PRE-SOLICITATION_NOTICE_Roswell_JCC.docx

Roswell Job Corps Center The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the continued operation of the Roswell Job Corps Center (JCC), at 57 G Street, Roswell, NM, 88202-5970, will be available approximately Wednesday, February 2, 2016.

The anticipated contract period of performance is a 2-year base period, plus three, twelve-month, option periods. Following review of contract performance, the options years are approved unilaterally by the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Roswell JCC has a capacity of 178 students (97 residential males, 61 residential females, and 10 non-residential male and 10 non-residential female students). Job Corps is a comprehensive and individualized residential program based on the Career Development Services System (CDSS) model. CDSS components are Outreach/Admissions, Career Preparation, Career Development, and Career Transition. Job Corps targets disadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16 through 24, and emphasizes long-term employability by providing academic and career technical training, along with support services. The contractor shall provide academic and career technical training, operate counseling and residential living programs, and provide support services to include: wellness, student employability records, behavior management and incentive system, clothing issue, mail and legal services. The contractor shall also provide overall center management, procurement and property management, facility operations and maintenance, security and safety services, community relations and public information. All activities will be in compliance with applicable DOL/Job Corps regulations, policies, and handbooks.

A Pre-Proposal conference, followed immediately by a walk-through inspection of the Roswell JCC facility, will be convened promptly at 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, February 26, 2016, at the Roswell JCC facility (address shown above). Offerors are advised to wear comfortable attire and footwear and allow approximately 2 hours for the site visit. Upon entering the facility, offerors must stop at the front desk where they will be given instructions for the conference. We recommend that you download the RFP from our website prior to the conference and bring the RFP with you to the conference. Technical and contractual questions concerning this procurement will not be answered at the Pre-Proposal Conference, but will be addressed in amendment(s) to the RFP.

Proposals in response to this RFP will be due no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon), Central Time, on Monday, March 31, 2016, at the following address: U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Contracts Management (OCM), Room N4643, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. The primary point of contact is Gregory Sabater, Contract Specialist, who may be reached by e-mail at Sabater.Gregory@dol.gov. The U.S. Department of Labor will consider proposals from all responsible offerors.