NAS WHITING FIELD AIRFIELD PAVEMENT REPAIRS

Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Request for Information (RFI) for Construction Project for Airfield Pavement Repairs in the State of Florida

This is a request for information/market survey.  This is not a request for proposal, request for quote, or an invitation for bid.  There will be no solicitation, specification, or drawings available at this time.

Naval Facilities Engineering System Command (NAVFAC) Southeast is soliciting comments from the public addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for the following construction project.  The construction project is for the Airfield Pavement Repairs located at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Florida. Construction may include, but is not limited to, repairing the airfield pavement by mill, overlay, and restripe pavement sections within the north airfield at NAS Whiting Field, including Runway 05-23, Runway 14-32, Taxiway A, Taxiway B, Taxiway C, Taxiway D, Taxiway E, Taxiway F, Taxiway G, Taxiway HL, Taxiway NL, Taxiway APPC, and the adjacent Parking Areas.  Approximate total concrete pavement repair area is approximately 800,000 square yards.  Repairs will include barricades, saw cutting, milling, asphalt overlay, sweeping and preparing pavement surfaces.  Minor repairs to concrete pavement include spall repair and joint replacement. The grade adjacent to the runway shoulder pavement edges will be re-graded, compacted and sodded for positive drainage. All airfield pavement markings will be replaced and the airfield lighting removed and replaced as required, reinstalled and adjusted to enable milling and overlay in accordance with UFC 3-260-01 Airfield and Heliport Planning and Design, UFC 3-260-02 Pavement Design for Airfields, and NAVAIR 51-50AAA-2 General Requirements for Shore based Airfield Marking and Lighting. New airfield markings (striping and numbers) will be applied in accordance with current FAA criteria and UFC 3-260-04 Airfield and Heliport Marking. located in the State of Florida.  Project will be design-bid-build.  NAICS Code: 237310.  The magnitude of construction is anticipated to be $25M – $100M.  General period of performance is anticipated to be approximately 540 calendar days. 

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 as described in 29 U.S.C. 158 (f).  Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) policy states: Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, requires agencies to use PLAs in large-scale construction projects (defined as a construction projects with a total estimated cost at or above $35M) to promote economy and efficiency in the administration and completion of Federal construction projects.  When awarding a contract in connection with a large-scale construction project, agencies shall require use of a PLA for contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the project, unless an exception(s) at FAR 22.504(d) applies. Reference is made to: FAR Subpart 22.5 Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; provision, FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement; and to clause, FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.

In consideration of the above factors, and any others which may be deemed appropriate, the public is invited to provide responses on the use of a PLA for this construction project utilizing the attached questionnaire. 

This is not an announcement of the availability of a solicitation nor is it a means of generating a plan holder’s list.   This survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government.  The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for the requested information.  The Government will not provide a debriefing on the results of this survey.  All information will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purposes intended.

Responses shall be submitted on the attached questionnaire via email to Cynthia McMonigle at contact@example.gov, and cc: Aimee Johnson at contact@example.gov. no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 11/24/2026.