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1. Purpose


The NIH Design Policy and Guidelines represents a large body of knowledge gathered from many sources within the Office of Research Facilities (ORF), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other Federal agencies, and the private sector. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the architect and engineer (A/E) contractor and ORF staff in the preparation of NIH construction contract documents and to promote excellence in the process of planning, programming, designing, and constructing NIH facilities.



This page last updated on Jan 26, 2006