SBO-BIL-ATCT Tower Industry Day Presentation June 2023.pdf

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FAA - BIL Air Traffic Control Towers Execution Strategy Industry Day

Industry Attendees

Jeff Baker

June 2023

Federal Aviation Administration

Small Business Goals and Accomplishment

* Note – Based on FPDS Data from the Small Business Goaling Report

Prime Contract Categories FY22 Goal % FY22 Accomplished FY22 Accomplished % FY23 Goal %

Total Procurement $5,481,027,069 Contracts Awarded to Small Business Concerns 25.00% $1,626,168,781 29.67% 25.00% Contracts Awarded to Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (Includes- -8(a)) 12.00% $935,802,079 17.07% 13.00% Contracts Awarded to Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Women 5.00% $400,539,323 7.31% 5.00% Contracts Awarded to Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service Disabled Veterans 3.00% $240,564,680 4.39% 3.00%

Executive Orders and SDB Mandate

White House Action

EO 13985

Advancing Racial

Equity and Support for

Underserved Communities Through the

Federal Government

EO 14002

Economic Relief Related to the

COVID-19

Pandemic

EO 14091

Further Advancing Racial Equity and

Support for Underserved Communities Through the

Federal Government

Increase use of Small

Disadvantaged Businesses

(SDB) by 50%

Equity and FAA Efforts

FAA Small Business and Equity Focus

External Outreach

Internal Outreach

Monitoring and DataGovernance

Policy and Training

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

AIR TRAFFIC FACILITIES

To replace facilities and equipment and improve safety, security, and environmental standards.

Funded through contract actions.

AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

For airport projects that increase safety and expand capacity. Funded through Airport Grant opportunities.

AIRPORT TERMINALS

To replace aging terminals and airport-owned towers, increase terminal energy efficiency and accessibility, and more. Funded through Airport grant opportunities.

AIR TRAFFIC

FACILITIES

• Provides $1 billion/yr over 5 years to address the physical condition of the FAA’s air traffic control facilities funded through contract actions which will create jobs through prime contracting and subcontracting opportunities (existing contract vehicles and new stand alone opportunities).

• Reduce the Sustainment Backlog

• ATC Facilities Replacement

• Year 1 Funding

• Long Range Radar Sustainment

• ATCT/TRACON Sustainment

• Unstaffed Infrastructure Sustainment

• Power Systems and Fuel Sustainment

• Year 2-5 Funding

• Continued Sustainment

• ATC Facilities Replacement Ramps Up

BIL - Air Traffic Facilities

FAA BIL Contract Obligations

• Estimated FAA BIL Contract Obligations for Air

Traffic Facilities to date:

– Obligated - $570.7M

– SB Obligated - $193.1M (33.8%)

– SDB Obligated - $128.4M (22.5%)

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Federal Aviation Administration

FAA Small Business Program Office

SB Acquisition and FAA Mentor Protégé Program

BIL ATCT Industry Day Allen Bresley, Manager, FAA Small Business Program

FAA & Acquisition Reform

The 1996 DOT Appropriations Act provided the FAA with the opportunity for major reforms in acquisition. The legislation exempts the FAA from many of the existing Federal procurement laws and regulations including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

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FAA - Acquisition Management System (AMS)

• The Acquisition

Management System (AMS) establishes policy and guidance for all aspects of lifecycle acquisition management for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It defines how the FAA manages its resources -money / people / assets

- to fulfill its mission.

• FAA Acquisition System Toolset (FAST) https://fast.faa.gov/

Recent AMS Small Business Related Updates

• Noncompetitive Threshold for Acquisitions that include BIL

Funds:

– SDB, 8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB, and HUBZone AMS interim change allows noncompetitive awards to up to $20M if the acquisition includes Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding.

– In place through FY26.

– See AMS Policy section 3.6.1 and AMS Guidance section T3.6.1 for additional information regarding noncompetitive awards and small business.

– Note – noncompetitive award threshold for 8(a) certified was increased to $10M for all acquisition types (includes non- BIL funded).

• AMS Procurement Policy & Guidance https://fast.faa.gov/PPG_Procurement.cfm

FAA’s Mentor Protégé Program (MPP)

• Designed to motivate and encourage firms to assist small businesses

• Provide developmental assistance to:

Small Businesses (SB) Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Businesses (SEDB) Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Minority Institutions (MI) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses

(EDWOSB)

Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones)

• Facilitate the formation of long term business relationships which benefit the FAA

Support From Mentors

Incentives for Mentor Participation

• Mentors may receive additional evaluation points toward the award of contracts

• Mentors may receive credit toward attaining subcontracting goals

• Mentor developmental assistance costs incurred are allowable as indirect costs

• Set-asides amongst mentor-protégé firms

• Long term business relationships and Teaming opportunities

FAA’s MPP Exception to Affiliation

• A joint venture between a protégé firm and its approved mentor may be deemed small provided the protégé qualifies as small for the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement.

• FAA approved Mentor-Protégé Program joint ventures are acceptable and/or Small Business Administration approved Mentor- Protégé Program joint ventures are acceptable.

• To receive an exclusion from affiliation, the MPA must be approved before a mentor and its protégé submit and offer for a small business contract as a JV.

Joint Ventures

• A JV must have a separate agreement and must be a separate legal entity identified in SAM.gov with its own UEI and Cage Code.

• Performance of work:

– For any contract set aside or reserved for small business that is to be performed by a joint venture between a small business protégé and its SBA-approved mentor or FAA-approved mentor, the joint venture must perform the applicable percentage of work in accordance with AMS Clause 3.6.1-7 Limitations on Subcontracting (15% for general construction not including materials)

Eligibility for FAA’s MPP

• Mentors

– Large or Small firms eligible for receipt of federal contracts that are capable of providing developmental assistance

– Not under a suspension and/or debarment action

• Protégés

– Must be a SB, SDB, WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, SEDB (8(a)), MI, HBCU, or HUBzone

– Eligible for federal contracts

– Not under a suspension and/or debarment action

• Mentors and Protégés firms are solely responsible for selecting their counterpart

How to Participate in the FAA’s MPP

1. Locate a partner—Mentors and Protégés are required to establish their own counterparts. Explore existing business connections.

2. Mentor Application---Mentors interested in participating must submit a corporate capabilities and a letter requesting approval to participate to the FAA

SBO.

3. Determine developmental assistance to be provided and submit MP agreement for approval—Submit Mentor Protégé agreements with all required elements to the FAA’s SBO. Reviews and approvals will be completed no later than 30 days of receipt. The agreement officially begins upon agreement approval and must be incorporated into the mentor or protégés firm’s award.

4. Fulfill all reporting requirements—The reporting requirements for the FAA MPP include the following:

1. Semi-annual reports

2. Protégé post-agreement reports

Finding a Mentor

• Existing relationships (subcontracting)

• FAA Mentor Protégé Search

• SBA Mentor Protégé Program Active Agreements

• SAM.gov

• USASpending.gov

• FPDS.gov

• Networking and

Matchmaking Events

• Small Business

Conferences https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=Mentor%20Prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9%20Search https://www.sba.gov/document/support-active-mentor-protege-agreements https://sam.gov/content/home https://www.usaspending.gov/ https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/

FAA Mentor Protégé Acquisition Management System (AMS) Guidance & Clauses

• AMS Guidance T3.6.1(A)(7)

• AMS Clause 3.6.1-9 Mentor Protégé Program (July 2022)

• AMS Clause 3.6.1-10 Evaluation of Contractor Participation in the FAA Mentor Protégé Program (January 1999)

• AMS Clause 3.6.1-11 Mentor Protégé Requirements and

Evaluation (January 2021)

• FAA Mentor Protégé Guide can be requested from

Lelanie.Rivera@faa.gov https://fast.faa.gov/docs/procurementGuidance/guidanceT3.6.1.pdf https://fast.faa.gov/docs/clausedocs/clauses/3.6.1-9.docx https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffast.faa.gov%2Fdocs%2Fclausedocs%2Fclauses%2F3.6.1-10.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffast.faa.gov%2Fdocs%2Fclausedocs%2Fclauses%2F3.6.1-11.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

Upcoming FAA SBO Outreach Events

• July 19th – DOT Prime/Subcontractor Networking Event (V) – Register Here

• July 25th – MMAC Matchmaking – (V) – SAM.gov Announcement https://dotcmp.com/event/primeandsubcontractormatchmaking https://sam.gov/opp/43bbc623c36348d1a8af7b750d7cb43b/view

SB Program Team and Site Resources

• SBO Team Page

• Allen Bresley Manager, Small Business Program Acquisition Policy & Oversight (AAP-20) Telephone: (609) 485-4380 allen.bresley@faa.gov

• Christine Sager, Management/Program Analyst FAA Headquarters Support Telephone: (609) 485-6526 christine.m.sager@faa.gov

• Lakisha Davis, Staff Assistant FAA Headquarters – Washington, DC Telephone: (202) 267-8862 lakisha.davis@faa.gov

• Gerald Lewis, Management/Program Analyst Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, OK Telephone: (405) 954-7704 gerald.a.lewis@faa.gov

• Deborah Hemphill, Management/Program Analyst William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ Telephone: (609) 485-5138 deborah.hemphill@faa.gov

• Jeri Bird, Management/Program Analyst Central Service Area, Ft. Worth, TX Telephone: (817) 222-4391 jeri.bird@faa.gov

• Lelanie Rivera, Management/Program Analyst Western Service Area, Des Moines, WA Telephone (206) 231-3021 lelanie.rivera@faa.gov https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=The%20SBO%20Team mailto:allen.bresley@faa.gov mailto:christine.m.sager@faa.gov mailto:lakisha.davis@faa.gov mailto:gerald.a.lewis@faa.gov mailto:deborah.hemphill@faa.gov mailto:jeri.bird@faa.gov mailto:lelanie.rivera@faa.gov

Other Notable Resources

• Contract Opportunities:

https://sam.gov/

• Procurement Forecast

• SBA Mentor Protégé Program

• Small Business Office website

• Subcontracting Directory

• Upcoming Small Business Office

(SBO) events calendar

• FAA Mentor Protégé Program

• Doing Business with the FAA

• Program Manager’s Corner

• IT Industry Liaison Office https://sam.gov/ https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=Procurement%20Forecasts https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/sba-mentor-protege-program https://sbo.faa.gov/Home.cfm https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=SBO%20Events https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=Mentor%20Prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9%20Program https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=Doing%20Business%20with%20the%20FAA https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=Program%20Manager%27s%20Corner https://sbo.faa.gov/Inline.cfm?PageName=Information%20Technology%20at%20the%20FAA

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Federal Aviation AdministrationBipartisan Infrastructure

Law (BIL) – ATCT Tower

Market Survey/Industry Day

All Interested Vendors

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BIL Air Traffic Control Tower $5 Billon to upgrade the foundation of the FAA air traffic control to improve National Airspace safety $1B Yearly Expenditure

Over 100 aging control towers at regional and municipal airports across US will eventually need to be replaced Goal: 30 towers by 2030

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30 BY 30 List

Location ID State City Location ID State City AHN GA Athens LAW OK Lawton

ALN IL East Alton LEB NH West Lebanon BFM AL Mobile LOU KY Louisville BLI WA Bellingham MCN GA Macon DET MI Detroit MOD CA Modesto DTN LA Shreveport MVY MA Tisbury EMT CA El Monte MWA IL Marion EYW FL Key West OGD UT Ogden

FCM MN Eden Prairie PAH KY West Paducah FLO SC Florence PIH ID Pocatello FMY FL Ft. Myers PNE PA Philadelphia FTW TX Fort Worth PUB CO Pueblo GLH MS Greensville RDG PA Reading

HFD CT Hartford RVS OK Tulsa Riverside HKS MS Jackson SLE OR Salem

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Standard ATCT Design New Standard Design Development awarded to Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)

Design applied to towers ranging from 60 –

119 AGL

Components Considered for the design:

Precast Concrete Core Concrete Filled Steel Pipe Columns CLT Wall Panel CLT Panel Steel Beam Hollow Core Precast Planks Modular Construction

Standard design intended to be site adapted

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DISCLAIMER

• Please note any information disclosed or derived from the discussion are strictly for market research. Scenarios, questions or information presented are hypothetical situations to aid in collecting data. This discussion does not constitute an agreement or arrangement for contract award.

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Scenario – Survey Questions The FAA has 30 towers across the nation (Eastern, Central and Western Service Area) that must be awarded and constructed expeditiously. A new standard design will be provided in the SIR package that will required contractor to site adapt the design and build the tower.

1. What are GCs concerns with executing this many towers?

i. Bonding Capability

ii. GC capacity

2. How many tower could a GC efficiently construct utilizing a Design-Bid-Build or Design- Build?

i. Service Areas vs Across the US

ii. Advantages to executing multiple sites on a single contract

iii. Sequentially vs Concurrently

iv. Geographically vs Tower Requirement

3. What capacity do the GC’s have to partner with manufacturing plants?

4. What is the ideal number of tower site to award under one contract?

5. 12 month construction schedule… Is this feasible?

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Scenario – Survey Questions – Cont’d

6. Does the GC’s have any concerns with supply chain issues? What can be done to mitigate those concerns? Ex. Steel, Mechanical, Electrical

7. What are the impacts vendors will encounter should be Project Labor Agreements (PLA) be required? How many subcontractors participation will be at risk? What is the potential pricing mark-up for including PLAs?

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Any Questions?

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Resources

• FAA FY 2023 Budget Estimates (transportation.gov) https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-03/FAA_Buget_Estimates_FY23.pdf