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DAFI 32-1020

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Planning and Programming Built Infrastructure Projects

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

DAFI 32-1020, "Planning and Programming Built Infrastructure Projects", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated January 23, 2026.

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January 23, 2026

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NumberDAFI 32-1020
TitlePlanning and Programming Built Infrastructure Projects
PublishedJanuary 23, 2026
Certified currentJanuary 23, 2026
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A4
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionCorrection, February 10, 2026
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Summary of changes, as printed

This DAFI has been substantially revised and should be reviewed completely. It supersedes AFI 32-1020, Planning and Programming Built Infrastructure Projects, dated 18 December 2019, and incorporates changes from DAFI 32-1020 Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum (DAFGM) 2024-01. These changes update language to include the USSF and designate the instruction a DAFI. In accordance with (IAW) AFI 65-501, Economic Analysis, this DAFI reflects updated language and thresholds for determining when an economic analysis is required and the formal process for completion. IAW ICD/ICS 705, Technical Specifications for Construction and Management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, this instruction provides guidance on planning and programming Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) projects. It also updates guidance on: cost estimate requirements when planning and programming infrastructure projects require formal cost estimation; Foreign Military Sales (FMS) construction; management and approval of Relocatable Facilities (RLF); Networked Facility Components to consider when making Networked Facility Determinations; and programming and approval of NAF projects IAW DAFI 34-112, Services Nonappropriated Fund Facility Projects.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—INTRODUCTIONp. 5
  2. Chapter 2—PROJECT PLANNING/PROGRAMMINGp. 15
  3. Chapter 3—MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROJECTSp. 43
  4. Chapter 4—UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTIONp. 51
  5. Chapter 5—PROGRAMMING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (MILCON)p. 53
  6. Chapter 6—NONAPPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) PROJECTSp. 60
  7. Chapter 7—OTHER CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIESp. 69
  8. Chapter 8—RELOCATABLE FACILITIES (RLFS)p. 74
  9. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 85
  10. Attachment 2—NETWORKED FACILITY DETERMINATIONp. 99
  11. Attachment 3—EXAMPLES OF WORK CLASSIFICATIONp. 106
  12. Attachment 4—FUNDED AND UNFUNDED COSTSp. 112
All 50 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—INTRODUCTIONp. 5
  2. 1.1. Overviewp. 5
  3. 1.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 5
  4. 1.3. Legal Frameworkp. 9
  5. Chapter 2—PROJECT PLANNING/PROGRAMMINGp. 15
  6. 2.1. Overviewp. 15
  7. 2.2. Responsibilitiesp. 16
  8. 2.3. Requirements Identification and Definitionp. 17
  9. 2.4. Development and Evaluation of Alternative Solutionsp. 18
  10. 2.5. Work Classification, Demolition, and Capitalizationp. 22
  11. 2.6. Programming Actionsp. 23
  12. 2.7. Planning and Programming Factorsp. 26
  13. 2.8. Cost Estimatesp. 38
  14. 2.9. Funded and Unfunded Costsp. 41
  15. 2.10. Estimated Facility Replacement Cost for Repair Projectsp. 41
  16. Chapter 3—MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROJECTSp. 43
  17. 3.1. Maintenance and Repair Projectsp. 43
  18. 3.2. Maintenancep. 43
  19. 3.3. Repair Authorityp. 43
  20. 3.4. Funding Categoriesp. 46
  21. 3.5. Delegation and Approval Levelsp. 47
  22. Chapter 4—UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTIONp. 51
  23. 4.1. Unspecified Minor Constructionp. 51
  24. 4.2. Unspecified Minor Construction Approvalp. 51
  25. 4.3. Project Justificationp. 51
  26. 4.4. Re-Approvalp. 52
  27. Chapter 5—PROGRAMMING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (MILCON)p. 53
  28. 5.1. Military Construction Definitionp. 53
  29. 5.2. MILCON Programmingp. 53
  30. 5.3. Project Identification and Validationp. 57
  31. Chapter 6—NONAPPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) PROJECTSp. 60
  32. 6.1. Nonappropriated Fund Projectsp. 60
  33. 6.2. Fund Sources for NAF Projectsp. 60
  34. 6.3. Project Approvalsp. 67
  35. Chapter 7—OTHER CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIESp. 69
  36. 7.1. Contingency Construction Authority and Limitationsp. 69
  37. Chapter 8—RELOCATABLE FACILITIES (RLFS)p. 74
  38. 8.1. Relocatable Facilities (RLFs)p. 74
  39. 8.2. Definitionp. 74
  40. 8.3. Scopep. 74
  41. 8.4. When Relocatable Facilities May Be Usedp. 75
  42. 8.5. Management and Approvalp. 76
  43. 8.6. Programming and Funding Relocatable Facilitiesp. 79
  44. 8.7. NAF Relocatable Facility Requirements (See paragraph 6.2.13)p. 82
  45. 8.8. Maintenance of Relocatable Facilitiesp. 82
  46. 8.9. Inventory, Reuse, and Disposition of Relocatable Facilitiesp. 82
  47. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 85
  48. Attachment 2—NETWORKED FACILITY DETERMINATIONp. 99
  49. Attachment 3—EXAMPLES OF WORK CLASSIFICATIONp. 106
  50. Attachment 4—FUNDED AND UNFUNDED COSTSp. 112

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