PLA Request for Information

This is a request for information/market survey. This is not a request for proposal, request for quote, or an invitation for bid. There will be no solicitation, specification, or drawings available at this time.

Naval Facilities Engineering System Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic is soliciting comments from the public addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for construction project P758 Machinery Control Development Center located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This project will construct a multi-story facility with a high-bay test laboratory, two low-bay test labs, and flexible-use light lab areas. Primary facilities include structural steel framing, concrete foundations and structural slab, elevated floor slabs, masonry and insulated metal panel exterior skin, built-up roofing system, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

Project will be Design-Bid-Build (DBB). NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial & Institutional Building Construction. The magnitude of construction for this project is anticipated to be between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. General period of performance is anticipated to be approximately 918 calendar days.

A PLA is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement as described in 29 U.S.C. 158 (f). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) policy states: Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, requires agencies to use PLAs in large-scale construction projects (defined as a construction project with a total estimated cost at or above $35M) to promote economy and efficiency in the administration and completion of Federal construction projects. When awarding a contract in connection with a large-scale construction project, agencies shall require use of a PLA for contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the project, unless an exception(s) at FAR 22.504(d) applies. Reference is made to: FAR Subpart 22.5 Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; provision, FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement; and to clause, FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.

In consideration of the above factors, and any others which may be deemed appropriate, the public is invited to provide responses on the use of a PLA for this construction project utilizing the attached questionnaire.