July 26, 2011

Transportation Committee Democrats Introduce Clean Extension to End FAA Shutdown

—Rahall, Costello Call on House Republican Leadership to Schedule Immediate Vote to Stop Jeopardizing the Jobs of Nearly 90,000 American Construction Workers, End Furlough of 3,600 FAA Aviation Experts—

Washington, D.C.– Just one day after the U.S. Department of Transportation started issuing stop-work orders to airport construction companies across the country and House Republicans refused to convene a conference committee on the long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill, every Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today joined together to introduce a short-term funding extension of the FAA that would end the current Republican-led shutdown and put thousands of workers back on the job.

“Instead of negotiating at gunpoint and forcing the Senate to adopt its ideological assault on the American worker, House Republican leaders should end their senseless shutdown of the FAA by bringing this clean extension to the floor for a vote today while a long-term FAA reauthorization is finalized,” said U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the Full Committee.  “Republicans should stop jeopardizing the jobs of nearly 90,000 American construction workers and penalizing the people who keep our skies safe by holding their job hostage to their “my way or the runway” approach.”

Pending enactment of a long-term FAA reauthorization bill, Congress has passed 20 short-term extension acts without controversial policy provisions since 2007 to extend the FAA’s authority to administer aviation programs.  Breaking with precedent, the 21st short-term extension that the House Republican leadership crafted and the House passed last week contained extraneous provisions that had not been agreed upon in advance.  Despite being warned that such provisions could not pass the Senate, Republican leaders chose to attach these provisions to a must-pass short-term funding extension and forced a partial FAA shutdown at a cost of $200 million per week in lost revenue.

“The Republicans should stop playing games with the livelihoods of nearly 4,000 furloughed FAA workers and the overall economy and pass this clean extension bill.  The adverse economic impacts of not funding the FAA are serious, as airport construction projects have stopped and thousands of construction workers are sitting at home,” said U.S. Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL), top Democrat on the House Aviation Subcommittee.  “Other FAA functions - such as certifying new aircraft - help maintain commerce and an efficient economy.   Without them economic activity slows or stops altogether, impeding our economic recovery.  The Republican approach is counter-productive; they should pass this clean extension, appoint conferees and negotiate a long-term FAA authorization bill.” 

On April 7, 2011, the Senate requested the House meet in a conference to resolve the differences between the House- and Senate-passed long-term FAA reauthorization bills.  More than 100 days later, the House has taken no action to agree to a conference.  Despite claims by Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) that such differences could be resolved “in 20 minutes,” the House Republican leadership is holding the negotiations hostage and has been unwilling to negotiate the differences between the bills in an open and transparent process.

“Just hours after House Republicans on Friday played chicken with our Nation’s aviation system with their “my way or the runway” shotgun approach to negotiating, 3,600 aviation experts received furlough notices,” said Rahall.  “While pink slips have already gone out to airport construction crews from coast to coast, the House Republican leadership could minimize the destructive damage by ending their political games but yesterday they indicated they are unwilling to meet to resolve the differences.  Republicans should extend the FAA through the end of September and join Senator Jay Rockefeller at the bargaining table to reauthorize the FAA.”

The “Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011” introduced today by Costello, Rahall, every Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Democratic leaders on the Ways and Means Committee is a clean FAA extension bill that would authorize the aviation programs through the end of Fiscal Year 2011 (September 30, 2011).  A clean extension is supported by a wide group of aviation organizations, including the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), Airports Council International (ACI), American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), California Airports Council (CAC), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), and Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS).

“The House Republicans have recklessly blown up FAA reauthorization negotiations, while needlessly putting Americans out of work,” said Rahall.  “They have not appointed conferees, they have not done the basic work to resolve the current impasse, and they seem to have no real plan to resolve it going forward other than continuing to inflict pain on working families until they get their way.”

The Republican-led FAA shutdown that began at midnight on Friday has already triggered stop work orders being issued to construction crews across the country.

FAA Stop-Work Orders That Have Been Issued:

Name of the Contractor

Project Location(s)

Type of Work

Value of the Contract

Jacobs Engineering

California, Oregon, Texas, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, D.C., Florida, Minnesota, Illinois, Virginia

Architect & engineering, construction for en route centers and combined en route and approach facilities

$370,000,000

Reliant Contractors

Greenville, MS

Construction of remote communications air-ground facility

$97,500

Flintco, Inc.

Gulf Port, MS

Tower construction

$11,845,620

Daniel J. Keating Co.

Wilkes Barre, PA

Tower construction

$14,721,356

Paul J. Scariano Inc

New York

Demolition of LGA tower

$6,324,387

Sheckler Contracting, Inc.

Leesburg, VA

Roof replacement at en route center

$363,000

Nationwide Construction Group

PA, NY

Construction, physical security

$718,000

M&M Enterprises

Dulles, VA

Fence construction

$56,000

Jones Morgan Inc

Rochester, NY

Construction

$346,000

Boykin Contracting Inc

Greenwood, MS

Construction

$56,000

KOBO Utility & Electric

Hyannis, MA

Construction of Precision Approach Path Indicator lights

$37,000

Flintco, Inc.

Memphis, TN

Tower construction

$55,953,326

Patriot Electric Inc

Providence, RI

Fire alarm, construction

$237,000

Standard Builders Inc

Memphis, TN

Painting

$18,000

Corinthian

Warrenton, VA

Construction of new Command Center

$24,338,718

6K Systems Inc.

Burlington, MA

Computer services

$234,000

Chappy Corp.

Baltimore, MD

Site preparation for installation of BWI ASDE-X

$2,279,576

AKAL Security Inc.

Baltimore, MD

BWI ASDE-X

$91,500

Limbach Co. Inc.

Oakdale, PA

Boiler, construction

$205,000

Construction and Service Solutions

Rochester, NY

Roof construction

$316,000

Peachtree Mechanical Inc

VA

Construction at Washington en route center

$631,000

Sheckler Contracting Inc.

NY

Construction at JFK tower

$155,000

S&E Services, Inc.

Garden City, NY

Construct a catwalk in NY TRACON

$1,781,000

Limbach Company LLC

Pittsburg, PA

Plumbing, construction

$175,000

CUSA Consulting Corp.

Erie, PA

Fire life safety, construction

$112,000

Postier & Jaeckle Inc.

Rochester, NY

Construction

$27,000

Petersen-Dean Inc.

Jacksonville FL

Construction at Jacksonville en route center

$55,000

Marathon Electric Inc.

Memphis, TN

Construction at Memphis en route center

$88,500

Moulison North Corp.

Portland, ME

Electrical project

$9,000

Cornerstone Construction Services

Lawrence, MA

Roof construction

$47,000

Pine Tree Elevator

Portland, ME

Elevator project

$163,000

CGMC Building Corp.

Poughkeepsie, NY & Danbury, CT

Seismic upgrade

$488,000

Prow’ess Construction Corp.

Lawrence, MA

Facility modernization Construction

$123,700

Atlantic Defense Contractor

Portland, ME

Seismic upgrade

$935,000

Synthesis Inc.

Ronkonkoma, NY

Drain project

$10,000

McKercher Corp.

Miami, FL

Electric project, construction

$133,900

Synthesis Inc.

Ronkonkoma, NY

Construction upgrade

$256,700

CMGC Building Corp.

Nashua, NH

Mechanical room construction

$88,500

LVI Services

New York, NY

Construction

$1,100,000

Security Construction Services

Nashua, NH

Construction, attic rehab.

$4,670,000

Peachtree Specialty Group

Atlanta, GA

Construction at Atlanta en route center

$133,900

Louis Berger & Associates

New York

Asbestos removal, construction

$168,500

TJB Air Conditioning and Heating

19 Terminal Doppler Weather Radar facilities

HVAC renovations

$1,030,000

Swinterton Builders

Palm Springs, CA

Construction of tower

$14,229,775

Devon Construction, Inc.

Oakland, CA

Construction of tower

$31,000,304

Cobalt Construct.

Palmdale, CA

Construction(86% complete), modernization of 2d floor of automation wing and control floor, attic

$12,146,449

Bara Infoware

Sacramento, CA

Replace roof and visitor entrance wall panels at Tracon

$759,567

E Corp

Auburn, WA

2d floor automation wing

$2,294,220

Ahtna Engineering Services LLC

Bethel, AK

Airport Approach and Runway Entrance Lights installation

$843,816

Archer Western Contractors

Las Vegas, NV

Construction of new tower

$43,429,116

Archer Western Contractors

Abilene, TX

Construction of new tower

$15,722,800

Archer Western Contractors

Traverse City, MI

Construction of new tower

$11,062,093

Archer Western Contractors

Kansas City, KS

2nd floor modernization construction, attic at en route center

$2,399,970

Archer Western Contractors

Albuquerque, NM

Construction build out at en route center

$1,984,002

Imperial Construction Weatherford TX

Houston, TX

Construction of replacement TRACON

$25,085,257

Imperial Construction Weatherford TX

Chicago, IL

Parking lot replacement at en route center

$1,500,000

Skanska

Kalamazoo, MI

Construct new tower

$14,422,975

Skanska

GFK

Install new radio transmitter receiver

$848,500

Skanska

Walnut Ridge, AR

Install new Medium-Intensity Approach Lighting System for runway

$587,000

Concept Solutions, LLC

Reston, VA

Business Management Support for Joint Planning and Development Office

$1,447,999

Allied Technology Group

Rockville, MD

Program Management Technical Support Services for ATO Finance

$1,174,421

CGH Technologies, Inc.

Washington, DC

Various projects per Work Order. Support for Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) Obstruction Evaluation

$29,184,768.00

CGH Technologies, Inc.

Washington, DC

Various projects per Work Order. Support for Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) Obstruction Evaluation

$54,075,701.00

CGH Technologies, Inc.

Washington, DC

Various projects per Work Order. Current WO for development support for Airports Geographic Information System

$54,075,701.00

Network Designs, Inc. (NDI)

Vienna, VA

Security Engineering Support for FAA's Alaska Flight Service Modernization (AFSM) Program.

$914,961.54

Lockheed Martin

Washington, DC

Program Management Support for ATO Technical Operations

$233,000

AST Eng

Multiple locations

ERAM support services will be halted at all locations except Seattle and Salt Lake City

$3.5M

Science Applications International

Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Dulles, Charlotte, Chicago O’Hare, Ft. Lauderdale, Newark, LaGuardia, Phoenix, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles

Engineering support for runway status lights

$37M

Sensis Corp

Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Dulles, Charlotte, Chicago O’Hare, Ft. Lauderdale, Newark, LaGuardia, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles

Runway Status Lights

$214M

JVN

Multiple locations

Flight Information Regions

$2.3M

Sensis

Multiple locations

ASDE-X

$390M

SAIC

Multiple locations

ASDE-X Program Management Office (PMO) Support

$104M

Arcon Corporation

Multiple locations

Terminal Automation IV&V

$14.1M

Regulus Corp **

Multiple locations

Terminal Surveillance Special Technical

$31.8M

Boeing

Multiple locations

Future Air Navigation System Interoperability Team (FIT) Program

$200k

Lockheed Martin **

Multiple locations

En Route Communications Gateway

$151M

Lockheed Martin **

Multiple locations

HOST Sustainment

$619M

L3 Communications **

Multiple locations

Oceanic Integrated Services (OIS) Contract

$57.5M

TASC **

Multiple locations

TAC2

$384M

Apptis **

Multiple locations

ATO-Terminal Support Services

$20.6M

MCR **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$25M

TASC/NG **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$21.8M

SAIC **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$21.1M

ITT **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$34.3M

Technology Service Corp **

Multiple locations

Radar Support System

$1.7M

A3 **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$3.7M

Enterprise **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$2M

S&K **

Multiple locations

ATO-T Support Services

$2.9M

JMA Group

Washington, DC

Support to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) Office

$3M

CSC Corporation

Rockville, MD

Traffic Flow Management Software System

$593M

CNA Group

Alexandria, VA

Analysis, Systems Engineering and Operations Research for the AIM Office

$6.2M

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

ZOA Modernize

Curtain Wall Replacement and Mod. 4 Renovation

$5,838,000

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

ZHU Admin Wing

Administration Wing Renovation

$6,960,000

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

San Juan CERAP

Seismic Upgrade

$11,500,000

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

ZJX Curtain Wall

Curtain Wall Replacement

$1,770,000

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

ZDC Curtain Wall

Curtain Wall Replacement

$2,530,000

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

ZAU Curtain Wall

Curtain Wall Replacement

$2,200,000

Jacobs Facilities Group, Inc

ZMP Major Mechanical

Major Mechanical Upgrade

$6,230,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

LiHue ATCT, HI

Seismic Modernization Upgrade

$3,700,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

Livermore ATCT, CA

Seismic Modernization

$505,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

Palo Alto ATCT, CA

Seismic Modernization

$479,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

Santa Maria ATCT, CA

Seismic Modernization

$497,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

Anchorage ATCT, AK

Seismic Modernization

$563,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

Salem ATCT, OR

Seismic Modernization

$340,000

Jacobs Project Mgmt Co

Hillsboro ATCT, OR

Seismic Modernization

$140,000

Jacobs Engineering Group

BACNet Upgrade

BACNet Upgrade

$900,000

The Matthwews Group

ARTCC Miami

Major Mechanical & Seismic Upgrade

$4,200,000

Belfour Beatty

ARTCC Jacksonville

Major Mechanical & Seismic Upgrade

$8,800,000

Jacobs Engineering Group

NextGen

NextGen Facilities Design and Prototype

$9,800,000

RW Armstrong

San Juan CERAP

Major Mechanical

$4,200,000

Burton Construction

ARTCC Denver

Piping Upgrade

$250,000

Burton Construction

Guam CERAP

FY12 Consolidated Projects

$700,000

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Abilene, TX

Work Release 156 – ABI LOC

$386,000

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Abilene, TX

Work Release160 – NEXCOM Radio Replacement

$1,007,032

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Abilene, TX

Work Release 164 – ABQ FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)/ Microwave Links

$235,600

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Abilene, TX

Work Release 179 – Abilene ATCT

$430,000

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Abilene, TX

Work Release 194 - NEXCOM Abilene RTR Relocation

$210,000

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Dallas Fort Worth

Work Release 167 - NEXCOM Radio Replacement

$1,096,066

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Hobby Field

Work Release 176 – Hobby Remote Transmitter/Receiver (RTR)

$268,987

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Houston, TX

Work Release 178 I90 TRACON

$1,000,000

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Alamogordo, TX

Work Release 185 - NEXCOM

$325,927

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Alamogordo, TX

Work Release 187 - Fiber Optics Transmission System (FOTS) Engineering

$400,018

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

San Antonio, TX

Work Release 188 - Relocation of San Antonio (SAT) Backup Emergency Communications Systems to Stinson Field (SSF) RTR

$124,914

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

San Antonio, TX

Work Release 193 - NEXCOM

$103,127

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Beaumont, TX

Work Release 199 - NEXCOM Beaumont RTR

$68,664

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Woodford, CT

Work Release CT-11-0128 HVAC Modifications F Mills

$1,003,784

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Woodford, CT

Work Release CT-11-0137 Reconfiguration F Merly

$78,121

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Palm Springs, CA

Work Release 348, ARRA Palm Springs ATCT

$545,000

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Oakland, CA

Work Release 353, ARRA Oakland ATCT

$985,300

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Northern, AZ

Work Release 361, Northern AZ Airspace Project

$91,998

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group

Chicago, IL

Work Release 196, EIT Chicago

$38,645

L3 Communications

Atlantic City, NJ

All the ongoing System Engineering (SE) and Information System Security (ISS) technical activities for System Wide Information Management (SWIM), DataComm, Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS), Enroute Radar Intelligent Tool (ERIT), and NextGen Network Enabled Weather (NNEW) would cease. All major milestones for these programs will be impacted and may not be met.

$19.6M

General Dynamics

Fairfax, VA

2012- 2012 –Nextgen Integration and Evaluation Capability (NIEC); Conflict Probe Assessment Team (CPAT); Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Simulations, UAS Certificate Of Authorization (COA) Support and support for the JPDO office

$17M

Engility Corp

Atlantic City, NJ

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Ground

$5.7M

Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc.

Atlantic City, NJ

AWOTES – Reduce Weather Impact (RWI), NextGen Network Enabled Weather (NNEW), NextGen Weather Processor (NWP), legacy fielded weather systems support, technical support for Program Office and weather technology in the cockpit

$14.5M

Engility Corp.

Atlantic City, NJ

Local Area Augmentation System – Technical Support for Ground-Based Augmentation System and Surface Trajectory Based Operations (STBO)

$1.1M

Engility Corp.

Atlantic City, NJ

ADSB – Broadcast Airborne

$1.5M

General Dynamics

Fairfax, VA

Nextgen Lab Support

$18M

Digital Ibiz

Atlantic City, NJ

Engineering & Maintenance Oceanic Integration and Interoperability Facility lab

$1M

Engility Corp

Atlantic City, NJ

Engineering & Programming Support – Research Development and Human Factors Lab (RDHFL)

$7.9M

Four Winds Services, Inc.

Atlantic City, NJ

Aircraft Maintenance

$5.4M

HiaSun

Atlantic City, NJ

FASTER pavement test facility/AVGAS

$3.6M

JDS Management Services.

Atlantic City, NJ

Airway Facilities Tower Integration Lab

$5.3M

SRA

Atlantic City, NJ

Airport Test Machine

$57M

Hi-Tec Systems

Atlantic City, NJ

Safety Assessment of NSA and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

$2M

Cherokee, CRC

Atlantic City, NJ

Terminal Area Safety Support

$5M

Lumark

Atlantic City, NJ

Safety assessment of National Airspace System

$5.1M

Lumark

Atlantic City, NJ

Technical Editing

$9.2M

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ.

Daytona Beach, FL

General Aviation Research

$20M

TAMI

Atlantic City, NJ

Fire Safety Testing

$9.4M

A3 Technology, Inc

Atlantic City, NJ

Laboratory Technical Services

$7.9M

C-FAR Services, LLC

Atlantic City, NJ

Laboratory Technical Services

$700K

Engility Corp.

Atlantic City, NJ

Navigation Services

$600K

JDS Management Services

Atlantic City, NJ

ATC Voice Communications

$4.5M

ESG

Atlantic City, NJ

Communications

$9.7M

Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc.

Atlantic City, NJ

Surface Surveillance

$5.4M

Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc.

Atlantic City, NJ

Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) Software Development and Engineering Support

$7.5M

Honeywell

Conn Rapids, MN

Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) – Modification of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) landing system Test Bed

$5.3M

Honeywell

Memphis, TN and Houston, TX

Ground Based Augmentation System relocation from Memphis to Houston

$650K

Smithers Quality

Atlantic City, NJ

ISO Certification Services for Technical Center Labs

$95K

CSSI

Atlantic City, NJ

Simulation & Modeling

$4.9M

Boeing Aerospace Systems **

Washington, DC

Research, concept development, and prototyping of NextGen technologies.

$1.7B

ITT **

Washington, DC

Research, concept development, and prototyping of NextGen technologies.

$1.4B

Metron Aviation **

Washington, DC

Research, concept development, and prototyping of NextGen technologies.

$1.14B

Booz Allen Hamilton

Washington, DC

Task Order Request Package (TORP) 1073 - Systems Tool Application Support

$250K

Booz Allen Hamilton

Washington, DC

TORP 1184- Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Support

$1M

Booz Allen Hamilton

Washington, DC

Systems Engineering for the National Airspace System

$650K

General Dynamics **

Washington, DC

Research, concept development, and prototyping of NextGen technologies.

$1.18B

NCI INC

Washington, DC and remote from FL.

Contract Support work for the National Airspace Implementation Support Contract (NISC) office

$6.1M

Topologe, LLC

Washington, DC

Contract Support for Power Services

$680K

Oceus Networks, Inc

Multiple Continental US locations

Installation and support contract

$11.4M

 

*Note: This list reflects projects in various stages of construction. The FAA will continue to update the list as more stop work orders are issued and more information becomes available.

NOTE (**) - Partial Stop Work Order Issued

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