Location:
Rock Island District
Description:
The Inland Navigation Design Center Mandatory Center of Expertise (INDC-MCX) is an organization that provides engineering, design, analysis and review services for studies, new locks, new navigation dams, major rehabilitation of existing inland navigation locks and dams, and significant inland navigation lock and dam Operations & Maintenance (O&M) projects.
The INDC promotes quality design, and consistency in design, and technical competency. The primary efforts to support this mission include: Leading a coordinated effort to develop, maintain, and strengthen technical competency within the engineering and design community for inland navigation; building and maintaining an Inland Navigation Design Community of Practice (CoP); collaborating and coordinating with waterway users and operators to stay situationally aware of problems and issues confronting navigation industry; maintaining relationships with national and international partners for knowledge management activities; development of engineering standards and transfer of knowledge for inland navigation projects; support research and update relevant USACE guidance documents; and serve as the Review Management Organization for navigation related designs and major rehabilitation studies.
The INDC provides national leadership for standardization of design, inspection, repair, and renewal of navigation infrastructure; investigation and recommendation on research and development needs; and implementation of new technologies as beneficial for life cycle cost reduction. It supports USACE infrastructure strategy, management, and maintenance efforts, and implements risk-informed approaches for design, analysis, and decision-making frameworks.
The non-project INDC roles and responsibilities allow the center to be relevant and have value added to the enterprise. This includes the development and maintenance of the Inland Navigation Design CoP, as well as the pursuit of standardization with the desired end state of commonality of components, and other HQ initiatives.
Background:
As part of USACE Civil Works Transformation, the INDC originated in FY 13 and ER 1110-1-8168 Roles and Responsibilities of the Inland Navigation Design Center Mandatory Center of Expertise was published in July 2016 and updated in 2022.
Additional Information
Authority:
Civil Works Transformation- Methods of Delivery- Inland Navigation Design Center
Summarized Project Costs
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Estimated Federal Cost
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$0
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Estimated Non-Federal Cost
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$0
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Estimated Total Project Cost
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$0
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Allocations Prior to FY 2024
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$3,671,700
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FY 2024 Allocation
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$0
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FY 2025 President’s Budget
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$0
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FY 2025 Total Capability
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$1,100,000
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Major Work Item Current Fiscal Year:
FY 2024: Not funded for centralized activities.
Major Work Item Next Fiscal Year:
FY 2025: If funded, the project will move forward with update of the IND CoP membership and certification, providing enhanced training and outreach activities through the IND CoP, identification and development of standardized designs, support in development of screening tool to identify budget packages with high commonality potential, SOG activities, and collaboration with Asset Management to develop Commonality Strategy.