PLA Survey - Operations & Maintenance and Repair for Healthcare Facilities and Helipads

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 requirement (exceeding $25 million) at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. This market survey is being posted for the Operations & Maintenance and Repair/Minor Construction at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 

Requirement Description:  This work involves general and specialized O&M services and plant operations that are not limited to managing and maintaining all plumbing systems; medical gas systems, fire detection, annunciating, reporting and suppression systems; infant abduction & security systems; HVAC systems; electrical utility; electronic systems; building exterior and interior finishes/enveloped; repair and construction incidental to the O&M projects.  This Level I Trauma center is approximately 4M square feet with a rooftop and a ground-level helipad.  

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 20 January 2022 by 15:00 CST.  E-mail your response to larhonda.m.archie@usace.army.mil and robert.s.mcallister@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.