SPECIAL NOTICE
Y -- LTSCI VA Dallas
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2022 2:14:32 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION & FACILITIES MGMT (36C10F) WASHINGTON DC 20420 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20420
- Solicitation Number
- 36C10F22Q0020
- Archive Date
- 06/07/2022
- Point of Contact
- Deontrinese Dalton, Contract Specialist, Phone: 202-256-5809
- E-Mail Address
-
Deontrinese.Dalton@va.gov
(Deontrinese.Dalton@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- PLA Sources Sought- LTSCI VA Dallas, TX The Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM), Central Regional Office (003C4D), is conducting an industry survey for analysis regarding Construction Contractors ideology and/or experience of use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) in large-scale (>35M) construction projects. � The construction is for Project No. 549-820B, Construction of New 30 Bed Long Term Spinal Cord Injury Unit located at the VA North Texas Health Care System-Dallas Campus, Dallas, TX. �The PLA questionnaire is below. �Your input (response/comment) is vital to the solicitation requirements of the beforementioned project. �Please complete and return your response/comments to the PLA questionnaire within seven (10) workdays from the posting date of this announcement. �Submit responses to the Contracting Officer at: �Deontrinese.Dalton@va.gov. by 4:30 p.m. CT. March 18, 2022. �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). �PLAs have shown effects in preventing instability on large-scale construction projects, avoiding labor-related disruptions by utilizing dispute-resolution, and prohibiting work stoppages, including strikes, lockouts etc. �Federal Government policy usage of PLA is to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Policy:� (a)�� �Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects.� (b) 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. See FAR Provision: 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.� See FAR Clause 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement PLA Sources Sought � LTSCI VA Dallas, TX Date: �__________________ Company's Name and DUNS: �_______________________________ � Business Size: ______________ Company Representative's Print Name & Title: ___________________________ Company Representative's Signature: �_________________________________� Telephone number and email: �_______________________________________� PLA QUESTIONNAIRE: (Please respond to the questions below)� 1. Is your company familiar with, or have been party to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and its use on large scale construction projects? Yes/No� Please describe your company�s realized advantages or disadvantages of the PLA use. Comments:� 2. Would your company likely submit a proposal for the VA construction solicitation that requires the use of a PLA? Yes/No� Comments:� 3. If VA requires a PLA, would your proposed construction cost likely to increase or decrease and by what estimated percentage? Comments: 4. Does the VA requirement to use of a PLA on a construction project restrict competition?� Yes/No� Comments: 5. Would it be expected to have subcontractor resistance should VA requires the use of a PLA on this construction project solicitation? Yes/No� Comments: 6. Are there any additional comments you would like to share regarding the use of a PLAs for large-scale construction projects or for this project? ________________________________________________________________________ �________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Please return the PLA questionnaire by March 18, 2022, to Deontrinese Dalton, Contracting Officer, Deontrinese.Dalton@va.gov .�
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