Little Rock Job Corps Center

The Department of Labor Office of Job Corps Little Rock Job Corps Center, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor that operates job training and placement programs, has awarded six federal contracts totaling $141.8 million in combined potential value since 2008, with $103.9 million obligated to date. Award activity has been sparse and episodic: one award in 2008, two in 2014, one each in 2015 and 2016, and most recently one in August 2026.

The contract portfolio reflects minimal competitive concentration. Only three distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the center's history, and Serrato Corporation holds the sole award recorded in the last five years ($12.5 million potential value). This extremely limited recent activity offers little basis for assessing competitive positioning; the center's contracting footprint is dominated by contracts from the 2014–2016 period that remain active or represent multi-year obligations.

The vast majority of awards—83 percent—are awarded open competition with no set-aside designation. One award carries a Total Small Business set-aside, representing 17 percent of the portfolio.

Recent contract opportunity activity is not recorded against this office. No open solicitations or awards beyond August 2026 appear in the current rollup. The sparsity of awards relative to the center's operational mission and the three-year gap between 2016 and the August 2026 award suggest that the center's contracting needs are either consolidated under parent-agency or higher-level procurement channels, sourced through existing blanket purchase agreements or GSA schedules not surfaced here, or met through non-competitive renewals of standing contracts. Business development professionals should verify contracting authority and funding flows at the parent Department of Labor level or through the specific Job Corps regional or national contracting office before pursuing opportunities at this sub-office.