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ATIACHMENT 1- STATEMENTS OF WORK

CLASS A COL INSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF WORK

(AOE Funded Occupational Education Programs)

Occupational Training Program Provider

I. Scope of Services:

FCI intends to make a single award to an accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school that will be responsible for providing instruction and training to Camp Inmates which will lead to successful completion of a Commercial Driver's License Program. The successful completion of the training program must qualify inmates for at least an entry-level position in the field of commercial vehicle driving.

The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post secondary institution. The contract must be between FCI Loretto, PA and an accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school. Quoters must submit a copy of the current accreditation and license from the licensing board.

Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. The occupational education program must fall under the provider's umbrella of accreditation. Industry accepted certification is also acceptable. 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.

II. Background:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for Federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration. The Federal prison system is a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities for the incarceration of persons who have been sentenced to imprisonment for Federal crimes and the detention of persons awaiting trial in Federal court. The defined mission of the BOP is as follows:

It is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.

As an agency under the Executive Branch of the United States Government, the BOP receives an annual appropriation of funds to accomplish its mission. The public trust demands that this annual appropriation be prudently managed. Monies spent to provide education to the inmate population must reflect the agency's best efforts to obtain cost-effective services, consistent with community standards.

In 1996, the Bureau of Prisons standardized procedures to (1) select and fund new vocational/occupational training programs, (2) select and fund existing vocational/occupational training programs, and (3) update equipment for existing vocational/occupational training programs. The following Bureau of Prisons Program Statements, which are available electronically at www.bop.gov, are applicable to this contract and are incorporated by reference to the same effect as if they were given in full text.

1. Program Statement 5300.21- Education, Training, and Leisure Time Program Standards.

2. Program Statement 5353.01- Occupational Education Programs

Ill. Place of Performance:

Occupational training and instruction will be performed in the Education Department (or other sites as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Supervisor of Education (SOE).

IV. Schedule of Performance:

The contractor will instruct 20 inmate students at the FPC for three one ( 1) hour sessions per day, four days per week. Typically, the contractor will provide services Sunday- Thursday, between the hours of 7:30am and 8:30pm, excluding Federal holidays; other days/hours may be implemented if necessary to meet program requirements and these days/hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution.

Any breaks in service, including lunch breaks, will be unpaid. Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the SOE and the contractor. Sessions are on a requirements basis; therefore, schedule and sessions can change.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, work sessions may be delayed or cancelled with little notice. The reasons for such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, institutional emergencies 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 free to leave but must reschedule/make-up class session. In the event of any instructor's absence, the contractor shall provide replacement coverage. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.

V. Supplies and Equipment:

The contractor will provide a competency-based Commercial Driver's License Program to instruct and train inmate students. The contractor will provide textbooks, charts, slides, tools, and other related course supplies. The contractor should be able to make recommendations to the SOE pertaining to the selection and purchase of additional supplies and equipment. The curriculum must be updated annually and approved by the SOE. A copy of the approved curriculum will be retained on file by the SOE. The contractor must be able to provide a program that can be completed within a six month time-frame. The contractor will provide qualified personnel to instruct coursework which focuses on required training needed for inmate students to receive a certificate that is recognized industry-wide.

FCI Loretto will supply classroom space, whiteboards, television monitors, and DVDsNCRs.

VI. Classroom Management and Method of Instruction:

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, clearly identify the live work projects and must require the students to demonstrate them.

The contractor will be allowed a period of time, not to exceed two weeks, to develop the program curriculum, with clearly stated, measurable, competency based objectives. The curriculum must be approved by the SOE. The contractor will also prepare course outlines and lesson plans, maintain records of the students' progress, and maintain accountability of all materials, supplies, and equipment used in the Commercial Driver's License Program. Monthly progress reports will be completed for each student. The contractor will provide instruction for the Commercial Driver's License 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.

Twenty to 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 directly related to the Commercial Driver's License Program. An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies. Live work projects will provide a product or service produced by the inmate for actual use by the institution. Electronic or computer-based simulation does not satisfy the hands-on or live work requirement. The SOE must approve live work projects.

VII. Inmate Management:

Instructors placed on site by the contractor are responsible for the maintenance of transcripts, ~tatistics, and certification records. The contracted instructor will monitor attendance of inmate students on a daily basis and report to the appropriate staff, any absentees or infractions of rules and regulations on the part of the inmate.

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.

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 the.ir safety and well-being. The contractor may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the CEO. 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 Contracting Officer Representative, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

VIII. Institution Security:

Instructors placed on site by the contractor shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The contractor will attend an orientation program for volunteers and contractors prior to the start of classes. All instructors assuming institutional involvement will attend annual refresher on security training for volunteers and contractors. The contract employee will be paid for time spent in required training at the current year's session rate. The contract employee 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. ·

IX. Contract Security:

The purpose is to establish security and supervision requirements for contract and consultant personnel involved in the delivery of services to the Bureau of Prisons. The contractor should be aware that several investigative procedures will be applied and appropriate forms completed before any instructors placed on site by the contractor are permitted in the institution:

1. National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Check.

2. DOJ-99 (Name Check)

3. FD-258 (Fingerprint Check)

4. Law Enforcement Agency Check

5. Vouchering of employers over the past five years for each individual or employee

6. Resume/Personal Qualifications

7. OPM-329-A (Authority of Release of Information)

8. NACI Check (if applicable)

Instructors placed on site by the contractor shall undergo a urinalysis test (for the detection of marijuana and other drug usage). Instructors who test positive will be excluded from the institution, and the contractor shall provide acceptable replacement, subject to the same security requirements.

X. Qualifications:

All contractor instructors must be licensed and/or certified to instruct and train students in the area of Commercial Driver's License training. Qualifications must be delineated and documented. Quater must include with their quote the name(s), position, education, experience and license(s) of those individuals that will provide direct services.

CULINARY ARTS STATEMENT OF WORK

(AOE Funded Occupational Education Programs)

Occupational Training Program Provider

I. Scope of Services:

FCI Loretto, Pennsylvania intends to make a single award to an accredited post secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school that will be responsible for providing instruction in Culinary Arts. The objective is to provide an in house vocational educational certificate program in which students who complete this program will earn a National Restaurant Association certification that is recognized industry-wide. The contractor will provide a competency-based Culinary Arts Program to train inmates at the FCI and FPC in the following areas: Sanitation, Safety, Equipment Handling, Hospitality/Service, Nutrition, Food Management, Theories/Principles of Cooking, Recipe Preparation, Vegetables, Starches, Breads, and Dessert Preparation.

Live work will be incorporated in the Culinary Arts Program and must comprise 20 - 40% of the curriculum. The successful completion of the training program must qualify inmates for at least entry-level employment in the restaurant, hospitality, and food service industries.

The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post secondary institution. The contract must be between FCI Loretto, PA and an accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school. Quoters must submit a copy of the current accreditation and license from the licensing board.

The Culinary Arts program must fall under the provider's umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in a college certificate, Associate in Arts degree (A.A.), an Associate in Science degree (AS.), or an Associate in Applied Science degree (A.A.S.), degree or an industry-recognized certificate qualifying FCI Loretto inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Credits earned from the college certificate, A.A., AS., or A. AS. must be transferrable to a four-year college.

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 the Culinary Arts program. However, the individual skill competency certification will not replace the training program's overall accreditation.

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.

II. Background:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for Federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration. The Federal prison system is a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities for the incarceration of persons who have been sentenced to imprisonment for Federal crimes and the detention of persons awaiting trial in Federal court. The defined mission of the BOP is as follows:

It is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.

As an agency under the Executive Branch of the United States Government, the BOP receives an annual appropriation of funds to accomplish its mission. The public trust demands that this annual appropriation be prudently managed. Monies spent to provide education to the inmate population must reflect the agency's best efforts to obtain cost-effective services, consistent with community standards.

In 1996, the Bureau of Prisons standardized procedures to (1) select and fund new vocational/occupational training programs, (2) select and fund existing vocational/occupational training programs, and (3) update equipment for existing vocational/occupational training programs. The following Bureau of Prisons Program Statements, which are available electronically at www.bop.gov, are applicable to this contract and are incorporated by reference to the same effect as if they were given in full text.

1. Program Statement 5300.21 -Education, Training, and Leisure Time Program Standards.

2. Program Statement 5353.01 -Occupational Education Programs

Ill. Place of Performance:

All Culinary Arts training and instruction will be performed in the Education and Food Service Departments (or other areas identified by the Supervisor of Education (SOE) at FCI/FPC Loretto, 772 Saint Josephs Street, Loretto PA 15940.

IV. Schedule of Performance:

The contractor will instruct a class at the FCI and the FPC of 30 inmate students for three one (1) hour sessions per day, four days per week. Typically, the contractor will provide services Sunday- Thursday, between the hours of 7:30am and 8:30pm, excluding Federal holidays; other days/hours may be implemented if necessary to meet program requirements and these days/hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. Any breaks in service, including lunch breaks, will be unpaid. Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the SOE and the contractor. Sessions are on a requirements basis; therefore, schedule and sessions can change.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, work sessions may be delayed or cancelled with little notice. The reasons for such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, institutional emergencies 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 free to leave but must reschedule/make-up class session. In the event of any instructor's absence, the contractor shall provide replacement coverage. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.

V. Supplies and Equipment:

The contractor will provide a competency-based Culinary Arts Program to instruct and train inmate students. The contractor will provide textbooks, charts, slides, tools, and other related course supplies. The contractor should be able to make recommendations to the SOE pertaining to the selection and purchase of additional supplies and equipment. The curriculum must be updated annually and approved by the SOE. A copy of the approved curriculum will be retained on file by the SO E. The contractor must be able to provide a program that can be completed within a twelve month time-frame. The contractor will provide qualified personnel to instruct coursework which focuses on required training needed for inmate students to receive a National Restaurant Association certificate that is recognized industry-wide:(1 )ServSafe Certification and/or

(2) ManageFirst Program Certification. Upon completion of the program, the inmate shall be able to sit for the ServSafe Exam and the cost will be included in the contract rate.

FCI Loretto will supply classroom space, whiteboards, television monitors, and DVDsNCRs.

VI. Classroom Management and Method of Instruction:

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, clearly identify the live work projects and must require the students to demonstrate them.

In addition to core classes needed to attain a college certificate, an industry-accepted certificate, an A.A., A.S., or A.A.S., the curriculum must also include a lesson on resume development.

The contractor will be allowed a period of time, not to exceed two weeks, to develop the program curriculum, with clearly stated, measurable, competency based objectives. The curriculum must be approved by the SOE and the Food Service Administrator. The contractor will also prepare course outlines and lesson plans, maintain records of the students' progress, and maintain accountability of all materials, supplies, and equipment used in the Culinary Arts Program. Monthly progress reports will be completed for each student. The contractor will provide instruction for the Culinary Arts 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.

Twenty to 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 directly related to the Culinary Arts program. An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies. Live work projects will provide a product or service produced by the inmate for actual use by the institution. Electronic or computer-based simulation does not satisfy the hands-on or live work requirement.

The SOE must approve live work projects.

VII. Inmate Management:

Instructors placed on site by the contractor are responsible for the maintenance of transcripts, statistics, and certification records. The contracted instructor will monitor attendance of inmate students on a daily basis and report to the appropriate staff, any absentees or infractions of rules and regulations on the part of the inmate.

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.

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 may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the CEO. 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 Contracting Officer Representative, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

VIII. Institution Security:

The contractor/contract employees shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The contractor will attend an orientation program for volunteers and contractors prior to the start of classes. All instructors assuming institutional involvement will attend annual refresher on security training for volunteers and contractors. The contract employee will be paid for time spent in required training at the current year's session rate. The contract employee 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.

IX. Contract Security:

The purpose is to establish security and supervision requirements for contract and consultant personnel involved in the delivery of services to the Bureau of Prisons. The contractor should be aware that several investigative procedures will be applied and appropriate forms completed on consultant personnel before any instructors placed on site by the contractor are permitted in the institution:

1. National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Check.

2. DOJ-99 (Name Check)

3. FD-258 (Fingerprint Check)

4. Law Enforcement Agency Check

5. Vouchering of employers over the past five years for each individual or employee

6. Resume/Personal Qualifications

7. OPM-329-A (Authority of Release of Information)

8. NACI Check (if applicable)

Instructors placed on site by the contractor shall undergo a urinalysis test (for the detection of marijuana and other drug usage). Instructors who test positive will be excluded from the institution, and the contractor shall provide acceptable replacement, subject to the same security requirements.

X. Non-Personal Status:

The service is a contractual arrangement and not a personnel appointment. Payment is based on the provision of an end product or the accomplishment of a specific result. The service does not constitute an employer/employee relationship. The contractor will not be subject to Government supervision, except for security related matters. However, contractor performance shall be monitored.

XI. Qualifications:

A two-year Culinary Arts Degree or three years of specialized experience in hospitality, hotel/restaurant management, or a related Culinary Arts field is required. Qualifications must be delineated and documented. Quoter must include with their quote the name(s), position, education, experience and license(s) of those individuals that will provide direct services.