SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- FY16 Market Survey for Project Labor Agreements (PLA)
- Notice Date
- 2/5/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB19500
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Kandy Clark, Phone: 301-975-5469, Teresa Harris, Phone: 301-975-8029
- E-Mail Address
-
kandy.clark@nist.gov, Teresa.Harris@nist.gov
(kandy.clark@nist.gov, Teresa.Harris@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects. 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 Government's 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: FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, Clause: FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement. The construction community is invited to comment on the use of PLAs. Of particular interest to the Government are responses to the following questions: (1) Should PLAs be executed on selected large dollar contracts awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD ?(2) Are there concerns by prime contractors on the availability of skilled construction labor?(3) Would a PLA benefit a project which contains a unique and compelling mission-critical schedule?(4) What type of project should not be considered for PLA clauses?(5) What is the time impact to the completion of the contract due to a PLA?(6) What is the cost impact to the bid due to the PLA?(7) What other factors should NIST consider before deciding to include PLA provisions in NIST Gaithersburg solicitation and any resultant contract? Responses shall be submitted via email to Kandy Clark at kandy.clark@nist.gov and Teresa Harris at teresa.harris@nist.gov no later than 3 PM (EST) on 16 February 2016. This is NOT a Request for Proposal 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 solicitation announcements separately from responses to this survey.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB19500/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04012315-W 20160207/160205234710-512ac7738d5ccce1cf028f9c508616ab (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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