PROJECT LABOR MARKET SURVEY FOR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR: PATTON HALL COMMUNITY CLUB & CONFERENCE CENTER, JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA

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PROJECT LABOR MARKET SURVEY FOR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (PLA) FOR: PATTON HALL COMMUNITY CLUB & CONFERENCE CENTER, JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA.

SPECIAL NOTICE: W912DR25R18CU

This Special Notice is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Any solicitation issued as a result of this notice will be in a separate announcement.

The Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for a large-scale construction project in Arlington, Virginia.

The Government has a requirement for construction services for the construction efforts at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall located in Arlington County, Virginia. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) Business Size Standard of $45.0 Million.

The project will consist of the design and construction of a new 70,600 SF Community Club and Conference Center. This will involve the demolition of Building 214 except for the Jailhouse. The demising wall of the Jailhouse will be repaired, and the building will be left in its current condition. While improvements to the pool are not required, there may be a need to connect to utilities near the pool area and/or improvements immediately adjacent which may temporarily impact the operation of the pool. The Design-Build Contractor will determine the siting of the new building, the location of the supporting facilities such as parking and utilities as well as staging within the limit of work.

A project labor agreement is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organization 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). See FAR 22.503 policy for details.

The Baltimore District is performing market research to assess market conditions to determine if an exception to the PLA requirements should be pursued. Specifically, the Baltimore District is requesting specific information as whether the inclusion of the PLA requirement would ‘substantially reduce the number of potential offerors to such a degree that adequate competition at a fair and reasonable price could not be achieved’ (FAR 22.504(d)(1)(ii)).

The Baltimore District requests responses to the following construction labor questions:

1. Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, provide supporting documentation? The information should include the following information on projects completed in the last 2-5 years:

a) Project Name and Location

b) Detailed Project Description

c) Initial Cost Estimate vs. Actual Final Cost

d) Was the project completed on time?

e) Number of craft trades present on the project

f) Was a PLA used?

g) Were there any challenges experienced during the project?

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, elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

3. Does the local market contain the sufficient number of available skilled workers for this project?

4. Are the other projects in the vicinity going to limit the pool of skill labor available for the subject project?

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

6. Are there collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that are likely to expire during the course of the subject project that might cause delays?

7. Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Government’s interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.

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

9. How would the use of a PLA impact project costs.

10. How would the use of a PLA impact the small business participation as subcontractors?

11. How would a PLA on this project impact small business prime and subcontractors who are non-signatory to a PLA concurrently working a separate contract on the same project site.

12. Is your firm a serious interested party in that you intend to submit a proposal for this procurement? Will the use of a PLA impact your ability to propose? If so, please explain.

Please send your labor market survey responses via email to Amber Rose at amber.L.rose@usace.army.mil, Robert Ferebee at Robert.l.ferebee@usace.army.mil, and Tamara Bonomolo at tamara.c.bonomolo@usace.army.mil no later than 11:00 AM EST on 11 August 2025. Details and clarity in responses are essential in order for the District Contracting Officer to assess competitive impacts, if any.

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