Requests for Clarification and Government Responses for Cascades.pdf

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Operation of Cascades Job Corps Center
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This document contains questions and responses related to a forthcoming solicitation for the operation of the Cascades Job Corps Center located in Sedro Woolley, Washington. Key details include: the contractor will be required to operate the Cascades Job Corps Center to provide academic, career technical, and independent living skills training to 300 residential and 0 non-residential students, as well as operate residential housing and services; the contractor must also perform outreach and admissions in three Washington workforce development areas and ensure the annual arrival of at least 650 students to the Cascades Center; additional requirements include providing career transition services to students, graduates, and former enrollees of the Cascades Center; the solicitation is anticipated to be released on or about October 23, 2020 as a fixed-price contract with a two-year base period of performance and three one-year option periods; it will be posted on SAM.gov as an unrestricted procurement.

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Questions Section of the Solicitation Responses

In the following paragraph, should Travel be excluded from this RFP language? “Pricing information shall be mentioned only in the Business Management Proposal and in no other sections of your proposal. Offerors shall not propose pricing for the following CLINS: Construction, Rehabilitation and Acquisition (CRA), Equipment, Career Technical Training (CTST) and Travel.”

L.7 The word "Travel" will be deleted from this sentence via amendment to the solicitation

Please confirm the CTT offerings and slots listed in the RFP are correct since neither the CTT-10 report nor the center website indicates culinary and advanced A+ Administrator as trades at the center. The center website also lists certified nursing assistant as a trade. Are the slots in the RFP for OTP in Healthcare specific to the certified nursing assistant trade? Please verify that all trades in the RFP are accurate. C.2.C

The CTT offerings and slot listed in the RFP are accurate. The OTP in Healthcare is not specific to the Certified Nursing Assistant trade.

If we intend to provide OTP Healthcare off-center via an external organization, is it necessary to indicate these services on the Organizational Chart and J-4? If yes, please indicate how to reflect these services as equivalent FTEs. C.2.C

No. OTP FTEs are not counted in the contracted FTEs.

Please confirm that the OTP in Healthcare Slots (10) are full-time slots.

C.2.C No. The 10 slots have the equivalent of 5 full-time students at any time.

Please confirm that the Advanced Training: Advanced A+ Administrator slots (15) are full time slots. C.2.C Yes. Advanced Training slots are full time slots.

Please confirm that the Advanced Career Training/College slots (30) are full time slots. C.2.C Yes. ACT slots are full time slots.

The NEAP Arrival Goals Spreadsheet indicates Cascades OA has a goal of 60 for Springdale/PIVOT, 120 for Tongue Point, yet the RFP indicates the annual arrival expectation is 120 for Angell and 60 for Tongue Point. Which is correct, the NEAP map or RFP? F.5

The arrival goals for this contract are: Cascades = 470; Tongue Point = 120; and Angell = 60. Please see attachment entitled "Arrival Goals."

Would the Government please provide more utility information relating to the Cascades Job Corps Center? Are there any costs for utilities outside of Steam, Electricity, Water, Natural Gas & Propane? J-12

Costs for utilities are located in attachment J-12 of the RFP. No, there are no other utilities for this center.

Due to no site visit, will the Government please provide more information regarding the facility? (More than just the facility survey – i.e., videos, more photos, any areas of large concern.) L.6.D

There are no areas of large concern known at this time. Additional photos can be viewed at:

https://cascades.jobcorps.gov/live

Please define the property owner’s responsibilities related to facility maintenance, including road and grounds. What are they responsible for maintaining? C.2

Please see attachment entitled "Facilities Maintenance Responsibilities."

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