CCL Solicitation_Amend 1.doc

AG-82A7-S-09-0006A

Amendment 1

04/28/2009

05/28/2009

U S Forest Service

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13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700) 13b. RATING

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Multiple Job Corps Centers (See Schedule of Items)

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USDA, OCFO, COD, APB

P.O. Box 60075

New Orleans, LA 70160

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*All prices shall be entered on the Schedule of Items located in this solicitation.

*CCR valid until___________________

*Read INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATIONS OF PROPOSALS and follow all instructions.

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STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV.3/2005) BACK

1. GENERAL INFORMATION:

a. This acquisition is for a firm fixed price services contract for CCL Training Services for the United States Forest Service.

b. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: One year base period and four yearly option periods. Anticipated award start date is July 1, 2009.

2. Before signing and mailing this proposal, please take a note of the following, as failure to perform any one of these actions may cause your offer to be rejected.

a. Amendments: Have you acknowledge receipt of ALL Amendments? If in doubt as to the number of amendments issued, please contact our office.

b. Sealed proposals: Sealed envelopes containing proposals shall be marked to show the offeror’s name and address, the solicitation number, amendments received, and the date and time proposals are due.

c. Amended proposal pages: If any of the Amendments furnished amended proposal pages, the amended proposal pages must be used in submitting your proposal.

d. Mistake in proposal: Have you reviewed you proposal prices for possible errors in calculations or work left out?

2. TABLE OF CONTENCTS

a. Schedule of Items

b. Statement of Work

c. Instructions for Preparations of Proposals

d. Clauses

e. Attachments

1) Attachment 1 - FACTOR 1 – Experience-Offeror Questionnaire

2) Attachment 2 - FACTOR 2 – Past Performance-Reference Information Sheet

3) Sample of a Proper Invoice

4) Wage Determinations for applicable Job Corps Centers

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

CONTRACUTION CRAFT LABORERS TRAINING

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

1000 CURLEW, WA

(2 Instructors) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

1001 CURLEW, WA

(2 Instructors) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

1002 CURLEW, WA

(2 Instructors) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

1003 CURLEW, WA

(2 Instructors) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

1004 CURLEW, WA

(2 Instructors) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of CURLEW’s Base Year and all Option Periods $_________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

2000 WOLF CREEK, OR

(1 Instructor) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

2001 WOLF CREEK, OR

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

2002 WOLF CREEK, OR

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

2003 WOLF CREEK, OR

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

2004 WOLF CREEK, OR

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of WOLF CREEK’s Base Year & all Option Periods $_________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

3000 PINE RIDGE, NE

(1 Instructor) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

3001 PINE RIDGE, NE

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

3002 PINE RIDGE, NE

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

3003 PINE RIDGE, NE

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

3004 PINE RIDGE, NE

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of PINE RIDGE’s Base Year & all Option Periods $_________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

4000 JACOBS CREEK, TN

(1 Instructor) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

4001 JACOBS CREEK, TN

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

4002 JACOBS CREEK, TN

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

4003 JACOBS CREEK, TN

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

4004 JACOBS CREEK, TN

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of JACOBS CREEK’s Base Year & all Option Periods $_________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

5000 GOLCONDA, IL

(1 Instructor) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

5001 GOLCONDA, IL

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

5002 GOLCONDA, IL

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

5003 GOLCONDA, IL

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

5004 GOLCONDA, IL

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of GONCONDA’s Base Year & all Option Periods $_________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

6000 PINE KNOT, KY

(1 Instructor) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

6001 PINE KNOT, KY

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

6002 PINE KNOT, KY

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

6003 PINE KNOT, KY

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

6004 PINE KNOT, KY

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of PINE KNOT’s Base Year & all Option Periods $_________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL

7000 BLACKWELL, WI

(1 Instructor) BASE PERIOD Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

7001 BLACKWELL, WI

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 1 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

7002 BLACKWELL, WI

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 2 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

7003 BLACKWELL, WI

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 3 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

7004 BLACKWELL, WI

(1 Instructor) OPTION YEAR 4 Training & Placement MO 12 $_________ $__________

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 SubTotal of BLACKWELL’S Base Year & all Option Periods $_________________

Grand Total of all Base Years & all Option Periods $_____________

STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 General

Job Corps is a coed residential training program that serves America's at-risk youth through intensive programs of education, vocational training, work experience, residential living, and counseling.

The contractor shall provide all necessary administrative and training personnel, services, off-center administrative facilities and materials, and staff travel and subsistence required to accomplish the following work in accordance with Title 1, Subtitle C of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998; implementing regulations; the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH) and other instructions and policy issuances, where the contractor operates vocational training programs. In meeting these requirements, the contractor shall:

(1) Ensure that training at selected Forest Service operated Job Corps Centers is provided in line with the PRH and USFS requirements as stated above and below.

(2) Administer job placement (initial and subsequent) services for one year from the date of graduation to: (a) Contractor vocational program graduates and combination program graduates (students who complete the requirements of a vocational training program, and earn a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while enrolled in Job Corps), and (b) academic-only graduates if, in the judgment of both the Contractor instructor and Center Director, or her/his designee, the graduates have attained sufficient vocational and employability skills to perform at least entry-level tasks in the trade.

In addition to placement services, Contractors may also provide career transition services, such as making arrangements for housing and transportation, to graduates and former enrollees, where they have the capability to effectively deliver such services and the provision of such services has first been coordinated with the CDSS Manager or appropriate placement specialist.

Contractor instructors/field staff will work closely with USFS and center officials to ensure that contractor-provided job placement and, as applicable, career transition services, are coordinated with the development and implementation of each Center Career Development Services System (CDSS) Plan.

Further, the Contractor shall utilize the Job Corps-established, Automated Career Development Services System Web Application (case management tracking system/CIS) to maintain case notes on students, record job referrals, track and record placements and, if applicable, Web Application (case management tracking system) to record job referrals, placements and, if applicable, support services to graduates.

(3) Develop and maintain a productive relationship with the appropriate national and associated state and local unions, business/industry organizations, and individual employers who can place Job Corps students into registered apprenticeship training programs and other meaningful, long-term employment opportunities that pay a sustainable wage.

(4) Provide the necessary administrative and technical support services to accomplish quality-training, placement and, as appropriate, support services. This includes the selection, assignment and training of qualified headquarters and field staff, and especially vocational instructors, as well as the effective supervision of training programs at all Job Corps Centers and off-Center sites where Contractor training is conducted.

Corporate and coordinating staff shall provide initial and ongoing training to new and current instructors; monitor each instructor’s performance and, in the event of unsatisfactory performance, develop performance improvement plans by individual instructor. Instructors who fail to respond to a performance improvement plan shall be removed and replaced by the contractor.

Further, corporate contract staff shall maintain a current and active knowledge of Job Corps statistical reports and their importance to managing and directing program.

(5) In consultation with appropriate unions, industry groups, individual employers, OSHA (and State and local counterparts), determine the equipment and materials necessary to ensure quality training and to protect student safety and health. As appropriate, these activities will be coordinated with the Center Safety Officer.

(6) The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to ensure that at least 20% of graduates will be female.

In an effort to meet the above goal, Contractors will work to substantially increase the number of qualified female instructors. In this regard, gird? Contractors are encouraged to work in partnership with local, state, and national organizations such as the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). In addition, Contractors will develop effective presentations and recruitment techniques that will interest female students.

(7) Ensure that Contractor vocational training programs conducted at Job Corps Centers will provide each student who completes the program the opportunity to enter a registered apprenticeship training program leading to full journey person employment, and/or employment in a position that pays a sustainable wage.

(8) Ensure that students perform all work normally performed by entry-level craft/trades persons while enrolled in a Contractor training program.

(9) Provide consultant services to Job Corps personnel concerning the Labor occupation, the relationship of Job Corps training programs to industry standards for quality performance and job safety, and related subjects as requested by the Job Corps Director or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

(10) Maintain a Direct Referral System whereby local unions and other established business/industry affiliates, Apprenticeship Committees, contractors, as well as individual employers with registered apprenticeship programs, have the opportunity to refer applicants who are eligible for the Job Corps program directly into related Contractor training at Job Corps Centers. The Contractor will coordinate with the appropriate Outreach and Admissions (OA) contractor and Center staff to ensure the availability of program openings, PRIOR to making commitments and finalizing arrangements for Direct Referral students.

(11) Ensure that instructors play a full and collaborative role in managing student conduct on center by full and active participation in, for example, Evaluation of Student Progress panels (ESP), Social Skills Training classes (SST), and by upholding Career Success Standards (CSS).

(12) Have appropriate Contractor staff fully participate in the Curriculum Development process of each Center where the contractor operates a vocational training program. This includes serving as an active member of the Center Curriculum Development Committee, and sharing instructional resources, techniques and methods that contribute to student success.

(13) Provide meaningful paid and unpaid School to Work, Work Based Learning opportunities for students enrolled in the Construction Laborer vocational training. These opportunities should include work with qualified union scale contractors.

(14) Ensure that the Contractor staff fully support the functioning of Center Industry Councils, Center staff performing Business and Community Liaison (BCL) functions, and CDSS Managers/Specialists in improving the quality of vocational training programs and creating meaningful linkages with individual employers., employer and labor or3anizations, one-stop Centers /'Partners, State and local Workforce Investment Boards, and local Youth Councils.

(15) Work closely with Center officials and staff who have responsibility to ensure that students with disabilities who are interested in Contractor trades are provided reasonable accommodations to perform trade-related skills, as identified in the Training Achievement Record.

(16) Use the Training Achievement Record (TAR) as a daily record of student progress and as a tool to gauge student progress over time. (Instructors and corporate staff alike must understand and maintain the data integrity of the TAR at all costs.)

C.2 TRAINING LOCATIONS, TRADES AND SLOTS

Training locations (Job Corps Centers), specific trade, and the number of slots are identified in C.4 Student Training (3) Related Training Issues, section H.

In cooperation with the Job Corps National Office (NO), the Contractor agrees to submit both technical and cost proposals for additional Job Corps training programs if requested. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide student graduates advanced instructional training opportunities that exceed on-center training competencies.

C.3 SELECTION OF STUDENTS

The selection of students for Contractor programs will follow a process determined by the Center Director and the Contractor that ensures student success. Direct Referral applicants, who qualify for Job Corps, and where training slots (openings) are available, shall be admitted to the program. These students are required to participate in and complete all the activities included in the Center's Career Preparation Period (first 60-days on Center), with the only exception being any activity directly related to the selection of a trade. During the Career Preparation Period; it is important that all students learn, demonstrate and practice personal responsibilities skills required in the workplace including job search skills and computer fluency. In addition, during this period, contractor and center staff will assist students in the development of a personal career development plan.

The specific selection criteria for students participating in Contractor training programs are as follows:

Age: Generally, must be 17 years of age or older for all Construction Labor programs. However, for basic programs, each class may accept up to two students who are16 1/2 and who have expressed their interest in the trade and a commitment to complete training and seek employment in the trade. Where Contractor classes are consistently having difficulty maintaining full capacity, additional 16-year-old students may be admitted as jointly determined by the Contractor and Center Director.

Education: Must have a proficiency in reading and math that will enable students to learn the trade and understand and follow instructions. These proficiencies are particularly essential for trades that require the proper use of tools, equipment, machinery, supplies and adherence to specific OSHA/industry safety guidelines associated with the craft/trade.

Health: Where applicable, per PRH, must demonstrate an ability to perform trade-related mechanical activities and operations requiring physical coordination. Must not have a physical or mental condition that would endanger the student or those working with the student in the Construction Labor vocation. The Center physician, or designee, has the responsibility for making this determination.

C.4 STUDENT TRAINING

(1) Work Based Learning

Work Based learning (WBL) is Job Corps's learning strategy and training delivery system. It is not a separate, independent program. It provides Job Corps with an opportunity for fostering innovations to improve student work readiness and basic academic, social and employability skills targeted to employer work requirements. The challenge is to create a system for integrating work and learning in a rational, well organized way so that all Job Corps education programs (vocational, academic, social and employability skills and student support), work together and are relevant to the workplace. In order to take full advantage of this opportunity, the Contractor instructors and Center officials and staff shall work jointly to institutionalize (WBL) principles into all Center operations and employer partnerships.

(A) The Contractor instructors will collaborate with appropriate Center staff in establishing meaningful Work-Based Learning (WBL) opportunities with employers in the local community. Work-Based Learning will reflect a balance between Vocational Skills Training (VST) projects and other Work-Based Learning opportunities, This includes, but is not limited to, the creation of opportunities for all Contractor students to observe work-site activities, especially early in their training, as well as for qualified employer representatives to visit VST sites and provide meaningful advice and guidance to students regarding their employability and vocational skills as well as their adherence to established safety and health standards.

(B) As part of each Center's WBL system, there must be a process for determining each student's readiness to benefit from work site experience. This process includes input from all relevant components of the Job Corps Center, including the, Contractor instructors.

(C) The Contractor instructors and field staff will work cooperatively with Center officials and staff to make VST and WBL opportunities viable activities that incorporate principles of applied academics.

(D) Off-site assignments (i.e., community projects and Spike Camps) will not be approved unless they meet all requirements of the PRH, including those for education, supervision, and residential and support services commensurate with those at the Center. Contractor instructors shall not be assigned responsibility for the supervision of students after normal working hours, unless prior arrangements have been made and agreed upon by all appropriate parties. Where VST assignments necessitate that staff live at the VST site, the prevailing GSA per diem rate will apply. In the event housing is provided, the prevailing GSA M&IE rates shall be applicable and paid for by the Center.

(E) Contractor instructors will involve students in the planning of VST projects. Further, both academic and social and employability skills training, in addition to the application of vocational skills, shall be incorporated in all VST projects as part of the overall learning experience and the skills essential for success on the job.

(2) Vocational Skills Training

(A) VST projects shall be planned for each program year in accordance with the PRH. The Center Director will designate a qualified, competent Center staff member to plan and oversee all VST projects. The contractor instructors shall assist this individual in developing and carrying-out the VST Plan. The Contractor designee and the Center Director's designee shall sign-off, or provide a letter of concurrence on, the annual VST Plan, and any modification to the Plan, including a Safety Hazard Analysis for each project in the VST Plan, prior to submitting the Plan/modification to the Job Corps National Field Office.

(B) In cooperation with the Center Director's designee, Contractor staff, and local community Members/officials, every effort will be made to develop VST opportunities that support student learning and meet community needs. These efforts are supportive of the Workforce Investment Act challenge for expanded community ties and student participation in community activities.

(C) The individual designated by the Center Director to oversee VST projects will initiate coordinating sessions with the Contractor instructor(s) involved in VST projects. These meetings shall be scheduled at least bi-weekly for the purpose of: reviewing the progress on current VST projects and the plans/schedules for the next two week period; ensuring that all issues and concerns related to job safety are satisfactorily addressed; and formulating long-range plans. The Center Director's representative will maintain minutes of each meeting and copies will be provided in a timely manner to all attendees, as well as to those who were absent.

(D) Off-site assignments (i.e., community projects and Spike Camps) will not be approved unless they meet all requirements of the PRH, including those for education, supervision, and residential and support services commensurate with those at the Center. Contractor instructors shall not be assigned responsibility for the supervision of students after normal working hours, unless prior arrangements have been made and agreed upon by all appropriate parties. Where VST assignments necessitate that staff lives at the VST site, the prevailing GSA per diem rate will apply. In the event housing is provided, the prevailing GSA M&IE rates shall be applicable and paid for by the Center.

(E) Contractor instructors will involve students in the planning of VST projects. Further, both academic and social and employability skills training, in addition to the application of vocational skills, shall be incorporated in all VST projects as part of the overall learning experience and the skills essential for success on the job.

(3) Related Training Issues

(A) All Contractor training will be conducted in an environment and under conditions as close as possible to that found in the industry and, as applicable, shall be the same as required for apprentices as outlined in the craft Apprenticeship Training Standards published by the USDOL Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, when such training standards exist.

(B) While students will be encouraged to complete all Training Achievement Records (TARS) associated with their Contractor trade, they must meet all the requirements of at least one (1) Job Corps approved (TAR) before they can be certified as a vocational completer. In addition, each student completing the program will take the appropriate qualifying test for Apprenticeship and Training Applicants, if applicable.

(C) Throughout their training, students will be taught the importance of learning and attaining the Employability Skills listed in each TAR, and provided assistance and support in mastering these skills and demonstrating them during their vocational training experience, including at VST and other Work-Based Learning sites.

(D) Working in close cooperation with Centers, every effort will be made to schedule students to attend vocational classes for eight (8) hours per day, including an appropriate amount of time for lunch. However, the training day may be less than eight hours, but only to accommodate activities that clearly and directly support students success in securing training-related employment and being successful in a job, For example, the time required by both academic and Contractor vocational instructors to plan for curriculum integration and for establishing mentoring arrangements and Work-Based Learning sites with employers fall into this category. Likewise, the participation of contractor staff and students in each Center's Social Skills Training Program is an important learning opportunity that may also take place during the eight-hour work day.

(E) Hands-on training and related shop/classroom training shall be divided approximately 70% and 30%, respectively, with 5% being the allowable variance.

(F) A standard training week shall be 40 hours, Monday through Friday, excluding Center observed holidays.

(G) Basic vocational training programs are established with the expectation that they will require a minimum of 52 weeks or 1,000 hours for the average student to complete. However, recognizing that programs are competency based, students will vary in how much time they need to complete a program.

(H) Contractor agrees to maintain the following student slots per instructor ratios with the total number of slots divided equally into two rotations for basic programs. A full crew consists of one half the total numbers of student slots per instructor, on any given day, for basic programs.

Curlew, WA

Wolf Creek, OR

Pine Ridge, NE

Jacob’s Creek, TN

Golconda, IL

Pine Knot, KY

Blackwell, WI

In the event that the Contractor is requested to establish additional training programs on other Forest Service Job Corps Centers, a technical and cost proposal will be required.

(I) During the period that students are under the supervision of Contractor instructors, the instructors shall be responsible for:

· The Center Safety and Occupational Health Plan, as well as industry, state, local, and OSHA trade-related safety rules, regulations and standards

· Center rules and regulations, including those pertaining to safety Center behavior management procedures, and

· Student accountability

· The Contractor instructors will work closely with the Center Safety Officer on all matters concerning the health and safety of students.

C.5 BEHAVIOR

Student behavior management (disciplinary) procedures, which are established by each Center Director, and a common set of Center rules governing student behavior, will be used Center-wide by both Center and Contractor staff as a basis for dealing with any significant student problem.

The Contractor instructors shall enforce disciplinary measures in Contractor vocational shops and work sites. The Contractor instructors shall have the authority to immediately suspend from class a student who has violated safety/disciplinary rules and regulations when, in the judgment of the Contractor instructor, such action is necessary to prevent injuries or disruption to the training. Further, the Contractor instructors shall advise the supervisor and the Center Director of any student who continues to disregard safety/disciplinary rules and regulations, and where permanent removal and/or reassignment of the student from the vocational program is recommended.

Contractor instructors shall be a part of the Center's process for determining the readmission of students into Contractor classes. In the event the Center Director and the Contractor instructor cannot agree on a resolution of the matter, the Center Director shall prevail.

C.6 STUDENT- RELATED ACTIVITIES

Vocational instructors report directly to the Work Programs Officer, or WPO.

(1) The Center Director has responsibility for establishing programs and activities related to Career Preparation, Development and Transition. Additional programs will include Diversity Training, Vocational Counseling, Social and Employability Skills training and training in basic information technology. As appropriate, Contractor instructors shall participate in these programs and other activities, Center officials will make every effort to schedule these programs and activities so that conflicts with vocational training are minimized.

(2) Contractor instructors shall actively participate in Evaluation of Student Progress (ESP) Panels (previously referred to as P-PEP) of their students. Contractor staff and Center staff will work cooperatively to ensure that the scheduling of these activities results in the least disruption to vocational training classes.

(3) Contractor instructors will notify the CDSS Manager/Specialist and other appropriate Center staff when students are near vocational completion so that planning can be initiated for exit-related processes, particularly those that contribute to the job-readiness and employability of students. However, in those instances when a training-related job becomes available on short notice, the Contractor instructor and CDSS Manager/Specialist will work expeditiously to ensure that exit-related processes are not deterrents to the placement of students, especially those qualified to graduate.

(4) The Contractor has the primary responsibility for: (a) ensuring that students successfully complete vocational training requirements, including the Employability Skills, identified in the TARs, (b) placing vocational graduates, combination graduates, as well as assigned GED-only graduates and former enrollees into training-related jobs at sustainable wages, and (c) and coordinated with the CDSS Manager/Specialist, to provide post-termination support services.

The COTR will evaluate contract and contractor performance using US Department of Labor Outcome Measurement System (OMS) reports that generate daily, weekly and annual data. Programs, on a center by center basis, will be placed on probation or eliminated where OMS reports indicate poor performance. Reports will be due to the COR on October 15 (for the period July-1 thru September 30), January 15 (for the period October 1 thru December 31), and April 15 (for the period January 1 thru March 31).

The Contractor will work closely with Center to ensure that each of the Contractor's students, complete the driver education program and receives a valid drivers license, or CDL schedule B, as appropriate, PRIOR to completing the vocational training program. Standard (stick) shift driver's education training shall be provided to students where the skill is a placement requirement.

C.7 FACILITY RESUIREMENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

The Center shall provide the Contractor, at no cost, with appropriate and adequate (including reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities) vocational shop training and administrative space, and the support services listed below. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining security of the assigned space and equipment, including the establishment of a limited access policy to safeguard equipment subject to the Center's fire, security, and other related safety policies.

The Center shall provide the Contractor, at no cost, with the following support services:

(1) Shop and Vocational Skills Training equipment, materials and supplies. Desk and chairs for classrooms will also be provided. Upkeep and replacement of equipment is also the responsibility of the Center.

(2) Acquisition, maintenance, repair and replacement of vocational and administrative equipment.

(3) Telephone installation and ongoing service in instructor's offices, including local and long distance service, in support of providing placement and, as applicable, support services, and for other official Job Corps business.

(4) FAX and copying services.

(5) Safe and adequately equipped vehicles to support training activities/projects. When requested by Center officials, Contractor instructors must be able to show proof of a valid driver’s license. Contractor instructors will also immediately notify appropriate Center officials of any changes/restrictions to their license when they occur).

(6) Mail (postage).

(7) Trash and garbage collection.

(8) Utilities.

(9) Locking file cabinets.

(10) Access to appropriate computer equipment (hardware and software) and printers.

(11) VCRs, monitors, and other appropriate AV equipment, as necessary.

(12) Secretarial/clerical assistance, when the need is justified.

(13) Security for vocational training facilities during other than normal working hours.

(14) Transportation and meals for students participating in work experience, including work-based learning sites.

(15) Fire protection and OSHA approved safety programs at vocational facilities.

(16) OSHA required safety equipment (e.g., eye, hand, face and fall protection), and other personal protective equipment that is required in the trade and that meets OSHA standards.

(17) The provision of federal tax credit Conditional Certifications for all eligible students prior to program completion.

(18) Student vocational clothing including, where applicable, special and foul weather clothing, hard-toed safety shoes, and replacement items, for all students in the Contractor program (includes those students assigned by the Center above the contracted class/surge level).

(19) Appropriate attire for VST projects and work-based learning assignments and, as applicable, requirements imposed by OSHA, state law, industry standards and the specific job site.

(20) Timely and accurate entry or assistance into the Job Corps Computer Information System (CIS) of the following program information as provided by the Contractor: (a) vocational student data, including vocational entry dates and completion levels as they occur, (b) any and all corrections, when notified by the Contractor, along with verification to the Contractor that the corrections were made, and (c) placement results as determined by the Center or as provided by the Contractor.

(21) Copies of the 678 Forms and VTRC 10 and 20 and other necessary reports on a regular and timely basis.

(22) Shipping Tool Kits to students, when requested by the Contractor.

(23) Transportation to Work-Based Learning sites, industry/trade certification-accreditation sessions, and job interviews.

C.8 TRAINING MATERIALS AND SUPPORT

(1) The Contractor shall provide each student and instructor with such instructional materials and publications as required to adequately conduct quality vocational training programs. Training-related videos will also be made available by the Contractor to support classroom instruction as well as an updated listing of Internet web sites that support student learning.

(2) The Contractor shall use provide Tool Kits for students in training, in accordance with established policy in the PRE Tool Kits shall be made available to the Contractor AT NO COST for students who complete vocational training, as well as to assigned GED-only graduates and enrollees who are referred to Contractor trade-related jobs. The Contractor shall submit a listing of tools required for the program to the Contract COR and Center Director for approval; a copy of the approved lists shall be provided to Centers.

C.9 RELATIONSHIP WITH CENTER DIRECTOR/OPERATOR

(1) In addition to performing craft-related responsibilities in an exemplary fashion, the Contractor instructors are expected to serve as role models for students. Any abusive behavior towards students, failure to supervise students properly, or a disregard for Center rules and regulations will not be tolerated. Behavior of this nature will result in the Contractor taking immediate and appropriate action, which may include termination of the instructor(s) involved in such practices.

Contractor Field Staff are expected to carefully monitor and be fully aware of how Contractor instructors are performing, particularly those that may be having difficulty teaching students and/or dealing effectively with problems associated with student behavior. Where such problems exist, Contractor Field Staff shall take immediate and appropriate corrective action, including arrangements to have the Contractor instructor(s) permanently dismissed if warranted. Such action shall be implemented in consultation with Center Director or his/her designee.

(2) The Job Corps Center Director has complete responsibility for the overall operation of the Center, including the scheduling of Contractor vocational programs. The Contractor instructors and the Center Director shall work cooperatively to informally resolve all issues. Where necessary, these efforts should also include appropriate, higher-level Contractor staff and officials. However, in the event there are unresolved matters, the Contractor shall immediately request the COR to assist in the resolution of the matter.

In those instances where the Center Director requests the permanent removal of a Contractor instructor, such request shall be in writing to the assigned Forest Service COR, and include the specific reason(s) justifying the request. Any documented violations of Center rules, operating policy, etc., previously committed by the instructor shall be attached to both letters.

The Contractor COR will work expeditiously to fully investigate unresolved matters and jointly render a final decision that will be binding on both the Center Director/operator and the Contractor. At no time during this entire process shall the Center operator or Center Director, Contractor, field staff or instructors take any action that will adversely affect the training of students or functioning of the Center.

This provision applies to all Job Corps Centers.

The Center Director and appropriate Contractor officials and instructors shall work cooperatively to establish meaningful relations with local unions/business councils and affiliated organizations. Such efforts are designed and intended to promote and establish apprenticeship and other career opportunities for qualified graduates/students, as well as help to avoid disruptions to student training that may result from labor disputes associated with Center construction projects or similar activities.

(3) Contractor instructors shall participate and cooperate in activities initiated by the Center Director to enhance Center operations and improve community relations.

The Contractor's organizational structure shall be designed to assure that all programs are monitored on a continuing and quality basis. As stated in item (1) above, Contractor Field Staff periodically visit Centers to review and ensure quality operations and administration of Contractor vocational programs. To the extent practicable, the Center Director will be notified in advance of these visits. The Center Director is encouraged to utilize these visits to communicate any issues, problems or successes that may exist with the operation of the Contractor vocational program(s), including instructor performance.

C.10 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

(1) Contractors shall be responsible for the selection and continued employment of qualified instructors at each Center where the Contractor operates, in accordance with the following criteria:

(A) Must be thoroughly competent in the skills, techniques and practices of the trade, including every item addressed in the Training Achievement Record(s).

As appropriate, must be thoroughly knowledgeable of all OSHA, state (where students are most likely to be employed), and industry-related safety rules, regulations, standards and guidelines, and fully trained to be capable of instructing students in understanding and applying these safety mandates in the shop and on VST and employer work sites. Instructors will work closely with the Center Safety Officer in this regard.

(B) Must possess a valid teaching certificate, or have demonstrated the ability to apply effective training techniques and skills through related education and/or relevant experience.

(C) Must have the interest, desire, experience and ability to work patiently and effectively with at-risk youth from various economic, social and cultural backgrounds regardless of their race, sex, national origin, or religious preference

(D) The Center Director shall be notified by an appropriate Contractor official, in a timely manner, of any instructor change so that related Center administrative, operational and logistical matters can be adequately addressed.

(E) Must be proficient in basic computer systems so as to be able to independently conduct data entry and so as to complete the significant administrative/paper work burden that is typical of a Job Corps instructional position.

(2) The Contractor shall ensure that instructors and other appropriate staff are provided the training necessary to improve their instructional skills and their ability to effectively work with at-risk youth; keep them current with trade-related applications and techniques; be aware of the latest innovations in equipment, materials and supplies being used in the industry, and to fully understand OSHA safety rules and regulations, especially any changes having a direct impact on those employed in the trade. It is expected that the Contractor will provide formal professional instructor training annually.

C.11 STAFF WORK AND LEAVE PROVISIONS

(1) The workday (starting and ending times) shall be in accordance with Center policy and shall not normally exceed eight (8) hours not including the lunch break.

(2) Annual leave must be scheduled and coordinated with the Center Director sufficiently in advance to ensure that there is no adverse effect on Center operations and that quality student instruction continues uninterrupted. Actual approval of annual leave is the responsibility of the Contractor and may be granted only after notification has been provided to the Center Director, or her/his designee, and the Contractor has carefully taken their comments into consideration.

(3) Contractor instructors are expected to notify the Center Director, or her/his designee, prior to the first scheduled class when sick leave must be taken.

(4) No overtime or Center holiday work shall be granted unless requested in writing by the Government and accepted by the Contractor, overtime pay, when approved, will be reimbursed at the rate established for the area in which the work is performed. Contractor instructors’ holiday absences will be the same as established federal holidays.

(5) The Contractor shall take immediate steps to temporarily replace any instructor who is absent for more than 5 consecutive workdays. The Center Director shall provide qualified substitutes for Contractor instructors for up to five (5) working days, for Contractor instructors who are on sanctioned leave or where there are unexpected terminations or resignations of Contractor instructors.

(6) The Center Director, or his/her designee, shall sign weekly time sheets verifying the Contractor instructor(s) time on Center. Instructor leaves or absences must be approved by the Center Director.

(7) The Center Director will provide adequate time for the contractor instructor to obtain annual upgrade training. Advance notification of the training will be provided to the Center Director in writing. Arrangements to provide student supervision will be made by the center.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATIONS OF PROPOSALS

1. Proposals

Proposals for the work described herein, will be received until the date and time indicated on Standard Form 1449 at the following address:

US Forest Service

740 Simms Street

ATTN: Bethany A. Mills, Contract Specialist

Golden, CO 80401

2. Proposal Format

a. The proposals shall be in the following format:

Proposal Document

Original Copies PART A, Technical Factor 1 (Experience & Management) PART B, Technical Factor 2 (Past Performance)

PART C, (Price)

b. Proposal Characteristics.

(1) All text must be legible and easily read. All text shall be typed single-spaced. Margins (1-inch) shall be clean and clear. Each Part (Part A, B and C) shall be clearly marked and combined into a 3-ring binder (no heat or spiral bound volumes). Proposal should include a total of five 3-ring binders (1 original and 4 copies).

(2) All proposals shall contain the requirements stated herein and every binder shall be identified by the name, address, and telephone number of the offeror on the cover. Each binder shall also contain a Table of Contents and also a List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Appendices, and List of Acronyms, if applicable. The list of acronyms should include all acronyms appearing in the binder.

(3) Proposal clarity, organization (as requested in this solicitation) and cross-referencing are mandatory. In order for the proposal to receive an in-depth evaluation, it is necessary that the proposal be presented in a manner, which will provide clarity, organization and cross referencing as required.

(4) Each evaluation factor shall be described in a…