Subsea and Seabed Warfare Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Facility, NSA Panama City, FL

Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Request for Information (RFI) for Construction Project for Subsea and Seabed Warfare RDT&E Facility in the State of Florida.

This is a request for information/market research.  This is not a request for proposal, request for quote, or an invitation for bid. There will be no solicitation, specification, or drawings available at this time.

NAVFAC Southeast is soliciting comments from the public addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for the following construction project. The project involves construction of laboratory and support space for Subsea and Seabed Warfare Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) facility for Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWCPCD)Team. The proposed two-story building provides required facilities for RDT&E of autonomous unmanned systems to support emerging work in subsea and seabed warfare (SSW). The project will provide access for launch and recovery of the unmanned systems in the Gulf of Mexico. The SSW RDT&E facility will enable concurrent and rapid transition to Research and Development (R&D) in collaboration with Science and Technology (S&T) programs in areas of adaptive sensors, unmanned systems, sensing and reporting, assured and multidomain communications, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Project will be design-bid-build.  NAICS Code: 236220.  The magnitude of construction is anticipated to be $25M – $100M.  General period of performance is 914 calendar days.

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 as described in 29 U.S.C. 158 (f).  Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) policy states: Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, requires agencies to use PLAs in large-scale construction projects (defined as a construction projects with a total estimated cost at or above $35M) to promote economy and efficiency in the administration and completion of Federal construction projects.  When awarding a contract in connection with a large-scale construction project, agencies shall require use of a PLA for contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the project, unless an exception(s) at FAR 22.504(d) applies. Reference is made to: FAR Subpart 22.5 Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; provision, FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement; and to clause, FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.

In consideration of the above factors, and any others which may be deemed appropriate, the public is invited to provide responses on the use of a PLA for this construction project utilizing the attached questionnaire. 

This is not an announcement of the availability of a solicitation nor is it a means of generating a plan holder’s list.   This survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government.  The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for the requested information.  The Government will not provide a debriefing on the results of this survey.  All information will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purposes intended.

Responses shall be submitted on the attached questionnaire via email to Deborah Torrence, deborah.d.torrence2.civ@us.navy.mil and Lindsay Betteridge, lindsay.e.betteridge.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 2:00 PM ET on June 14, 2024. ​​​​​