Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center

The Department of Labor Office of Job Corps Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center is a civilian sub-agency that operates a federally funded residential vocational training facility providing job training and placement services for low-income youth. The Center contracts for operational services, training delivery, and facility management to support its core mission.

The Office has awarded 14 federal contracts cumulatively since 2008, with activity concentrated in the early-to-mid 2010s and a recent award in January 2024. The contract portfolio shows 2 awards in both 2016 and 2017, 3 awards in 2018, 3 awards in 2020, and 1 award in 2024. The combined award potential value across all contracts is $5.64 billion, though only $523.6 million (9 percent) has been obligated to date, indicating substantial future value embedded in long-term or indefinite-quantity award vehicles. Six distinct prime contractors have been awarded contracts over the portfolio history.

In recent activity over the last five years, the competitive landscape is highly concentrated. Management & Training Corporation holds the single recorded award in this window—one contract valued at $251.3 million in combined potential value—representing 100 percent of recent award count and 4 percent of the portfolio's combined potential value. This concentration pattern reflects either a narrow recent contracting scope or intermittent procurement cadence; the sparse award count and extended gaps between years suggest the Center's contracting needs are episodic rather than steady-state.

The set-aside mix is heavily skewed toward unrestricted competitive awards. Eighty-six percent of contracts (12 awards) carry no set-aside designation. The remaining 14 percent is split evenly between 8(a) Sole Source (1 award, 7 percent) and Total Small Business designations (1 award, 7 percent). This distribution indicates the Center prioritizes open competition over targeted small-business socioeconomic set-asides.

No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded against the Office. No grant activity or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency or its descendant offices.