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DoD Contracting Policy Executive Panel U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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What is it?<br />

Project Labor Agreements<br />

► Pre-hire collective bargaining agreement between employers and one or more labor<br />

unions to establish terms & conditions <strong>of</strong> employment for a specific construction<br />

project<br />

► Covers hours & other terms <strong>of</strong> employment (e.g. no strike, no lockout)<br />

<strong>Executive</strong> Order (EO) 13502, 6 Feb 09<br />

► Revoked prior EOs prohibiting use <strong>of</strong> PLAs on Federal Construction projects<br />

► Encouraged agencies to consider using PLAs on “large-scale” (> $25M)<br />

construction projects<br />

USACE Procedures<br />

► PLA considered for contract value <strong>of</strong> $25M or greater<br />

► Project Delivery Team (PDT) conducts Labor Market Survey during acquisition<br />

planning<br />

► PLA Decision Memorandum approved by <strong>Contracting</strong> Officer<br />

► When PLA determined suitable, solicitation provides <strong>of</strong>ferors option to propose PLA<br />

► Viable PLA provides additional credit during source selection<br />

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BUILDING STRONG ®

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