Based on the passages provided, UFS 3-740-05 is a Unified Facilities Supplement for Construction Cost Estimating, current as of 2 February 2026.
Key characteristics:
UFS 3-740-05 is non-mandatory, supplemental guidance that supports UFC criteria [UFS 3-740-05 Foreword]. It provides procedural guidance, best practices, lessons learned, examples, and explanatory materials—including step-by-step procedures, checklists, illustrations, or decision aids—to help users understand and apply UFC requirements, but does not create new requirements or modify UFC content [UFS 3-740-05 Foreword].
The supplement establishes that reliable cost estimates must meet four key elements per Government Accountability Office (GAO-20-195G): (1) Comprehensive; (2) Well-Documented; (3) Credible; and (4) Accurate [UFS 3-740-05 Chapter 2]. All costs a prudent, experienced contractor would incur must be included, developed with maximum accuracy and detail based on the best available information [UFS 3-740-05 Chapter 2].
The supplement is available on the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) website at https://www.wbdg.org/dod/u
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DoDI 5000.73 para 4270.05 (effective/current as of 2024-10-24)ntal funding which may not exceed the $500 million threshold in any given year. To support this requirement and ensure that this requirement does not delay the award of such contracts in the event of cost growth, CAPE conducts an estimate of costs for any MILCON project likely to exceed a value of $400 million: (a) In advance of the authority to advertise decision. (b) At any other time considered appropriate by the DCAPE or upon the request of the USD(A&S) or the DoD construction agent (DCA) as designated in DoD Directive 4270.05. (2) CAPE may, at its discretion, delegate the authority for the conduct of the cost estimate to the DCA. Estimates that are delegated must be conducted in accordance with the relevant DCA policies and procedures and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-740-05, 3-