DOL-ETA-15-R-00022_RequestForClarification_(NWTX).pdf

DOL-ETA-15-R-00022

Request for Clarification – NWTX OA

1) Please confirm that all of the youth recruited must be from Texas, including those for the centers in Oklahoma and Utah.

a. The youth are to be recruited from the Local Workforce Development Boards identified and in support of the centers listed on page three (3) of the RFP.

Panhandle (LWDB 1)

South Plains (LWDB 2)

North Texas (LWDB 3)

North Central Texas (LWDB 4)*

Tarrant County (LWDB 5)

West Central Texas (LWDB 9)

Concho Valley (LWDB 12)

Center Name City County State

Clearfield Clearfield Davis

County Utah

Guthrie Guthrie Logan

County Oklahoma

North Texas McKinney Collin

County Texas

Gary San Marcos Hays County Texas

2) Are you able to provide the name of the organization that was previously and/or is currently contracted to conduct the Outreach and Admissions for these Centers.

a. No, the Government is unable to provide this information. The name of the incumbent contractor is not relevant to the development of your proposal.

3) Are you able to provide a typical and/or average cost-per-youth (i.e., unit cost) or expected range of cost-per-youth for this contract?

a. No, the Government is unable to provide this information. The offerors are to determine their own costs.

4) Are you able to verify whether the lead applicant has to be a small business or can the lead be another type of organization as long as significant components of the project are subcontracted to small business concerns, particularly when aligned to the percentages referenced in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan section of the solicitation?

a. Since this procurement is RESTRICTED to 100% small business, the lead/prime offeror must be identified as a small business. If the lead/prime offeror has a Joint

Venture Partnership, the managing company must be identified as small business and responsible for over 50% of the contract value. Additionally, all Joint

Venture Partnerships must be approved by SBA prior to award of the contract.

5) In reference to question “What methods will be utilized to promote the Clearfield, Guthrie, Gary, and North Texas Job Corps Centers through the states of Utah, DOL-ETA-15-R-00022

Request for Clarification – NWTX OA

Oklahoma, and Texas?;” since this is an Outreach and Admissions contract, should we promote Center image or promote a positive Job Corps image?

a. The requirement is to promote these specific centers which will be supported by this Outreach and Admissions contract.

6) Since this is an Outreach and Admissions contract in Northwest Texas, why are we required to promote Job Corps Centers throughout the states of Utah and Oklahoma?

a. This Outreach and Admissions contract will only promote the listed centers in the

Section C.2 (page 7) and draw youth from the LWDB geographic areas and counties identified in Section B.1 (page 3) of the RFP.

7) In Section L.6.G: Proposal Section Content, Paragraph 3: Staff Resources, Sub-Paragraph

C: Key Personnel, should the resume be for the Center Director or Program/Project

Director?

a. Correct. The resume should read as Project Director.

8) Regarding Section L.6.F: Proposal Format and Section L.6.G Proposal Section Content, the order of proposal sections do not match; please clarify the correct order.

a. The order (Technical Proposal, Cost Proposal, Management Capability) listed in

Section L.6.F is correct. Please note that Past Performance Questionnaires

(Attachment J-7) will be coming directly to Department of Labor.