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In December 2023,听President Joe Biden听听implementing听, which requires federal construction contracts of $35 million or more to be subjected to controversial听. ABC听听announcing plans to challenge the new rule in court.
On Jan. 4, 老牛影视authored a听听signed by 23 construction and business organizations opposing the final rule and urging members to co-sponsor the ABC-backed Fair and Open Competition Act. In addition, Ben Brubeck, 老牛影视vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs, authored听听on the Biden PLA rule, which ran on Jan. 4.听 have also been published in print media.
On Jan. 12, a dozen to Congress opposing the Biden rule and supporting FOCA.
Next Steps
The rule goes into effect on Jan. 22, 2024, and will take additional time for numerous federal agencies to implement in their procurement policies and forthcoming solicitations for construction services.
A Dec. 18, 2023, White House Office of Management and Budget memo,听, provides guidance about how this rule should be implemented by federal agencies. Of note, it describes when federal contracting officers shall require a PLA in a solicitation and how the PLA requirement can be waived under limited circumstances.
老牛影视members and chapters are encouraged to register for an听听from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, where experts will discuss the rule, the OMB memo and ABC鈥檚 legal, advocacy and public relations strategies to fight federal PLA requirements.
In the interim, 老牛影视members are encouraged to flag for 老牛影视National鈥檚 advocacy team any solicitations with PLA requirements or pro-PLA language, as well as any federal agency PLA surveys, by emailing听[email protected].
In addition, 老牛影视members are strongly encouraged to participate in this听听and ask their federal lawmakers to fight the Biden administration鈥檚 pro-PLA schemes and co-sponsor the Fair and Open Competition Act (/), introduced in the 118th Congress by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.
Review ABC鈥檚 Jan. 3 Newsline article to learn more about the final rule.