Carpentry FY21 SOW Revised.pdf

CONSTRUCTION TRADE

STATEMENT OF WORK

(AOE Funded Occupational Education Programs)

Subject

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Field Acquisition Office intends to make a single award to a post-secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school that will be responsible for providing instruction in construction trades which meets the requirements of this solicitation for the inmate population at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Duluth, Minnesota. Successful completion of the training program must qualify inmates for at least entry-level employment in a specified field upon release. General Information regarding the BOP is located at www.bop.gov.

Place of Performance

Occupational training instruction will be performed in the Education Department at the Federal

Prison Camp Duluth, Minnesota.

FPC Duluth

4464 Ralston Drive

Duluth, Minnesota 55811

Schedule

A session is defined as one hour. The contractor will normally provide six (6) one (1) hour sessions per day, 5 days per week, excluding Federal Holidays. Work hours will normally be between 7:30 am and 3:00 pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. The contractor shall not normally exceed 30 hours per week. The contractor will conduct a Construction Technology program twice daily (two separate groups of 15 students). Each class/group will consist of a maximum of 15 students for a total of 30 students in the program at one time. Each class/group is defined as three (3) hours in length, two (2) classes/groups per day, four (5) days per week.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced.

Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or other security matters. When contract employees report to the institution but are unable to perform services due to such delays, the contractor will be paid for one session.

Normally, any remaining sessions for that day will be suspended and the contractor will be free to leave and the contractor will not be paid for the remaining unperformed sessions. However, if the institution requests that the contractor remain at the institution for eventual performance, the contractor shall be paid for such sessions. In the event of any absence, the contractor may make up his/her time so long as it does not exceed 30 hours in any given week. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.

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 FPC-Duluth 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 a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree.

Industry-accepted certification is also acceptable. 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 college certificate, A.A., A. S., A.A.S. or industry-recognized certificate qualifying inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Credits earned from the college certificate, A.A., 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 make recommendations to the Supervisor of Education pertaining to the selection and purchase of supplies and equipment. The institution will provide the following supplies, equipment, and curriculum materials: all tools, equipment, and materials required for hands-on learning; and textbooks and workbooks for each student enrolled the course.

Description of Duties

The contractor will provide instruction for Construction Technology Certificate Program 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. The program shall consist of two (2) courses of study provided in a contract year which is anticipated to coincide with the fiscal year (October 1 through September

30). The 2 courses will consist of 15 students each, for an estimated total of 30 students, and will be offered simultaneously—one in the morning and one in the afternoon—for each yearly contract period.

The Construction Technology instructor will teach and manage the Construction Technology program using text and material agreed upon by the Contractor and the Education Program

Manager. Such instruction will include, at a minimum, a general understanding of basic construction techniques. Examples of classes could be Basic Math, Blueprint Reading for

Construction, Principles of Construction Framing (classroom theory), Construction Framing

(applied practice), Building Materials Estimation, and Occupational Construction Safety.

Twenty-forty percent (20-40%) 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 carpentry/construction trades. 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.

Attire

The contractor is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty. The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing.

Inmate Management

Provision of services will require frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. The contract employee shall not be responsible for the management of any inmates, other than to ensure inmates involved within the contract’s scope of work abide by all rules to ensure their safety and well-being. The contractor is to constantly be aware of security and maintain a professional relationship with inmates at all times. Any violation of the institution rules and regulations are to be brought immediately to the attention of any Government employee employed at the institution. The contractor will be required to provide documentation to the COR, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

Institution Security

The Contractor agrees to adhere to all regulations prescribed by the institutions in regards to the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. . The contractor will be required to sign in and out of the institution for accountability purposes. A badge will be issued and worn at all times for proper identification for security reasons. The successful contractor shall attend the Institution

Familiarization Orientation program prior to assuming institution involvement and annually there after. Reimbursement to the contractor for the time spent in the institution orientation or other specific security related training will be at the contract rate, prorated hourly.

The date and time for this orientation will be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The

Contractor’s service provider may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the CEO for violations of institutional security policies or behavior that may jeopardize the safety and security of the institution.