Job Corps Contingency Operators

The Job Corps Contingency Operators master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award contract vehicle issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Job Corps to enable rapid procurement of contingency contractors for Job Corps center operations. The vehicle allows the Department of Labor to quickly task contractors with taking over physical and programmatic operations of existing Job Corps centers with minimal disruption to ongoing youth vocational training services. The contract supports the Job Corps program, which provides academic, vocational, and life skills training to disadvantaged youth between the ages of 16 and 24 across multiple residential centers nationwide.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a pattern of cost-plus fixed fee and firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging from approximately $2,500 to $41.8 million. Frequent prime contractors include Career Systems Development Corporation, Adams and Associates, Management and Training Corporation, Minact Inc., Res-Care Inc., Dynamic Educational Systems Inc., and Odle Management Group. These task orders typically support operations of specific Job Corps centers, providing comprehensive services such as residential training, career technical education, academic instruction, outreach, admissions, and career transition services. None of the observed task orders utilized small business set-aside designations, and performance locations spanned multiple states including Mississippi, Maryland, California, Texas, Kentucky, and others. The contract vehicle appears designed to provide flexible, rapid contracting capabilities for maintaining the operational continuity of Job Corps centers across the United States.