DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ER 1110-1-8163
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CECW-CE Washington, DC 20314-1000
Regulation 31 January 2014
No. 1110-1-8163
Engineering and Design
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION POLICY FOR UTILITY MONITORING AND
CONTROL SYSTEMS
1. Purpose. This regulation establishes policies, roles, responsibilities, and procedures for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to execute utility monitoring and control systems
(UMCS) projects and UMCS portions of projects. Projects may be associated with MILCON,
Support for Other (SFO), sustainment renovation and modernization, or other programs executed
by USACE. This regulation also outlines the roles, responsibilities and mandatory services
provided by the USACE Utility Monitoring and Control Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise
(UMCS-MCX).
2. Applicability. This regulation applies to all Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(HQUSACE) elements, major subordinate commands (MSC), district commands, laboratories,
and field operating activities (FOA) having design and/or construction responsibilities.
3. References.
a. ER 1110-1-8158, Corps-Wide Centers of Expertise Program.
4. Distribution. Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited.
5. History/Background. HQUSACE established the Utility Monitoring and Control Systems
Mandatory Center of Expertise at the Huntsville Engineering and Support Center in 1979 in
response to significant technical issues associated with many energy monitoring and control
systems contracts that were either underway or planned at the time. The Utility Monitoring and
Control Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise tasking was defined in the Utility Monitoring
and Control Systems Program Management Plan, the most recent update of which was issued by
HQUSACE in NOV 1997.
6. Mission. The mission of the UMCS-MCX is to provide worldwide expertise to deliver the
highest quality utility monitoring and control systems projects for the DoD, other Federal
agencies and other customers in partnership with USACE commands. As such, the UMCS-
MCX is the USACE-wide MCX for utility monitoring and control systems applications
including, but not limited to, building systems automation, utility metering, energy management,
annunciation/reporting systems, data transmission, systems sustainment, and integration of the
various subsystems and components. The UMCS-MCX is tasked with providing design and
construction policies, technical guidance, procedures, criteria, specifications, and standards.
