Indefinite Delivery Contract 15B20319D00000027

The Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders under an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc., a for-profit educational institution, to provide vocational training programs at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut. The contracted services include HVAC, electrician, plumbing, welding, and other occupational skills training for inmates to facilitate their rehabilitation and successful reintegration into communities upon release. The delivery orders, valued between $27,000 and $903,000, are awarded under the Bureau of Prisons' IDC with a total potential value between $1 million to $4 million over multiple years. The training programs are conducted on-site at the Danbury correctional facility without any set-aside designations. The Bureau of Prisons utilizes these vocational education initiatives to provide job skills development opportunities to incarcerated individuals as part of its mission to house and rehabilitate federal inmates.

The original solicitation for these services was issued by the Bureau of Prisons' Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas, seeking a single award contract for Advanced Occupational Education-HVAC training at the Danbury facility. The contract base year and four 12-month option periods allow for an estimated 2,000 training sessions/hours per year. All services are to be performed in accordance with industry standards and federal/state regulations. Lincoln Technical Institute, as the prime contractor, is responsible for administering the hands-on vocational training programs at the Danbury correctional institution.