Homestead Job Corps Center

The Department of Labor Office of Job Corps, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor, administers occupational training and educational services for disadvantaged youth through a network of residential and non-residential Job Corps centers. The Office procures services, facility operations, and support contracts to deliver workforce development programming across its nationwide center portfolio.

Contract activity at the Office of Job Corps is minimal. The agency has issued five federal contract awards cumulatively since its first award on July 29, 2011, with the most recent award closing on December 30, 2021. Awards per year have been sparse and irregular: one award in 2011, one in 2015, two in 2019, and one in 2021; no awards are recorded after 2021. Combined award potential value stands at $85.8 million, with $37 million obligated to date, representing 43 percent of potential value. Five distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the portfolio lifetime.

Recent competitive activity is extremely limited. Over the last five years, International Support Group LLC holds the only recorded award—one contract with $4.5 million in combined potential value, representing 100 percent of recent awards by count and 5 percent of combined potential value. The thinness of the recent record reflects the overall low transaction volume at the Office of Job Corps.

Set-aside mix is split between unrestricted open competition and targeted small business. Sixty percent of awards (three contracts) used no set-aside designation, while 40 percent (two awards) were set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded against the Office of Job Corps or its subordinate offices. No grant activity is recorded against the agency. Given the minimal contract award frequency and the four-year gap since the most recent award, the Office of Job Corps presents limited near-term pursuit opportunity for business development professionals unless the agency initiates a new solicitation cycle in 2026 or later.