CNC_Statement_of_Work_2019.docx

OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDER

STATEMENT OF WORK

(AOE Funded Occupational Education Programs)

SUBJECT

The Federal Bureau of Prison (BOP), FCC Terre Haute, Indiana intends to make a single award to (one 2 – 4 year college or educational institution) a responsible entity for the provisions of a Contracted Vocational Training Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Program for the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Terre Haute located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The successful educational institution shall be accredited by the State Colleges and University system. The successful completion of the training program must qualify inmates for at least entry-level employment in a specified field upon release.

The awarded contract will be for 10 inmates. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) will provide transportation to the awarded college or educational institution within a 20 mile radius of FCC Terre Haute, Indiana.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Occupational training instruction will be performed at the awardee’s accredited institution or facility. Skills will be demonstrated and performed utilizing the contractor’s CNC lathe and mill under the contractor’s direction.

SCHEDULE

The courses shall be instructed utilizing one (1) hour sessions of classroom instruction, with and estimated number of 225 instruction sessions per student per 5-week period according to the syllabus provided by the contractor. Typically, the contractor will provide services Monday through Friday, for 8 hours daily, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, excluding Federal holidays; other days/hours may be implemented if necessary to meet program requirements and these days/hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. Any breaks in service, including lunch breaks, will be unpaid. (Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the Supervisor of Education and the contractor). Estimated annual sessions are approximately 2500 sessions per 12-month period. The sessions are on a requirements basis; therefore, schedule and sessions can change.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post-secondary institution. The contract must be between FCC Terre Haute and a post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school.

The occupational education program must fall under the provider’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in an A.A.S. or A.S. degree. Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. If required for employment, certification tests from outside organizations may be administered to individual inmates upon completion of a specific occupational education program. However, the individual skill competency certification will not replace the training program’s overall accreditation.

The occupational education program must lead to a certificate or A. S. or A.A.S. qualifying inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Credits earned from the A.S. or A.A.S. must be transferrable to a four-year college.

Four-year degree programs and programs in liberal arts/general studies are not authorized, although limited and specific courses of a liberal arts/general studies nature may be permitted if directly related to preparation for a specific occupation or vocation.

SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

The contractor will provide the following supplies, equipment, and curriculum materials: (1) textbooks, supplies, and equipment necessary for course instruction; (2) All materials, tools, and any other equipment needed or utilized for hands-on training and instruction.

The contractor will make recommendations to the Supervisor of Education pertaining to the selection and purchase of additional supplies and equipment.

The institution will provide the following supplies, equipment, and curriculum materials: none.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The contractor will provide instruction and testing for Computer Numeric Control Training in accordance with Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5353.01, Occupational Education Programs, and Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5300.21, Education, Training and Leisure Time Program Standards. Contractor shall supply the documentation, assistance, and funds for the acquisition of all NIMS certifications received (following successful completion of written and hands-on testing) as well as the eligibility to have 12 credit hours earned, if the participating student desires to transfer into the academic machining.

20 – 40 percent of the curriculum’s competencies must be hands-on replication of the actual work environment. Application of hands-on work must be occupational in nature. An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies. Electronic or computer-based simulation does not satisfy the hands-on or live work requirement.

The Supervisor of Education must approve live work projects.

Marketable programs shall afford inmates the opportunity to gain in demand skills in a specific occupation, industry, or trade. The marketable program must qualify inmate graduates for at least an entry-level position in Computer Numeric Control. As a precondition of the proposal for the contract, the contractor shall specify in writing to the Supervisor of Education the position(s) of employment for which inmate graduates will be eligible to apply.

The Supervisor of Education shall determine the minimum and maximum number of enrollments. Instructors placed on site by the contractor are responsible for the maintenance of transcripts, student attendance records, statistics, and certification records.

The contractor will provide a written curriculum which establishes measurable behavioral objectives and procedures. The curriculum must include clear criteria which establish minimum expectations for program completion, provisions for the assessment of student progress, must identify the hands-on competencies and must require the students to demonstrate them. In addition to core classes needed to attain a certificate or an Associate in Science (A.S.) or Associate in Applied Science degree (A.A.S.), the curriculum must also include a course on resume development.

The contractor shall assist in the recruitment of employers affiliated with the identified occupation to participate in the institution’s mock job fair.

INMATE MANAGEMENT

Provisions of service under this contract will require instructors placed on site to have frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. Instructors will not be responsible for the management of inmates other than to ensure those inmates involved in activities within the contractor’s scope of work shall abide by all rules in effect to ensure their safety and well-being. Instructors will report any infraction of institutional rules and regulations by inmates to the appropriate institutional staff.

NON-PERSONAL SERVICES/COMMON LAW EMPLOYEE INFORMATION

Award of this contract is contingent upon FCC, Terre Haute, Indiana’s approval to receive Advanced Occupational Education (AOE) funding.

Award of this contract will result in a contractual arrangement only and is not a personnel appointment; payment is based on an end product or the accomplishment of a specific result; the service does not constitute an employer/employee relationship; and the contractor will not be subject to government supervision, except for security-related matters. However, contractor performance shall be monitored.

Performance Period(s):

Base Year: Effective Date of Award (EDOA) through 12 months from EDOA Option Year 1: 13 months from EDOA through 24 months from EDOA Option Year 2: 25 months from EDOA through 36 months from EDOA Option Year 3: 37 months from EDOA through 48 months from EDOA Option Year 4: 49 months from EDOA through 60 months from EDOA

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

This is a contractual agreement and not a Civil Service Appointment. As specified in FAR 37.101 “Non-personal Service Contracts” means a contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relations between the Government and its employees. All duties outlined in this Statement of Work should be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the Contractor’s own field of expertise. Payment shall be based on the accomplishment of specific results, and the results to be obtained shall be entirely within the Contractor’s own unsupervised determination. The Cost Center Manager will periodically evaluate the contractor’s performance of the contract. In this evaluation, the performance of the individual contract instructor will be evaluated by the Cost Center Manager or the Supervisor of Education. The performance of an individual contract instructor is deemed unacceptable based on the Cost Center Manager or Supervisor of Education, the instructor will no longer perform these instructor duties. In this event, the contractor will be responsible for replacing that contract instructor.

PAYMENT TERMS

The contractor must provide a means of electronic payment to include bank routing and account number. The contractor shall provide a quarterly statement to the FCC Terre Haute Accounting Department which accurately reflects hours worked and total amount due for services.

Payment terms as specified in FAR 52.212-4(g), the due date for making an invoice payment by the designated payment office shall be the 30 day after the designated billing office has received a proper invoice, or the government accepts the services performed by the contractor. The contractor can however offer discount payment terms for prompt payments and include these discounted terms on within the Schedule of Items. Half sessions will be the authorized for payment.

The Cost Center Manger/Supervisor of Education will be responsible for defining each schedule. The schedule is subject to change based on the variable need of the institution(s) and the unpredictable nature of the correctional environment. Upon agreement, any changes to the schedules must be coordinated with the Cost Center Manager/Supervisor of Education assigned user this contract.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be expected. Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems or other security matters. In the event of an institutional emergency, classes maybe delayed or canceled, as necessary.

In the event of any absence, the contactor shall provide replacement coverage. If the contractor failed to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy. Hours are on a requirement basis therefore schedule and hours can change.