SPECIAL NOTICE
Y -- Project Labor Agreement Survey Notice, Design-Build, GBSD Consolidated Maintenance Facility, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2022 11:12:21 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- W075 ENDIST LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES CA 90017-3409 USA
- ZIP Code
- 90017-3409
- Solicitation Number
- W912PL22R0342
- Response Due
- 9/16/2022 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2022
- Point of Contact
- Lucia A. Carvajal, Phone: 2134523240, Raj Cooper, Phone: 2134523168
- E-Mail Address
-
lucia.a.carvajal@usace.army.mil, Raj.Cooper@usace.army.mil
(lucia.a.carvajal@usace.army.mil, Raj.Cooper@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- The U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for a future procurement for the Design and Construction of a 13,789SM multi story Consolidated Maintenance Facility for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA to support GBSD Test, Launch Operations and accommodate a crew of 250 personnel. The primary facility will be used to house the Flight Test Squadron for GBSD Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM�s).� Project will include Advance Program Office/Security Program Office area that shall meet special access program facility requirements and be large enough to support security personnel & Cyber Information Technology personnel. Advance Program Office/Security Program Office shall consist of offices, one large conference room and two smaller conference rooms. In addition to the offices, laboratories, storage areas, and vehicle storage structures, the project will consist of secure/non-secure internet protocol router communication systems, electrical/mechanical services, and distribution components/systems, water and sewer, fire protection, lightning protection, security systems, and overhead cranes in the high bays to lift critical hardware and support equipment in and out of Transporter Erectors, Maintenance Vans, and other support vehicles. As the facility will be located adjacent to the missile route, all Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles vehicles will be maintained, and stored within this complex.� The facility will have secure storage rooms, labs and a codes vault that will be built to Intelligence Community Directive 705 standards. The class ""B"" codes vault contains a Class ""A"" vault. �Site improvements include clearing, grubbing, grading, demolition, as applicable, paving, walkways, and storm drainage.� The Facility will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-01. This project will comply with Department of Defense antiterrorism/force protection requirements per Unified Facility Criteria 4-010-01. Sustainable principles, to include life-cycle cost-effective practices, will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project in accordance with Unified Facility Criteria 1-200-02. This includes preparation of a life-cycle cost analysis for energy consuming systems, renewable energy generating systems, whenever life-cycle cost effective is selected as the reason any requirement of Unified Facility Criteria 1-200-02 is partially compliant or not applicable. The estimated construction price range is $100,000,000 - $250,000,000.00 The proposed project duration, 1029 calendar days after receipt of Notice to proceed Replies to this notice are being sought from firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 236220. The location of this work is at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County, CA. 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). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Policy: (a) Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurements. 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 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: 52.222-33 ""Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement Clause 52.222-34 ""Project Labor Agreement."" The construction community is invited to comment on the use of PLAs. Of particular interest to the Government is your firm's response to the following questions: (1) Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area of Santa Barbara County, CA 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� Additionally provide the following information on projects completed in the last 2-5 years:� 1) Project Name and Location 2) Detailed Project Description 3) Initial Cost Estimate vs. Actual Final Cost 4) Was the project completed on time? 5) Number of craft trades present on the project 6) Was a PLA used? 7) Were there any challenges experienced during the project? This is NOT a Request for Proposals and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this Project Labor Agreement (PLA) survey will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested parties must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this Project labor Agreement (PLA) survey. Responses should be submitted to Lucia A. Carvajal, Contract Specialist, via Electronic transmittal to lucia.a.carvajal@usace.army.mil.� Submittals will not be returned.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Lompoc, CA 93437, USA
- Zip Code: 93437
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 93437
- Record
- SN06419047-F 20220811/220809230115 (samdaily.us)
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