| U -- U- Operation of OA/CTS program to support the Little Rock Job Corps Center |
| Program Summary |
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| Title: |
U -- U- Operation of OA/CTS program to support the Little Rock Job Corps Center |
| GovCB Opps ID : |
ADP12006052090001333 |
| Document Type: |
Sources Sought Notice |
| FSC Code: |
U - Education and Training Services
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| NAICS Code: |
611519 - Other Technical and Trade Schools |
| Solicitation No.: |
S08F6002SS |
| Source: |
http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/DOL/ETA/DallasTX/S08F6002SS/SynopsisR.html |
Place of
Performance: |
Address: Site(s) to be proposed and accepted by the Awarding Office. Postal Code: 72206 Country: UNITED STATES
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Posted Date:
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Jan 17, 2008 |
| Last Update: |
Jan 17, 2008 |
| Due Date: |
Jan 24, 2008 |
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| Description |
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General Information
| Document Type: |
Sources Sought Notice |
| Solicitation Number: |
S08F6002SS |
| Posted Date: |
Jan 17, 2008 |
| Original Response Date: |
Jan 24, 2008 |
| Current Response Date: |
Jan 24, 2008 |
| Original Archive Date: |
Feb 08, 2008 |
| Current Archive Date: |
Feb 08, 2008 |
| Classification Code: |
U -- Education & training services |
| Naics Code: |
561990 -- All Other Support Services |
Contracting Office Address
Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Job Corps Dallas Region, A. Maceo Smith Federal Building 525 Griffin Street, Room 403, Dallas, TX, 75202-5028, UNITED STATES
Description
(See also RFI S08F6001SS which is intended for both the Center operation as well as the OA/CTS operation as stated below.
This RFI is for the OA/CTS portion only of the below:
The United States Department of Labor is conducting market research for the upcoming procurement requirements for the Little Rock Job Corps Center and the Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services (OA/CTS), for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM). The NAICS Code for Center Operations is 611519, with a size standard of $32.5M. The NAICS Code for OA/CTS operations is 561990, with a size standard of $6.5M. The procurement(s) will involve the management and operation of residential training and employment programs at Job Corps centers located in Little Rock, Arkansas and for the management and operation of the outreach/admissions and career transition services for the state of Arkansas. Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate a Job Corps center as set forth in Title 1, Subtitle C of the Workforce, Investment Act of 1998, and the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at http://jobcorps.dol.gov/. Contractors shall provide youth 16-24 years of age with:
1. Academic, vocational, social and employment readiness skills, counseling, health services, safety, recreation and work-based learning;
2. Management of student residential facilities;
3. Residential supervision, meals, and support services;
4. Job placement assistance and transitional support services;
5. Training and professional development for staff;
6. Center oversight, financial and program management.
Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate an OA/CTS contract as set forth in the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at http://jobcorps.dol.gov/.
The current on-board strength (OBS) for the Little Rock JCC is 200, with Outreach/Admission (O/A) goals of 857 and Career Transition Services (CTS) goals of 534 graduates and 73 former enrollees.
A new facility is under construction. The OBS for the new facility will be 300 students with OA goals of approximately 1000 and approximately 600 graduates and 300 former enrollees.
The procurement will involve transition from the current operations to a new contract, along with relocating the center from the current site to a new site, procurement and installation of equipment for the new facility, and increasing the on-board strength from 200 to 300 with the supporting increase in OA and CTS goals.
All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov. All qualified businesses including small businesses are invited to participate.
Interested Contractors responding to this Request for Information (RFI No. S08F6001SS) will be required to respond to the questions that are stipulated below.
Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement
1. Provide experience for the most current three years which is relevant/equivalent in content, scope and/ or complexity to the requirements of operating a Job Corps (Job Corps) center contract.
2. Provide experience for the most current three years which is relevant/equivalent in content, scope and/ or complexity to the requirements of operating a OA/CTS contract.
3. If you have JC experience, provide OBS and OA/CTS goals, contract number, and contract name.
4. Describe your organizational experience with transition of a contract from an existing contract to a new contract.
5. Describe your organizational experience with increasing OBS on a JC operations contract.
6. Describe your organizational experience with increasing goals of an OA/CTS contract.
7. Describe your organizational experience with relocating contracted operations from one location to another.
8. Does your organization have a federally approved purchasing system?
Yes _____ No _____ If yes, by whom and when?
9. Describe your organizational facility management experience.
10. Describe your organizational property management experience.
All interested parties are invited to submit in writing, by the closing date indicated below for receipt of responses, a package entitled "Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement (which must include the contractor's indication of their ability to fulfill requirements). The Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter. The Cover Letter must cite the following information at a minimum:
1.) Response to RFI No. S08F6002SS;
2.) Company Name, Address, Contact Person Information;
3.) DUNS Number;
4.) Business Size Standard/Classification.
The closing date for the receipt of responses is January 24, 2008, at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Send your responses to Linda Bynum, Dallas OASAM, at the following address:
Linda Bynum
Contracting Officer
525 Griffin St, Room 707H
Dallas, TX 75202
The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this survey. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time.
Point of Contact
Linda Bynum, Contracting Officer, Phone 972-850-4423, Fax 972-850-4430, Email bynum.linda@dol.gov - Mary Lindsey, OASAM Contract Specialist, Phone (972) 850-4409, Fax (972) 850-4430, Email lindsey.mary@dol.gov
Place of Performance
| Address: |
Site(s) to be proposed and accepted by the Awarding Office.
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| Postal Code: |
72206 |
| Country: |
UNITED STATES |
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