Potomac Job Corps Center

The Department of Labor Office of Job Corps is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor that administers the federally funded Job Corps program, a workforce training and education initiative for economically disadvantaged youth and young adults. The Office manages contracts for the operation, support, and expansion of Job Corps centers nationwide.

The Office has awarded 9 federal contracts since 2009 with a combined potential value of $2.13 billion, though only $196.1 million (9% of potential value) has been obligated to date. Recent activity is sparse: the Office closed 1 award in 2016, 2 in 2018, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2021, and 1 most recently in 2024. Activity per year over the last five years shows 2016: 1 award, 2018: 2 awards, 2020: 1 award, 2021: 1 award, and 2024: 1 award.

The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. and Terra Site Constructors LLC are the only recent awardees on record, together covering 100% of award count over the last five years but only 4% of combined potential value — indicating that the Office contracts with multiple vendors across a deep portfolio of very large agreements. Seven distinct prime contractors have won awards across the portfolio history. The bulk of recent awards carry no set-aside designation (78% of awards), with the remainder split between 8(a) sole-source and small-business set-asides (11% each).

The Office has not recorded any federal contract opportunities in the recent-opportunities block, nor has it recorded any recent contract awards beyond the 2024 July closure. No recent grant activity or grant program is recorded against the Office.