • Execute Sustainability and Maintainability

Strategic Goals

  • Establish policies; guidelines; operating procedures; and lines of financial authority, delegation, and accountability; and provide Departmental oversight and integration for Operating Division OFMP-related activities to assure that HHS functions as “one Department” in the facilities area
  • Improve the Capital Planning/Program integration process
  • Reduce the cost of leasing and real property management
  • Reduce the cost of acquisition and ownership
  • Improve safety, security, maintainability, life cycle cost, health, and environmental impact by facilitating sustainable design and other best practices
  • Improve the physical environment and reduce operating cost of the HHH Building and the Central Employment Area
  • Lead facilities innovation and promote continuous improvement

Contact the Office for Facilities Management and Policy:

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 312 E
Washington, D.C. 20201

Phone number: (202) 401-1437
Fax number: (202) 205-4751

Last revised: September 15, 2004

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