Department Of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 291)
Washington, D.C. 20402
February 2007
4. Is a Regional Office Support Warehouse authorized? (M)
B. Workload Input Data Statements
1. How many total patient beds are projected? (W)
2. How many medical, surgical and spinal cord injury patient beds are projected?
(W)
3. How many Psychiatric, Nursing Home and Domicillary beds are projected? (W)
4. How many total annual outpatient visits, excluding Psychiatric visits are
projected? (W)
C. Staffing Input Data Statements
1. How many total FTE positions are authorized for AMMS Warehouse? (S)
2. How many Receiving Clerk FTE positions are authorized? (S)
D. Miscellaneous Input Data Statements
1. Is 12' stacking height projected in the General Medical Storage area? (M)
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SPACE CRITERIA
A. Staff and Administrative Areas
1. Office, Storekeeper (XXXXX)............................................... 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Provide one per Acquisition and Material Management Service-Warehouse.
2. Workstation, Receiving Clerk (XXXXX) ................................ 64 NSF (5.9 NSM)
Provide one per Receiving Clerk FTE position authorized.
B. Support Areas
1. Receiving Dock (XXXXX)................................................... 264 NSF (24.7 NSM)
Minimum NSF for two bays, for up to 2,750 total calculated area Storage, General
and Medical. Provide an additional bay at 166 NSF each for each whole
increment of 2,200 NSF total calculated area Storage, General and Medical over
2,750 NSF
2. Receiving and Issue (XXXXX) ........................................... 500 NSF (46.5 NSM)
Minimum NSF, or total calculated Storage, General Medical x 0.5, whichever is
greater. Maximum 1,800 NSF.
3. Storage, Secured (XXXXX) ................................................ 200 NSF (18.6 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide an additional 25 NSF for each whole or partial increment
of one hundred patient beds greater than one hundred.
This space should be configured as a vault, as a secured place for storing
controlled substances.
4. Medical Gas Storage / Staging (XXXXX) .......................... 160 NSF (14.9 NSM)
Provide one if in Concept of Operations.
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