Phoenix Job Corps Center

The Department of Labor Office of Job Corps Phoenix Job Corps Center is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor that operates a residential Job Corps training facility, procuring services and supplies to support its center operations and training programs. The Phoenix center awards federal contracts through its own contracting authority rather than through a centralized Department of Labor procurement office.

Contract activity at the Phoenix center is sparse and episodic. The center has awarded four federal contracts since 2017, with a combined potential value of $114.3 million and $101.3 million obligated to date. Award cadence is irregular: one contract in 2017, one in 2019, one in 2021, and one most recently on January 1, 2024. The most recent award date was 2 years 9 months before today.

The competitive field is highly fragmented by count, though concentrated by dollar value. Raymond Summer JV LLC holds the only recorded award in the last five years (1 award, $615 thousand combined potential value), representing 1 percent of the center's combined potential value over that window. Because only one award is recorded in the recent window and the center has four distinct prime contractors across its all-time portfolio, the broader contractor base remains largely inactive or below-threshold in recent cycles.

Set-asides are evenly split between unrestricted and small-business designations: 50 percent of awards carry no set-aside, and 50 percent are Small Business set-asides. No other set-aside categories (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) appear in the center's recent contracting activity.

The sparse and infrequent award pattern suggests the center operates with stable, long-term contractors or renewals rather than frequent open competition. The large combined potential value relative to the number of awards indicates that when the center does contract, it pursues substantial, multi-year agreements. No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Phoenix center, and activity volume does not support regular pursuit unless a vendor has an existing relationship or can identify an immediate center need.