SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- AIT Barracks, Phase III (PLA)
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510-1096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510-1096
- Solicitation Number
- W91236-16-PLA-0010
- Archive Date
- 5/3/2016
- Point of Contact
- Stormie S. B. Wicks, Phone: 7572017215
- E-Mail Address
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Stormie.B.Wicks@USACE.Army.Mil
(Stormie.B.Wicks@USACE.Army.Mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought - Project Labor Agreement for AIT Barracks Phase 3, Fort Lee, Virginia The Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the following large scale (exceeding $25 Million) construction project: AIT Barracks Phase 3, Fort Lee, Virginia. NOTE: This is an Amendment to a previous PLA announcement, which was erroneously listed as Fort Eustis, instead of Fort Lee, W91236-14-PLA-0015 Project Description: The scope of this project is for a Design-Build contract for the construction of a 287,000 square AIT Barracks (one 600 person and one 300 person barracks), a 1,500 square foot general purpose storage building, and a 31,650 SF Dining Facility. Facility will be designed and furnished to meet surge capacity of 1125 persons. Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, lighting, paving, parking, walks, curbs and gutters, storm drainage, information systems, landscaping and signage, and site improvements. The scope includes demolition of six buildings (107,965 SF). Heating and air conditioning will be provided by self-contained system. Project will comply with anti-terrorism and force protection requirements per Unified Facilities Criteria at Fort Lee, Virginia. Range of Magnitude: Between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. Period of Performance is approximately 8640 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Notice to Proceed is anticipated to occur between October 2016 and November 2016. Some of the factors that may be considered regarding PLA use are: a. The involvement of multiple contractors and/or subcontractors working in multiple crafts or trades. b. The complexity of the project c. Shortage of skilled labor in the region d. Completion of the project will require an extended period of time. e. The use of PLA's on other comparable projects in this geographic area. f. The promotion of the Government's long term program interest such as training of skilled workforce for future projects. g. The possibility of labor disputes that threaten timely completion. h. Additional costs form use of PLAs may be cost prohibitive. 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 described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Policy: a. Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects. b. An agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more labor organization if the agency decides that the use of project labor agreements will: a. Advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and b. Be consistent with law. Reference: Provision 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement Clause 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement In consideration of the above factors, and any others which may be deemed appropriate, the construction community is invited to comment on the use of PLAs. Of particular interest to the Government are responses to the following questions: 1. Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, please provide supporting documentation. 2. Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the referenced project? Are there large scale construction projects in the area (over $25M, within 50 miles of Fort Lee, VA) which could impact availability of skilled labor for this project? What is the anticipated volatility in the labor market for the trades required for the execution of the project? Please provide supporting documentation. 3. Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would impact the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible. 4. Is the proposed schedule/completion time one which would benefit for a PLA - if so, how? Will a PLA impact the completion time? Would a PLA benefit a project which contains a unique and compelling mission-critical schedule? 5. Are there any concerns regarding labor-management stability related to this project? Will the use of a PLA produce labor-management stability on this project? Have labor disputes or other labor issues contributed to project delays in the local area? Are you aware of examples of labor-management conflicts in the area which could impact the efficiency of this project, which a PLA could positively impact/resolve? 6. Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement. 7. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement. 8. Please identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project. 9. Please identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project. Please provide your comments via e-mail to Stormie Wicks, Contract Specialist, at Stormie.B.Wicks@usace.army.mil no later than 12:00 noon April 18, 2016. This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this labor market survey will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Contracting Office Address: ATTN: Stormie Wicks, USACE District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510-1096
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