Revised Final Pre-solicitation Notice Puerto Rico.pdf

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This pre-solicitation notice announces the Department of Labor's intent to issue a Request for Proposal for the operation of two Puerto Rico Job Corps Centers located in Ramey and Arecibo. The contractor will be responsible for providing academic, career technical, and independent living skills training to a planned total of 671 students between the two centers, consisting of residential and non-residential students. The contractor must also operate residential quarters at the centers and provide outreach and admissions services targeting multiple workforce development areas across Puerto Rico. Additionally, the contractor is required to ensure minimum annual student arrivals of 730 at Ramey and 315 at Arecibo, as well as career transition services for graduates and former enrollees regardless of location. The anticipated contract would have a two-year base period of performance with three one-year option periods and utilize fixed pricing with not-to-exceed amounts for construction, equipment, and career technical training.

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PUERTO RICO PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

On or about August 22, 2022 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 Puerto Rico Job Corps Centers located at Ramey, 760 Belt Road, Aguadilla, Pueblo, Aguadilla, PR 00603 and Arecibo, Road 682, KM 6.6 BO, Garrochales, PR 00652 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 an unrestricted procurement.

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 671 students, which is broken out to 470 for Ramey and 201 for Arecibo, consisting of 280 residential and 190 non-residential students for Ramey and 131 residential and 70 non-residential students for Arecibo.

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 territory of Puerto Rico. Visit https://neapmap.com for the recruitment area map.

The Puerto Rico Job Corps Recruitment Zone PRRZ00 consists of the following workforce development areas in Puerto Rico: North Central (Arecibo); Consorcio Norte Central Dorado/Manati; Area Local de Desarrollo Laboral de Carolina; Consorcio Bayamon/Comerio;

Municipio de San Juan; Guaynabo/Toa Baja Consortium; Northeastern Fajardo Consortium;

Administracion de Desarrollo Laboral del Noroeste antes (Consorcio del Noroeste);

Consortium of Mayaguez-Las Marias; Consorcio Suroeste Workforce; Municipio de Ponce;

Consorcio Sur Central (ASIFAL); Consorcio de la Montana; Allianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados Caguas/Guayama; and Area Local Desarollo Laboral Sureste.

The contractor shall ensure the annual arrival of a minimum of 730 students to the Ramey Job Corps Center and 315 students to the Arecibo Job Corps Center. The contractor will also be required to provide CTS annually for students enrolled at the Ramey and Arecibo Job Corps Centers, 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 (FBO) located at https://sam.gov. The RFP will be posted as unrestricted, 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. Due to current travel restrictions during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Government is unable to schedule a pre-proposal conference and site visit. In lieu of a site visit, offerors are encouraged to visit the center virtually by using the following site: https://virtualtours.jcmarketplace.com/. All questions must be submitted in https://neapmap.com/ https://sam.gov/ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvirtualtours.jcmarketplace.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmckenzie.diane.e%40dol.gov%7C9f3e791eff12421d589b08da1bcf0894%7C75a6305472044e0c9126adab971d4aca%7C0%7C0%7C637852873260079571%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=X%2F4yU4Fy3EpZemgegJR8ubOwhrCbpGbnrANT91fMXNo%3D&reserved=0 writing and will be addressed via an amendment to the RFP.

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