Design and Construction of Zone 3 WEG - Subscale Drone Facilities, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

This is a project labor agreement survey only. This is not a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. There will not be a solicitation, specifications, or drawings available at this time.

This is a SPECIAL NOTICE. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. The Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for a large scale construction project (exceeding $25 million) at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL. This market survey is being posted for the D/B of a Weapons Evaluations Group (WEG) Subscale Drone Facilities, Tyndall AFB, Florida (Bay County).

Description of Work:  This project consists of the design and construction of a Pilotless Aircraft Shop, 50,870 SF = 4,726 SM; ECM Pod Shop and Storage, 38,763 SF = 3,603 SM;

Test Cell, 4,200 SF = 390 SM; Chute Shop, 23,463 SF = 2,180 SM; and a Wash Rack, 2,588 SF = 240 SM.

The Subscale Drone facility is a complex with pilotless aircraft shops, chute shop, aircrew flight equipment shop, Engine Test Cell, ECM Pod Shops and storage, and Wash Rack. The WEG maintains the personnel parachutes for the T38 crew, the F-16 drogue chutes, and the subscale chutes and therefore requires a chute tower and equipment shop to accomplish this mission. The pilotless AC Hangar will provide space for the maintenance and protection of drones. The Pod Shop is for the advanced threat replication mission and should include specialized classified and unclassified laboratories and support space.   The project includes all utilities, site improvements, pavements, detection/protection features, security enhancements and other supporting work.

Privatized utility connection fees are included in their respective supporting facilities line items for electrical Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC), water GCEC, and gas Peoples Gas Systems (PGS).

WEG Subscale Drone Facility

This project consists of the design and construction of a Pilotless Aircraft Shop, 50,870 SF; ECM Pod Shop and Storage, 38,763 SF; Test Cell, 4,200 SF;

All facilities includes all utilities, site improvements, pavements, detection/protection features, security enhancements and other supporting work necessary to make complete and usable facilities.

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).

Accordingly, Offerors are requested to respond to this Special Notice regarding PLA with the following information:

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? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

3) Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would affect the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

4) Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.

5) Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.

6) Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project.

7) Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project.

Interested Offerors shall respond to this Special Notice no later than June 10, 2020 by 14:00 CST.  E-mail your response to LaNell.A.Roberts@usace.army.mil  and Kyle.M.Rodgers@usace.army.mil. This Special Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.