SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
- Notice Date
- 5/10/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Philadelphia, 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-3390, United States
- ZIP Code
- 19107-3390
- Solicitation Number
- W912BU-18-R-DAFBHangar
- Archive Date
- 6/9/2018
- Point of Contact
- Joseph R. Manney, Phone: 2156566763
- E-Mail Address
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joseph.r.manney@usace.army.mil
(joseph.r.manney@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- W912BU-18-R-DAFBHangar Labor Market Survey: In addressing projects within the scope of Executive Order 13502, USACE districts will need to undertake a labor market survey as part of their PLA evaluation process. USACE district PDTs should consider the following: 1. Issuing a Sources Sought Notice: The Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for the following large scale (exceeding $25 million) construction project: Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware Project Description: The proposed project is for the construction of a single bay, fully enclosed, fuel cell capable C-5 and C-17 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, located at Dover Air Force Base, DE. The new facility will be constructed adjacent to the existing airfield. The structure will be comprised of approximately 84,176 square feet. The majority of the building area is dedicated to the dual function fuel cell/general maintenance hangar bay space while the remaining area includes office spaces, tool rooms, break room, toilet and locker facilities, and support functions such as mechanical, electrical, fire pump and telecommunications rooms. The project will utilize vertical lift fabric doors for the hangar bay. The project will require proper implementation of safety and security features to include but not limited to providing and installing blast resistant exterior windows and doors in the office/administrative areas and providing and installing a fire suppression system including a low level high expansion foam system. The project also includes related infrastructure such as parking areas, roads, utilities, and site improvements. The facility will require enhanced commissioning upon completion to validate energy performance and must obtain LEED Silver certification. The construction site is adjacent to an active military airfield and the contractor will be required to ensure site safety and to coordinate construction activities with airfield operations. Airfield operations will not be interrupted which could require after hours utility connections and/or scheduling weekend work. This will ensure current airfield functions are continuous and not disrupted during construction. Range of Magnitude: Between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00 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 Governments long term programs interests such as training of skilled workforce for future projects. g. The possibility of labor disputes that threaten timely completion. h. Additional costs from 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 organizations if the agency decides that the use of project labor agreements will 1. Advance the Federal Governments 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 2. 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: a. Should a PLA be executed on the above described Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware? What benefits do you believe a PLA could achieve? What other factors should the Corps consider before deciding to include PLA provisions for the Aircraft Maintenance Hangar project? b. Will the use of a PLA be effective in achieving economy and efficiency? If so, how? What is the estimated relative cost impact, or any other economies or efficiencies derived by the Federal Government, if using a PLA? Will a PLA impact the cost of submitting an offer? c. 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? d. Will use of a PLA be conducive to ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other relevant matters on this project? Are there instances where these standards have not been met on Federal contracts in the local area? Were PLAs used for those specific contracts? e. This project will require construction contractors and/or subcontractors employing workers in multiple crafts or trades. Do you foresee any work on this project that may result in both the prime contractor and at least one subcontractor, or two or more subcontractors, employing the same trade? f. Are there concerns by prime contractors on the availability of skilled construction labor? Are there large scale construction projects in the area 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? g. How will a PLA impact the completion time? Would a PLA benefit a project which contains a unique and compelling mission-critical schedule? h. Where have PLAs been used on comparable projects undertaken by Federal, State, municipal, or private entities in the geographic area of this project? i. Will the use of PLAs impact the ability of potential Offerors and subcontractors to meet small business utilization goals? THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS 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 solicitations announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Please provide your comments via email to Joseph Manney, Contract Specialist, at Joseph.R.Manney@usace.army.mil no later than 4:00 P.M. (EST) on 25 May 2018. Gregory C. Keaton Chief, Contracts Branch
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