Gadsden Job Corps Center w/ OA CTS
The U.S. Department of Labor seeks to procure the operation and management of the Gadsden Job Corps Center in Gadsden, Alabama as well as associated outreach, admissions, and career transition services. Interested parties must submit a 15-page capabilities statement by October 6th, 2022 demonstrating their experience operating large-scale residential education and job training programs, managing facilities, overseeing educational and technical skills training programs, and conducting student support services. The Department will evaluate respondents based on their fulfillment of 16 key capability requirements and intends to award a fixed-price contract with a base period of two years and three option years.
There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. Respondents must provide their assigned NAICS code and certify their qualifications under the codes of 611430 and R499 for job corps center operation services. The incumbent contractor is not named but the potential award value ranges from $30-50M over the 5 year period. The center serves up to 300 students annually to provide vocational training, academic education, social skills development, job placement assistance, and other support services to help students pursue career pathways.
1605JE-22-N-00009 None 9/22/22, 12:35 PM Operation of Inland Empire Job Corps Center
Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number 1605JW-21-N-00008. The Government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Job Corps Acquisition Services (JCAS) is conducting market research for the upcoming procurement requirement for the operation of Inland Empire Job Corps Center. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611519 with a small business size standard of $41.5 million. It is anticipated that a fixed price contract with two base years and three option years will be awarded. The procurement will include the operation and management of a residential education training and employment program at Inland Empire Job Corps Center located in San Bernardino, California. The procurement will also involve Outreach and Admissions (OA) and Career Transition Services (CTS).
Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this Job Corps center as set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. WIOA authorizes the Job Corps program.
Contractors are also required to comply with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at https://prh.jobcorps.gov/Pages/Home.aspx.
Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by at-risk youth, 16-24 years of age, throughout the United States. Job Corps provides educational and career technical skills instruction and support services. The combination of services provided by Job Corps allows youth to pursue further education or training, obtain and hold gainful employment, or satisfy entrance requirements for careers in the Armed Forces. The contractor shall provide:
Program Outreach and Admissions services;
Educational instruction;
Career technical skills instruction;
Social and employment readiness skills;
Work-based learning opportunities;
Career Transition Services/job placement assistance;
Stakeholder engagement in support of student job placement, including relationships with workforce development systems, employers, and business organizations and entities; and
Operation and management of a full-time Government-owned residential campus/facility, including provision of a safe and secure living and training environment, health and wellness services, food services, recreational programs, transportation, property maintenance and management, financial management and reporting, staff training and development, and program performance management and recordkeeping.
The planned measure of student utilization for the center (On-board Strength / OBS) for the Inland Empire Job Corps Center is 340 consisting of 265 residential and 75 non-residential students. The center is located at 3173 Kerry Street, San Bernardino, CA 92407-6235.
The contractor shall provide Outreach and Admissions (OA) services in Job Corps Recruitment Zone CARZ01 consisting of the following Workforce Development Areas: San Bernardino County, Riverside County, and Kern/Inyo/Mono Consortium. The contractor shall ensure the arrival of a minimum of 665 students to the Inland Empire Job Corps Center and Clearfield Job Corps Center.
The contractor shall also provide Career Transition Services (CTS) for all graduates and former enrollees of the Inland Empire Job Corps Center, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates, and former enrollees within their eligibility period that separated under the prior operator.
All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in beta.sam.gov. ALL QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING 8(A) FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.
Interested contractors responding to this RFI will be required to indicate their ability to successfully manage and operate a Job Corps center by responding to the capability requirements listed below. The contractor should also indicate the number of students/program participants served for each described contract. If the contractor references a Job Corps contract, the contractor should provide the referenced center’s On-board Strength at the time that the contractor held the contract. FOR A CONTRACTOR TO BE DEEMED CAPABLE, THE CONTRACTOR MUST BE FOUND CAPABLE IN ALL REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW.
Capabilities Requirements
1. Describe your organizational experience operating a large-scale residential education and job training program similar in size and scope to the Inland Empire Job Corps Center. Demonstrated experience should encompass key aspects of operating a similar program, including provision of food services; provision of medical, dental, and mental healthcare; facility and property management including facility maintenance and repairs; residential management and supervision of at-risk youth; recreational programming; student transportation; oversight and purchase of Government-owned property; managing General Services Administration (GSA) fleet vehicles; and protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Describe your organizational experience working with at-risk and disadvantaged youth and young adults.
2. Describe how your organization will meet the requirements of WIOA Section 159(a), which requires maintaining a financial management information system that provides accurate, complete, and current disclosures of costs and sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program. Describe your organization’s internal controls to ensure federal funds are maintained in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary of Labor.
3. Describe your organization’s ability to comply with all health and safety standards related to residential living, food preparation, and dining facilities. Describe your organizational experience implementing effective behavioral management programs and enforcing student code of conduct policies.
4. Describe your organizational experience procuring, managing, and executing facilities repairs/improvements in excess of $600,000 and doing so in a timely manner. Add any experience with timeworn and/or historic buildings and aging infrastructure.
5. Describe your organizational experience overseeing, managing, and administering educational and technical skills training programs.
6. Describe what organizational infrastructure exists for providing corporate oversight and managing multiple residential educational and/or skills training programs that include one or more of the following: career training, academic instruction, career preparation, work-based learning and transition services, and job placement.
7. Demonstrate your organization's ability to access financial resources sufficient to satisfy requirements of operating the contract for the first 60 days or the ability to obtain them prior to award.
8. Describe your organizational experience conducting outreach and admissions services to attract individuals to a program, screen for eligibility, and arrange for admission into the program.
9. Describe your organizational experience providing career counseling, planning and placement services to include assessments, counseling, résumé development, and interviewing techniques; transition support with housing, childcare, and transportation during the specified service window; job development and referral services; and follow-up placement services.
10. Describe your organizational experience obtaining, establishing, and/or overseeing post-secondary educational programs and program providers. Describe your organizational experience collaborating with career skills training providers to identify trade-specific employers to hire center graduates into meaningful careers related to the training completed. Describe your organizational experience identifying and establishing strategic relationships with industry-specific employers, business and business organizations, and workforce development systems.
11. Describe your experience or ability to develop beneficial relationships with the local Workforce Boards and America's Job Centers.
All interested parties are invited to submit in writing, by the closing date indicated below for receipt of responses, a package entitled "Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement (which must include the contractor's indication of their ability to fulfill requirements). The Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter. The response must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above. The submittals shall not exceed a TOTAL of 15 pages. The capabilities statement package must cite the following information at a minimum:
Response to RFI 1605JW-21-N-00008;
Company name, address, and point of contact;
Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS);
Business size standard/classification and socio-economic status, if applicable;
NAICS code certifications.
The closing date for the receipt of responses is April 27, 2021, at 12 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). Send your responses to Nuestro.Carmelo.P@dol.gov with a courtesy copy to chang.chin-jen@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: “Response to Sources Sought Notice 1605JW-21-N-00008.”
No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above.
1605JW-21-N-00008 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
4/13/21, 2:11 PM Operation of the Shriver Job Corps Center with OA/CTS
On or about March 15, 2021, the US Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Job Corps Acquisition Services (JCAS) anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal, (RFP), for Operation of the Shriver Job Corps Center located at 270 Jackson Road, Devens, MA 01434, which will include Outreach and Admissions (OA) and Career Transition Services (CTS) for eligible individuals participating in the Job Corps program. The RFP will be posted as a small business set-aside.
The Job Corps program was originally established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; current authorization for the program is authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The Job Corps program is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program administered by the US Department of Labor to address multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States.
This effort requires the contractor to operate the aforementioned Job Corps center which includes provision of academic, career technical, career success and independent living skills, career readiness training, and support services, for a total planned On-Board Strength of 300 students, consisting of 272 residential and 28 non-residential students. The contractor shall also operate residential quarters (housing) and services for all students as applicable. The Contractor shall provide OA services in the following workforce development areas in the state of Massachusetts. Visit https://neapmap.com for the recruitment area map.
MassHire Merrimack Valley and MassHire North Shore (Essex County); MassHire Metro North, MassHire Greater Lowell, MassHire North Central and MassHire Metro South/West (Middlesex County); and MassHire Boston and MassHire Metro North (Suffolk County).
The contractor shall ensure the annual arrival of a minimum of 1087 students to the Shriver Job Corps Center. The contractor will also be required to provide CTS annually for students enrolled at the Shriver Job Corps Center, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates, and former enrollees within their eligibility period that separated under the prior operator.
The RFP will be available on the World Wide Web at the government point of entry, Contract Opportunities located at https://beta.sam.gov. The RFP will be posted as a small business set-aside will be fixed price, and will have not-to-exceed CLINS for construction, equipment, and career technical skills training. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will have a two-year base period of performance and three, one-year option periods. A pre-proposal conference will be held. The date, time and place of the pre-proposal conference will be identified in the Request for Proposal, (RFP). It is recommended that potential offerors download and read the RFP from the web site prior to attending the pre-proposal conference. All questions must be submitted in writing and will be addressed via an amendment to the RFP
1605JE-20-N-00006 None 2/26/21, 10:50 AM Operation of Cascades Job Corps Center
Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number 1605JW-20-N-00003. The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
The US Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Job Corps Acquisition Services (JCAS) is conducting market research for the upcoming procurement requirement for the operation of Cascades Job Corps Center. The NAICS Code is 611519, with a size standard of $41.5M. It is anticipated that a fixed price type contract with two base years and three option years will be awarded. The procurement will involve the operation and management of a residential education, training and employment program at Cascades Job Corps Center located in Sedro Woolley, WA. The procurement will also involve Outreach and Admissions (OA) and Career Transition Services (CTS).
Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this JCC as set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. WIOA authorizes the Job Corps program.
Contractors are also required to comply with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at https://www.jobcorps.gov/reports/job-corps-policy-and-requirements-handbook.
Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by at-risk youth, 16-24 years of age, throughout the United States. Job Corps provides educational and career technical skills instruction, and support services. The combination of services provided by Job Corps is intended to prepare youth to pursue further education or training, obtain and hold gainful employment, or satisfy entrance requirements for careers in the Armed Forces. The contractor shall provide:
Program outreach and admissions services;
Educational instruction;
Career technical skills instruction;
Social and employment readiness skills;
Work-based learning opportunities;
Career Transition Services/job placement assistance;
Stakeholder engagement in support of student job placement, including relationships with workforce development systems, employers, and business organizations and entities; and
Operation and management of a government-owned, full-time residential campus/facility, including providing safe and secure living and training environment, health and wellness services, food services, recreational programming, transportation, property maintenance and management, financial management and reporting, staff training and development, and program performance management and recordkeeping.
The planned measure of student utilization for the center or center Onboard Strength (OBS) for the Cascades Job Corps Center is 300, consisting of 300 residential and 0 non-residential students. The center is located on 80 acres of land in the city of Sedro Woolley, Skagit County, State of Washington.
The Contractor shall provide OA services in the following workforce development areas in the state of Washington: Northwest, Snohomish, and Seattle-King Workforce Development Areas and shall ensure the arrival of a minimum of 470 students to the Cascades Job Corps Center, 60 students to the Angell CCC Job Corps Center, and 120 students to the Tongue Point Job Corps Center.
The contractor shall also provide Career Transition Services (CTS) for all graduates and former enrollees of the Cascades JCC, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates, and former enrollees within their eligibility period that separated under the prior operator.
All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database which is located on the System for Award Management website, SAM.gov. The website for registration is https://www.sam.gov. All active CCR records have migrated to SAM. ALL QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING 8(A) FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.
Interested contractors responding to this RFI will be required to indicate their ability to successfully manage and operate a Job Corps Center operation by responding to the capability requirements listed below. The contractor should also indicate the number of students/program participants served for each described contract. If the contractor references a Job Corps contract, the contractor should also provide the referenced center’s On Board Strength at the time that the contractor held the contract. FOR A CONTRACTOR TO BE DEEMED CAPABLE, THE CONTRACTOR MUST BE FOUND CAPABLE IN ALL EIGHT (8) REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW.
Capabilities Requirements
1. Describe your organizational experience operating a large scale residential education and job training program similar in size and scope to the Job Corps center. Demonstrated experience should encompass key aspects of operating a similar program, including providing food services; medical, dental, and mental health care; facility and property management including facility maintenance and repairs; providing residential management and supervision of at-risk youth; recreational programming; student transportation; oversight and purchase of Government owned property; managing GSA fleet vehicles; and protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Responses should include: your ability to comply with all health and safety standards in the residential, food preparation area and dining hall.
2. Describe how your organization will meet the requirements of WIOA Section 159(a) that requires maintaining a financial management information system that provides accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the costs, and sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program. Describe the internal controls your organization has in place to ensure proper accounting of federal funds consistent with FAR Section 159(a) that requires each operator to maintain funds received in accounts in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary of Labor. Demonstrate your organization's ability to access financial resources sufficient to satisfy requirements of operating the contract for the first 60 days of operation or the ability to obtain them prior to award.
3. Describe your organizational experience procuring, managing and executing facilities repairs/improvements in excess of $600,000 and doing so in a timely manner. Add any experience with timeworn and/or historic buildings and aging infrastructure.
4. Describe what organizational infrastructure exists for providing corporate oversight and support for managing multiple residential educational and/or skills training programs that include one or more of the following: career training, academic instruction, career preparation, work-based learning and transition services, and job placement. Describe your organizational experience overseeing, managing, and administering educational and technical skill training programs.
5. Describe your organizational experience conducting outreach and admissions services to attract individuals to a program, screen for eligibility, and arrange for admission placement into the program.
6. Describe your organizational experience working with at-risk and disadvantaged youth and young adults. Describe your organizational experience implementing effective behavioral management programs and enforcing student code of conduct policies.
7. Describe your organizational experience providing career counseling, planning and placement services. When describing your experience providing career counseling, planning and placement services, it should include assessments, counseling, resume development and interviewing techniques; transition support with housing, childcare and transportation during the specified service window; job development and referral services; and follow up placement services.
8. Describe your organizational experience collaborating with career skills training provider(s) to identify trade-specific employers to hire center graduates into meaningful careers related to the training completed. Describe your organizational experience identifying and establishing strategic relationships with industry specific employers, business and business organizations, and workforce development systems. Describe your organizational experience obtaining, establishing, and/or overseeing post-secondary educational programs and program providers.
All interested parties are invited to submit in writing, by the closing date indicated below for receipt of responses, a package entitled "Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement (which must include the contractor's indication of their ability to fulfill requirements). The Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter. The response must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above. The submittals shall not exceed 15 pages, TOTAL. The capabilities statement package must cite the following information at a minimum:
Response to RFI 1605JW-20-N-00003;
Company Name, Address, and a Company Point of Contact;
DUNS Number;
Business Size Standard/Classification, and socio-economic status, if applicable;
NAICS code certifications.
The closing date for the receipt of responses is June 18, 2020, at Noon, Pacific Standard Time. Send your responses to Nuestro.Carmelo.P@dol.gov with a courtesy copy to chang.chin-jen@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: “Response to Sources Sought Notice 1605JW-20-N-00003.”
No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above.
1605JW-20-N-00003 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
6/4/20, 4:23 PM