BW-NOTICE_OF_INTENT_TO_SOLE_SOURCE.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Job Corps Center anticipates awarding a sole-source contract with Brain Klockow, DDS, P.O. Box 161, Wabino, WI 54566-0161. The contract for Dental Services at the Blackwell Job Corps Center, Laona, Wisconsin shall be for a period of one year, with four one year options to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government. Job corps is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) program. Job Corps is designed to assist young people who need, and can benefit from, the wide range of services provided at the Job Corps Center. Through its centers, Job Corps offers academic, vocational, and life skills training using a unique approach of competency–based and individualized instruction. Services include basic education, High School Diploma (HSD) program; General Education Development (GED) program; career technical skills training; residential living program; healthcare, and related support services. The comprehensive combination of training and support services is designed to help each student become a responsible citizen. Job Corps assists students in attaining and maintaining optimal health by providing basic om-center health services to include promotion, prevention, assessment, intervention, and follow-up care.

Blackwell Job Corps Center is mandated by the Department of Labor (DOL) to provide basic dental services to students. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, supplies, services, licensing, insurance, as required by the state of Wisconsin to provide dental services for the Blackwell Job Corps Center. The center shall provide transportation to and from the contractor’s service location.

The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.