Attachment - Planning Charrette and Map Sub 9

Facility Sustainment, Restoration,
and Modernization (FSRM) Planning
Charrette Report
Project MHMV 200009CR: Replace Substation
9 and 12.47 kV Feeders 1 & 2
Installation: Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Albuquerque, New Mexico Fiscal Year Planned: FY 2026

Document Type: Focused Project Planning Charrette Report (PCR)

1. Project Identification & Basic Information

Project Attribute

Project Details

Project Title

Replace Substation 9 & Feeders

Project Number
Installation

Host Command

Requiring Command

Fiscal Year (FY) Planned

MHMV 200009CR

Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), New
Mexico
Air Force Global Strike Command

(AFGSC)

Air Force Global Strike Command

(AFGSC)

FY 2026

Category Code (CATCODE)

Proposed Acquisition Method
Status of Design
Design Agent
Construction Agent

812-223 (Electrical Substation /
Distribution)
Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
AE Acquisition

Installation (KAFB)
Installation (KAFB)

2. Applicable Codes, Standards, and Criteria

All engineering design, material procurement, and construction work shall strictly conform to the latest editions of the following standards:

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IEEE C2 – 2017: National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
NFPA 70 – 2020: National Electrical Code (NEC)
DoD UFC 3-550-01 (w/ Change 3): Exterior Electrical Power Distribution DoD UFC 4-010-01: DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings Kirtland AFB Installation Facilities Standards (IFS): Updated 11 December 2020
Air Force Sustainable Design and Development (SDD): Implementing Guidance Memorandum

3. Current Situation & Mission Need

Substation 9 is an aging, chain link fence-enclosed substation located east of Lovelace Road and south of Isleta Road at Kirtland AFB. It serves mission facilities located east and west of Lovelace Road, continuing along the South Base boundary west to the perimeter fence.

Deficiencies & Failure Risks:

1. Exceeded Service Life: Both the primary substation transformer and mediumvoltage switchgear lineup have far exceeded their expected 35-year design life. A catastrophic transformer fault would result in an outage lasting weeks to

months; procurement and delivery of a replacement unit currently requires 6 to 12 months.
2. Obsolete Protective Relaying: The existing station relies solely on high-side primary fuses for transformer protection, providing sluggish, non-sensitive clearing for internal winding and tank faults.
3. Deteriorated Distribution Assets: The two Medium Voltage (MV) 12.47 kV