This document presents the required baseline approach to the design of Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) Entry Control Facilities (ECFs) and Access Control Points (ACPs) at Department of Defense (DoD) military installations. The term “Entry Control Facilities/Access Control Points” encompasses the overall layout, organization, infrastructure, and facilities at entrance locations onto United States military installations. ECF is synonymous with the term Access Control Point (ACP) used in some service publications.

The purpose of this UFC is to provide guidance for designing Electronic Security Systems (ESS) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) physical security program requirements. An ESS is one of many physical security measures that must be considered when addressing the physical security posture of a facility. This UFC is intended to provide uniformity and consistency in the design of an ESS.