It must be located in an area where the ability to initiate, maintain, and terminate continuity operations is maximized; taking into account distinct power requirements, telecommunications, and distance from the NCR as well as other facilities/locations, including nuclear power plants and areas subject to frequent natural disasters; Facilitate decision-making during an emergency; Achieve an orderly recovery from emergency operations; and Serve as a basis of operations to mitigate additional risks in the event operations could not continue at existing facilities. ASSESSMENT USAID has assessed its AOF support requirements per Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements Directive 1 (FCD-1), these include: Additional Category Requirement Available Services Information Human Needs Billeting, food, water, On-site lodging, fire, NCC contains a fuel, medical facilities, emergency medical Starbucks and a and municipal services services and response bar/grill with video (e.g. fire, police). team; plus access to games, Loudoun County televisions, and Capabilities of on-site Hospital, Fire and other MWR and/or local first EMS services. amenities. responders. Buffet-style dining. On-site gym and Accessibility of sports facilities. transportation for Shuttle to/from Dulles associates or a defined International Airport. Helipad. transportation plan that Abundant parking. Convenient local describes procedures shopping. for a warning/no warning event. Secure Storage Capabilities for On-site SCIF. Essential protecting classified and Records are ClassNet unclassified vital/ stored on the GSA Approved Safes. essential records and USAID shared data-bases. “V” Drive
It must be located in an area where the ability to initiate, maintain, and terminate continuity operations is maximized; taking into account distinct power requirements, telecommunications, and distance from the NCR as well as other facilities/locations, including nuclear power plants and areas subject to frequent natural disasters; Facilitate decision-making during an emergency; Achieve an orderly recovery from emergency operations; and Serve as a basis of operations to mitigate additional risks in the event operations could not continue at existing facilities. ASSESSMENT USAID has assessed its AOF support requirements per Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements Directive 1 (FCD-1), these include: Category Requirement Available Services Additional Information Human Needs Billeting, food, water, fuel, medical facilities, and municipal services (e.g. fire, police). Capabilities of on-site and/or local first responders. Accessibility of transportation for associates or a defined transportation plan that describes procedures for a warning/no warning event. On-site lodging, fire, emergency medical services and response team; plus access to Loudoun County Hospital, Fire and EMS services. Buffet-style dining. Shuttle to/from Dulles International Airport. Abundant parking. NCC contains a Starbucks and a bar/grill with video games, televisions, and other MWR amenities. On-site gym and sports facilities. Helipad. Convenient local shopping. Secure Storage Capabilities for protecting classified and unclassified vital/ essential records and data-bases. On-site SCIF. ClassNet GSA Approved Safes. Essential Records are stored on the USAID shared “V” Drive