The Department of Defense has ordered its contracting officers to halt the use of project labor agreements on “large-scale construction projects,” according to a memo obtained by Construction Dive.
The notice, dated Feb. 7, says contracting officers shall remove PLA requirements created by former President Joe Biden that apply to projects receiving $35 million or more in federal funds.
As part of the memo — signed by John M. Tenaglia, principal director of defense pricing, contracting and acquisition policy for the DOD — contracting officers were ordered to amend solicitations for federal contracts to remove PLA requirements.