CLEVELAND_SOLE_SOURCE_NOTICE.docx

Cleveland Job Corps Center Special Notice Notice of Intent for Sole Source Procurement Cleveland Job Corps Center In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations part 5.201, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Office (DOL/ETA) hereby issues this notice of intent for a sole source procurement. DOL/ETA intends to award a sole source contract to Serrato Corporation for the continued operation of the Cleveland Job Corps Center located at 13421Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 44110. The NAICS for this requirement is 611519.

The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 USC 254(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements.

Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program designed to prepare low-income youth to obtain and hold gainful employment or pursue further education or training.

The contractor shall operate the aforementioned Job Corps center, which includes provision of academic, career technical, career success skills, and career development training, and related support services, for an estimated total of 346 students consisting of 163 residential male students, 163 residential female students, 8 nonresidential male students, and 12 nonresidential female students. The contractor shall operate residential quarters (housing) and services to all students as applicable.

The program shall be operated by Serrato Corporation for the U.S. Department of Labor in accordance with the Workforce Investment Act of 2014, Job Corps regulations and the Policy and Requirements Handbook.

The anticipated Period of Performance is:

Base: August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018;

Option to Extend (52.217-8): August 1, 2018 through January 30, 2019 (If required)

This is a notice of the intent to award a sole source contract. It is published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. No responses to the notice of intent to sole source are anticipated. All questions or comments regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing to Sheiann Ross, Contracting Specialist, at ross.sheiann@dol.gov.