Secure Facility Technology Infrastructure for Classified Environments
Secure Facility Technology Infrastructure for Classified Environments
LINX designs and installs the multi-classification structured cabling and AV systems that classified environments depend on — built to ICD 705 and TEMPEST standards, and delivered by a team that understands what accreditation actually requires. With over 3.1 million square feet of completed secure installations, LINX is the technology partner that can support you at every stage of a secure facility build.
Secure Facility Challenges We Help Solve
Secure construction is unlike any other environment we work in. The standards are stricter, the inspections are unforgiving, and a detail missed during rough-in can stall accreditation for months. LINX designs infrastructure around those realities rather than treating a secure facility as an ordinary build with extra paperwork.
- ICD 705 Compliance: Infrastructure designed and installed against the Intelligence Community standard the facility will ultimately be accredited to.
- TEMPEST & Red/Black Separation: Multi-classification systems installed with the physical and electrical separation that emissions-security guidelines require.
- Protected Distribution Systems: PDS pathways planned and installed as part of the design, not retrofitted once the walls are closed.
- Accreditation Readiness: Work sequenced and documented so inspection and accreditation move forward without rework.
- Complex Construction Coordination: Secure facilities carry unique construction methods and trade sequencing that a standard low-voltage schedule does not account for.
Secure Environments We Support
Secure work is not a single facility type. Classification levels, inspection requirements and construction approach vary widely, and LINX adapts its approach to the specific requirements each environment carries.
- SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities): Accredited spaces protecting sensitive compartmented information against electronic surveillance and data leakage.
- SAPF (Special Access Program Facilities): Environments supporting special access programs and their additional handling requirements.
- Collateral Secure Spaces: Classified environments operating below SCI, with their own standards and separation requirements.
- Multi-Classification Facilities: Buildings where systems at different classification levels share a footprint and must remain physically and electrically separated.
- Secure Facilities at Scale: Completed secure installations ranging from 2,000 square feet to 700,000 square feet.
Design, Consulting & Installation
Secure facility projects rarely start at installation. The decisions that determine whether a space can be accredited are made much earlier, which is why LINX supports secure work from design through turnover.
Design Services
Off-hours and phased execution methodology that upgrades infrastructure without disrupting employees working in the space day-to-day. There’s no move required, and no downtime for your team.
Infrastructure designed against ICD 705 and TEMPEST guidelines from the outset, so the standard the facility will be inspected against shapes the drawings rather than arriving as a correction.
Consulting Services
Phased upgrade planning for secure facility infrastructure that works around lease timelines, budget cycles, and business continuity, not relying on a one-size-fits-all renovation schedule.
Early guidance on pathways, separation and sequencing before construction locks them in — the stage where most accreditation problems are created or avoided.
Installation Services
Engaging early in pre-construction to coordinate with architects and general contractors, so infrastructure is designed in from the start rather than retrofitted later.
Category 6/6A structured cabling, fiber optic infrastructure, telecom room build-out and AV systems, installed to the separation requirements the facility’s classification level demands.
Top Benefits of a Single Secure-Cleared Partner
Secure facilities punish fragmentation. Every additional vendor is another party that has to understand the standards, coordinate around inspection, and be accounted for inside a controlled space. Consolidating the work changes how the project runs.
The standards are understood before work begins. Large portions of the LINX project management staff and field technicians have completed training on Red/Black guidelines and PDS systems, so compliance is built into execution rather than discovered during inspection.
- Installation and accreditation move together. LINX is extremely familiar with deploying systems that adhere to IC technical specifications, which keeps the accreditation process moving instead of stalling on rework.
- Multi-classification systems stay separated. Network separation and the physical separation of media and hardware are planned as part of the design, not resolved on site.
- One accountable partner inside the space. Cabling, fiber, telecom rooms and AV are delivered under a single contract, reducing the number of parties who need access to a controlled environment.
Why Organizations Choose LINX for Secure Work
Secure projects fail on the details a general contractor has no reason to know. The difference between a partner who has worked inside accredited space and one who has not shows up long before inspection.
| Evaluation Criteria | General Low-Voltage Contractor | The LINX Model |
|---|---|---|
| Standards Knowledge | ICD 705 and TEMPEST learned on the job | Trained project management and field staff |
| Separation Requirements | Addressed once flagged during inspection | Designed in from the start |
| Accreditation Impact | Rework and schedule risk late in the build | Sequenced and documented for inspection |
| Secure Sector Experience | Occasional secure projects | Over 3.1 million square feet completed |
| Scope Coordination | Multiple vendors inside a controlled space | Single partner across cabling, fiber and AV |
See Secure Facility Work in Action
Secure projects vary enormously in size and complexity. Here is how that work plays out across the situations we support most.
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Large-Scale Secure Campus Build
Multi-classification cabling and AV infrastructure delivered across a secure facility in the hundreds of thousands of square feet, coordinated with construction and inspection from the start.
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Secure Space Within an Occupied Building
A controlled environment built inside an active facility, with separation requirements and access control maintained while the rest of the building keeps operating.
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Multi-Classification System Separation
Systems at different classification levels installed in a shared footprint, with the network, media and hardware separation those levels require.
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Accreditation Support on an Existing Facility
Infrastructure assessed, corrected and documented in an existing secure space so the facility can move through inspection and accreditation.
Secure Facility Past Performance
With over 3.1 million square feet of completed secure installations, these are a few examples of LINX past and current performance in secure facilities — environments ranging in size from 2,000 to 700,000 square feet.
- Project Westfields600,000 SF
- Project Stonegate400,000 SF
- Project WQC160,000 SF
- Project Plaza East120,000 SF
- Project AJ105,000 SF
- Project Huntsville100,000 SF
- Project B3100,000 SF
- Project Worldgate100,000 SF
- Project 9020 AJ100,000 SF
- Project CoSp75,000 SF
- Project 304 NBP65,000 SF
- Project WQA60,000 SF
- Project Northridge50,000 SF
- Project Beavercreek50,000 SF
- Project Orlando30,000 SF
- Project Meadow Point30,000 SF
- Project El Segundo30,000 SF
A representative selection of completed and in-progress secure work. Project names are internal LINX designations.
Your Secure Facility Questions, Answered
What is a SCIF?
A Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility is a secure room that protects against electronic surveillance and suppresses the leakage of sensitive government, military and security information. It must be built and accredited to Director of National Intelligence security standards under Intelligence Community Directive 705.
Does LINX install to ICD 705 and TEMPEST standards?
Yes. Installing multi-classification structured cabling and AV in secure environments requires adherence to the latest ICD 705 and TEMPEST standards, and LINX is extremely familiar with deploying systems to IC technical specifications.
What types of secure facilities does LINX work in?
SCIF, SAPF and Collateral environments, including multi-classification facilities where systems at different levels share a footprint.
Is the LINX team trained on Red/Black and PDS requirements?
Large portions of the LINX project management staff and field technicians have completed training courses on Red/Black guidelines, PDS systems and related secure-installation practices.
How much secure work has LINX completed?
Over 3.1 million square feet of completed secure installations, in facilities ranging from 2,000 to 700,000 square feet.
Can LINX help before construction starts?
Yes. LINX provides design and consulting services so pathways, separation and sequencing are resolved before construction locks them in — which is where most accreditation problems originate.
What is installed as part of a secure facility project?
Category 6/6A structured cabling, fiber optic infrastructure, telecom room build-out and AV systems, installed to the separation requirements the facility’s classification level demands.
How does LINX support the accreditation process?
By installing to the standard the facility will be inspected against and documenting the work as it goes, so accreditation proceeds without the rework that late-discovered compliance gaps create.
Start Planning Your Secure Facility Project
Secure facility work in the Washington, DC region is delivered from our Northern Virginia office in Chantilly.
Whether you are planning a new secure build, adding a controlled space inside an existing facility, or preparing an existing environment for accreditation, tell us where your project stands and we will help you plan the infrastructure around it.