The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDC) to Sowela Technical Community College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning in Louisiana, to provide vocational occupational training programs for the inmate population at the Federal Correctional Complex in Oakdale, Louisiana. The $1,096,226.40 IDC, awarded in December 2021 without a set-aside, allows for the issuance of firm fixed price task orders for services such as horticulture instruction, horticulture trade training, and welding instruction to be delivered on-site at the correctional facility. Sowela, as a member of the Louisiana Community & Technical College System, has extensive expertise in workforce development and vocational education that enables it to effectively fulfill the Bureau of Prisons' mandate of offering rehabilitation and career preparation opportunities to incarcerated individuals. The task orders issued to date under this IDC have ranged in value from approximately $19,000 to $65,000, with performance periods typically lasting between 3-12 months.
The original procurement for these vocational training services was a pre-solicitation posted by FCC Oakdale in August 2021, which indicated no set-aside would be used. By leveraging an indefinite delivery vehicle, the Bureau of Prisons can flexibly acquire the educational and occupational services needed to support its rehabilitation programs for the inmate population at the Oakdale facility, while Sowela can consistently deliver its specialized vocational expertise within the correctional setting.
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