The Department of Defense has rolled back the Project Labor Agreement Mandate Policy executive order put into effect by ...

“Based on an inclusive market analysis, requiring a [PLA agreement] on the project would substantially reduce the number of potential bidders so as to frustrate full and open competition.” ...

MVL USA, Inc. v. United States, No. 24-1057 (Fed. Cl. Jan. 21, 2025). A PLA is a binding agreement between a contractor and at least one labor union 1 establishing the terms of employment ...

The agreement guarantees that the $5.7 million project will hire union labor from local building trades unions.

the president does not have the authority to create a set-aside program that disqualifies contractors that have not negotiated or have been unable to negotiate a project labor agreement." ...