Solicitation for NYJCC (Academic and Career Technical Training).pdf

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SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: THE SCHEDULE

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SECTION B. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 BACKGROUND

The U.S. Department of Labor, Job Corps has a requirement for providing academic and career technical training at the New York City Job Corps Centers with the South Bronx Job Corps Center located at 1771 Andrew Lane, Bronx, New York 10453 and the Brooklyn Job Corps Center located at 585 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11205.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 611519. The small business size standard is $41.5M.

The Contractor shall provide academic and career technical training to the aforementioned Job Corps Center, which consists of the following planned On-board Strength (OBS):

a) South Bronx campus: 250 students consisting of 108 residential male students, 105 residential female students, 18 nonresidential male students, and 19 nonresidential female students.

b) Brooklyn campus: 75 nonresidential male students, and 70 nonresidential female students.

The Contractor shall provide initial placement for all graduates and former enrollees as related to Career Transition Services. For purposes of this procurement, the Contractor should estimate annual inflow of students for providing initial placement in accordance with the contractor’s approach to academic and career technical training.

All operations, services, and deliverables under these items will be provided as specified in Sections C and F of this solicitation.

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Transition/Phase-in Period of Performance: September 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023 0001 Transition-in Period (A) N/A Base Period of Performance: October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2025 0002 Staff Salaries N/A 0003 Materials and Supplies N/A 0004 Equipment N/A 0005 Communications N/A 0006 Travel N/A 0007 G&A N/A 0008 Fixed Fee N/A 0009 CTST Projects N/A Option 1 Period of Performance: October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026

0002 Staff Salaries N/A 0003 Materials and Supplies N/A 0004 Equipment N/A 0005 Communications N/A 0006 Travel N/A 0007 G&A N/A 0008 Fixed Fee N/A 0009 CTST Projects N/A Option 2 Period of Performance: October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027 0002 Staff Salaries N/A 0003 Materials and Supplies N/A 0004 Equipment N/A 0005 Communications N/A 0006 Travel N/A 0007 G&A N/A 0008 Fixed Fee N/A 0009 CTST Projects N/A

Option 3 Period of Performance: October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027 0002 Staff Salaries N/A 0003 Materials and Supplies N/A 0004 Equipment N/A 0005 Communications N/A 0006 Travel N/A 0007 G&A N/A 0008 Fixed Fee N/A 0009 CTST Projects N/A Transition Out 5001 Transition-out N/A

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

Further, there shall be no fixed fee based on work involved with Career Technical Skills Training. Unless authorized by the Contracting Officer, indirect cost charges shall not be allowed for or based on costs.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

SECTION C. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1 GENERAL INFORMATION

Description of Services/Introduction

The contractor(s) shall provide all personnel, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide academic education and career technical training services for Corps Centers located at: Brooklyn Job Corps Center, 585 DeKalb Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11205, and the South Bronx Job Corps Center, 1771 Andrews Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

Background The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, their opportunities and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers the Job Corps program, job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. Job Corps, a DOL-ETA program, is the largest nationwide residential career training program in the country and has been operating for more than 50 years.

Job Corps Job Corps is a national, residential training and employment program administered by the U.S.

Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by historically under-resourced youth in poverty, 16-24 years of age, throughout the United States. Job Corps provides educational and career technical skills instruction, and support services. The combination of services provided by Job Corps is intended to prepare youth in their pursuit of further postsecondary education or training, participation in a Registered Apprenticeship, obtaining and holding gainful employment, or satisfying entrance requirements for careers in the Armed Forces.

At Job Corps, students have access to room and board for up to three years while they learn skills in specific training areas. In addition to helping students complete their education and obtain career technical skills to gain employment, Job Corps also provides transitional support services, such as help finding employment, housing, childcare, and transportation.

The South Bronx Job Corps Center serves approximately 250 residential and nonresidential students. The Brooklyn Job Corps Center serves approximately 145 nonresidential students.

Job Corps was originally established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; current authorization for the program is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113-128 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 3101, et. seq.) (WIOA).

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Planned On-Board Strength

Category South Bronx Brooklyn Totals

Residential Male Students 108 NA 108

Residential Female Students 105 NA 105

Subtotal Residential Students 213 0 213

Nonresidential Male Students 18 75 93

Nonresidential Female Students 19 70 89

Subtotal Nonresidential Students 37 145 182

Total Planned Average On-Board Strength 250 145 395

Contract Purpose Traditionally, the Department of Labor (DOL) has relied on one contractor to provide all services to students. DOL is dividing the contracts for South Bronx and Brooklyn into two separate contracts: one contract for instruction and verified initial placement, and a separate contract for wraparound services which include residential living, food service, facilities management, and basic health and wellness services to name a few areas. Education and training at Job Corps, largely provided during the Career Development Period, will be the Learning contract’s main focus; the contractor will collaborate with the Wraparound Services contractor on scheduling, career planning, and post-enrollment transition services, but will primarily be responsible for all student educational and career training progress during a student’s stay as well as initial placement services post-enrollment.

DOL is seeking a Learning contract provider with a demonstrated record of effective past performance, whether at a Job Corps center or another educational facility that serves a similar student body. Performance should be evidence-based and demonstrate that the offeror’s experience is grounded in the requirements of the work.

Career Development (This Contract) As stated above, the bulk of education and training at Job Corps takes place during the Career Development Period. The focus of this contract is on the services an offeror can provide during this period to give students with a variety of experience and educational levels who are entering and exiting the program on various schedules throughout the year a rigorous, student-centered, standards-based, high-quality education in which students demonstrate mastery of all skills required for credential attainments and individualized career pathway placements.

Current learning programming at the centers is listed below. This information is provided solely as background information. Respondents may propose other approaches and industries but must

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training) ensure opportunity for the same number of actively enrolled students:

Table 1: Academic Offerings (Current) Program Center High school diploma: all subjects South Bronx and Brooklyn High school equivalency prep South Bronx and Brooklyn Basic skills supports in literacy South Bronx and Brooklyn Basic skills supports in numeracy South Bronx and Brooklyn English learner supports South Bronx and Brooklyn

Table 2: Career Technical Training Offerings (Current) Training Industry Center # of Active

Students Enrolled at a Given Time

Building Construction Technology, Pre- Apprentice*

Construction South Bronx 24

Certified Nurse Assistant Health Care South Bronx and Brooklyn

42 at South Bronx†; 30 at Brooklyn

Clinical Medical Assistant Health Care South Bronx and Brooklyn

30 ea.

Computer Technician A+ IT South Bronx and Brooklyn

30 ea.

Computer Technician Network +

IT South Bronx 30

Office Administration Finance and Business

South Bronx 30

Culinary Arts Hospitality South Bronx and Brooklyn

30 ea.

Security and Protective Services

Homeland Security

South Bronx and Brooklyn

30 ea.

Advanced Career Training (ACT): College

South Bronx and Brooklyn

11 at South Bronx;

3 at Brooklyn

* currently being offered by a National Training Contractor † currently being offered offsite through Other Training Provider

(OTP)

Career Placement Serices (This Contract) Contractor shall work collaboratively with the Wrapround Services contractor to provide Career Transition Services, in accordance with PRH Chapter 4 Placement Services, for all graduates and former enrollees of the center, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates. Coordination and communication will be required between the Learning contractor(s) and the Wraparound Services contractor to ensure students’ transition needs (e.g., SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training) housing, transportation) are supported in a manner that will lead to successful and sustainable career placement. Student placement will begin with initial placement by the academic education and CTT services contractor and shall be monitored and reinforced for sustainment by the Wraparound Services contractor. The Learning contractor shall be responsible for providing initial Placement Services for all graduates (PRH 4.2, R3) and former enrollees (PRH 4.2, R2.)

The Wraparound Services contractor shall be responsible for Transitional Support Services to graduates per PRH 4.2 R4 and follow-up placement supports and services for the year after program separation.

Governing Statute, Regulations, and Policy and Requirements Handbook.

The Office of Job Corps is open to a variety of delivery models based in evidence and best practices. However, some current elements of the Job Corps system and operations are required for all programs. The Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH) contains the definitive regulations for program operation and must be followed. Contractors shall refer to that document for additional requirements. DOL routinely updates and amends the PRH. The Contractor shall be responsible for complying with all updates and amendments. The PRH will be considered definitive in all but the following cases: 1) exceptions dictated in this issuance, and 2) proposed and accepted deviations in the award-recipients proposal, the latter of which will be documented in writing before the contract-begin date.

The contractor shall also comply with all information notices that are disseminated by the National Office. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of WIOA and DOL’s implementation regulations for the Job Corps Program, found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 20, Chapter V, Part 686 (“Regulations”). Additional operations and reporting requirements for the Job Corps’ program are found in DOL’s Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The Contractor shall comply with the PRH, which is hereby incorporated by reference in the Contract.

In the event of any direct and irreconcilable conflict between a provision in the PRH and another term of this Contract regarding Job Corps operation and reporting requirements, the contract controls.

INCORPORATION OF CONTRACTOR’S PROPOSAL AS REQUIREMENTS OF THE

CONTRACT

The contractor’s proposal, including but not limited to the technical approach and staff resources section, is incorporated by reference. As a result, the offeror’s proposed technical and staffing approaches, including specific staffing resources, processes, and tasks, which are described in the proposal which go beyond the minimum requirements stated in the PWS and Job Corps’ Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH) shall become requirements.

Objectives This contractor will develop and provide student-centered academic instruction, career technical training, and placement services and supports that assist the student in completing the Job Corps program with skills that empower them to and move into one or more of the following career pathways (See Part 5, Specific Tasks, for a detailed list of objectives):

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

• Employment that leads to a successful career in an in-demand industry sector that will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement.

• Complete a postsecondary education without having to participate in remediation requirements.

• An apprenticeship program by passing any requisite pre-apprenticeship assessments.

• Occupations in the Armed Forces that will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement.

• A Job Corps Advanced Training program.

Scope The following tasks describe the scope and requirements for the PWS, but do not reflect, nor should they be considered, a complete and final listing of all DOL’s comprehensive requirements. The contractor shall perform assigned tasks in accordance with project schedules and deliverable requirements. Unless superseded by the contract, the PRH should be followed.

This contract includes all services required of education and training, to be supported by the following:

• Scheduling Services

• Partnership and Collaboration Services

• Knowledge Management and Continuous Improvement Services

Detailed services are described in Part 5 of this document, “Specific Tasks.”

The Office of Job Corps is open to a variety of delivery models based in evidence and best practices that fulfill the requirements set out in this Performance Work Statement. However, the high school program utilized by the contractor for students to earn a diploma must be recognized by the state of New York to issue high school diplomas and must hold multi-year accreditation from a U.S. Department of Education recognized regional accrediting body, preferably the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. Additionally, the contractor can provide GED preparation as an aspect of its educational model. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that students issued a high school diploma or other credential from Job Corps Centers are able to enroll in postsecondary institutions in New York and the surrounding regions.

Appropriate licensure must be held or obtained prior to offering proposed technical training and credentials. All credentials issued must be accepted and recognized by local employers, post-secondary institutions, military, and Registered Apprenticeship programs. Any fully online high school program will not meet this standard and therefore should not be proposed.

Phase-In The incoming contractor will have a one month, phase-in period to become familiar with the center, as well as time to interview and hire staff necessary to provide academic education, career technical training, and placement services. The successful Offeror will be required to take over academic education, career technical training, and placement services activities once the phase-in period is complete. There will be only one contractor responsible for academic education, career technical training, and initial verified placement activities at any given time.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

The Learning contractor is responsible for providing initial placement verifications to the Wraparound Services contractor who will enter the initial placement in Job Corps’ Career Transition Services System. From that point on, the Wraparound Services contractor will take over the management of follow up, support services, and placement upgrades, if any. Also, the students’ transitional support needs will be addressed by the Wraparound Services contractor and documented in Job Corps’ Computer Information System to which both contractors will have access.

Phase-In preparations shall not cause any unreasonable disruption/interference with the departing contractor's operation.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Quality Control The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of ineffective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the awardee ensures that its work complies with the requirement of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, “Performance Requirements Summary.” After acceptance of the quality control plan, the contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to its QC system.

Quality Assurance The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

Hours of Operation/Place of Performance The contractor must operate to ensure that students receive education and training according to the approved Job Corps training calendar. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS, when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

Telecommuting or “work at home” is not authorized under this contract unless under emergency situations as determined and directed by CO or the COR.

Special Qualifications The contractor shall provide personnel in the following labor categories with their respective minimum qualifications as stated in this section:

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Position Minimum Qualifications # of Full-time Equivalents (FTEs)

On-site Program Director Brooklyn

• Graduate school. Master’s Degree.

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. 5 years’ experience or more working in school administration in schools/programs serving at promise youth.

On-site Program Director South Bronx

• Graduate school. Master’s Degree.

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. 5 years’ experience or more working in school administration in schools/programs serving at promise youth.

On-site Academic Supervisor Brooklyn

• Graduate school. Master’s Degree.

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. 5 years’ experience or more coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals.

On-site Academic Supervisor South Bronx

• Graduate school. Master’s Degree.

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. 5 years’ experience or more coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals.

CTE/CTT Supervisor at CTE Instruction Site Brooklyn

• Graduate school. Master’s Degree.

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. 5 years’ experience or more coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals.

CTE/CTT Supervisor at CTE Instruction Site South Bronx

• Graduate school. Master’s Degree.

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. 5 years’ experience or more coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals.

Special Education Instructor Brooklyn & South Bronx

• Bachelor’s degree

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in field related to special education

• Certified in Special Education.

Academic Instructors Brooklyn

• Bachelor’s degree

• Secondary certification in the content area being taught.

Academic Instructors South Bronx

• Bachelor’s degree

• Secondary certification in the content area being taught.

CTE/CTT Instructors Brooklyn

• All instructors must hold the industry-recognized primary credential that students are expected to attain New York state or is accredited by a professional trade organization in the content area being taught.

• All instructors must be licensed and experienced professionals in their trade.

• For bidders that are unions and trade organizations, instructors must be certified by union or trade organization, or by a national trade certifying organization.

CTE/CTT Instructors South Bronx

• All instructors must hold the industry-recognized primary credential that students are expected to attain New York state or is accredited by a professional trade organization in the content area being taught.

• All instructors must be licensed and experienced professionals in their trade.

• For bidders that are unions and trade organizations, instructors must be certified by union or trade organization, or by a national trade certifying organization.

Long-Term Substitute Instructor

Bachelor’s degree

Secondary certification in a content area.

College and Career Placement Counselor

Certification in secondary counseling or any degree with 5 years’ experience of success in youth transitions’ counseling

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2 SPECIFIC TASKS

All academic, career and technical training, and initial placement support for the students at the South Bronx and Brooklyn Job Corps Centers is the ultimate responsibility of the contractor. The Contractor will be assessed on student progress and student outcomes per the Quality Control plan (developed by contractor) and the QASP (developed by DOL) as defined in Sections 1.7.1-2 of this contract.

The tasks in this section are all in the service of the program outcomes stated in 1.3 “Objectives.”

Job Corps is a student-centered program that is fundamentally focused on preparing youth for entry into careers and postsecondary education. While “dedication to student success and high-quality instruction” cannot be captured in a list of services, it is a key quality in any serious offeror.

ADMINISTRATIVE, ACADEMIC, AND CAREER TECHNICAL TRAINING

SERVICES

Administration of Academic and Career Technical Training Contractor shall oversee education and training activities; student and staff scheduling;

partnerships and collaboration with the Wraparound Services contractor; data tracking, analysis, and use activities; and hiring and human resources.

• Solely provide education and training activities as defined in tasks 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 including:

a. Academic instruction

b. Career and technical training

c. Testing and assessment

d. Preparation for certification and entrance assessments (e.g., SAT, ACT, ASVAB)

e. Student learning plans (On- or Off-site, as warranted)

• Provide, in conjunction with Wraparound Services contractor, education, training, and verified initial placement activities as defined in tasks 2.2 and 2.3 including:

a. Career pathway planning

b. Job shadowing arrangements

c. Work-based Learning arrangements (e.g., internships and externships)

d. Pre-Apprenticeships and other pathways into Registered Apprenticeships

e. Evening and Weekend Studies

f. Driver’s education (classroom and behind-the-wheel) to ensure license attainment

g. Placement readiness into 5 placement pathways: college, careers in the military, entry-level jobs in in-demand industries, apprenticeships, and Job Corps Advanced Training programs.

• Coordinate all student and staff scheduling as described in task 2.2.

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• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with local employers and workforce organizations providing high-quality pathways to good jobs.

• Develop and maintain relationships with supplemental and related academic service providers.

• Coordinate with the Wraparound Services contractor on topics laid out in the draft Wraparound Services contractor Collaboration Agreement.

• Collect, track, and analyze data as described in your Knowledge Management and evening and weekend studies support

• Coordinate student attendance, leave and absences (per PRH, 6.1) Manage Student Records ( per PRH 6.4 R7 – R11).

• Continuous Improvement plan (see Deliverables below).

• Maintain sufficient personnel in number, training, and qualifications to perform the PWS requirements (see 1.6.2 and 1.7.8).

• Provide human resources support services to all staff in accordance with federal and state labor laws.

• Provide required and individualized professional development to all staff. The

Government will not pay costs associated with contractor employees to attend training in order to meet the minimum education, certification, and experience requirements of this order.

Academic Instruction Contractor shall deliver academic instruction to approximately 395 students at a time at the South Bronx and Brooklyn Job Corps centers to (a) support student progress toward graduation and (b) ensure students are college- and career-ready. While all students receive academic instruction, not all students require high school diploma instruction as approximately 40 percent of students come to Job Corps with a diploma or equivalency certificate. On a rolling admissions basis, within an appropriate timeframe that does not exceed the two years allowed for Job Corps enrollment, the Learning contractor will provide the following services to students:

• Deliver academic instruction based on the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards using evidence-based instructional strategies.

• Implement an academic instructional model to ensure that a student reaches mastery, accomplished either through seat time (Carnegie Units) and/or competency education with appropriate assessments.

• Provide an HSD/HSE program for all students who enter the program without either and leading to a high school diploma or equivalency meeting New York State curriculum and graduation requirements in accordance with New York State Regulations.

• Provide instruction to ensure that students pass certification and entrance assessments, e.g., SAT, ACT, ASVAB, Accuplacer, required of the Commissioner Title 8, Chapter II, Part 100 (8 CRR-NY II E §100), as required of their career pathways.

• Ensure that instructional strategies include group work, peer collaboration, project-based instruction, and social emotional learning in collaboration with the Wraparound Services contractor.

• Provide differentiated instruction and individualized learning plans for each student;

ensure corequisite remediation and concurrent supports are provided in the least-

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• Provide support for English Learners (EL) in accordance with New York State and Job Corps requirements in coordination with the Wraparound Services contractor.

• Provide support for students with disabilities in accordance with all federal, New York State, and Job Corps requirements and in coordination with the Wraparound Services contractor.

Career Technical Training Contractor shall deliver competency-based career and technical training to approximately 395 concurrent students at the South Bronx and Brooklyn Job Corps centers to (a) support student progress toward graduation and (b) ensure students are college- and career-ready. Generally, 85 percent of enrollees are enrolled in career and technical training at any one time with the remainder in career preparation or career transition activities.

Parameters for Job Corps career preparation and career technical training are set forth in Chapter 3 of the PRH. Parameters for career transition activities are set forth in Chapter 4 of the PRH.

The Learning contractor will be required to:

• Deliver career and technical training based on industry standards using evidence-based, youth-centered instructional strategies.

• Deliver career technical training programs that are aligned with local labor market needs, and which can be supported through strong industry and employer partnerships. (WIOA 147(a)(2)(B)(i)(II), WIOA 147(a)(3)(A)).

• Deliver Career Technical Training programs at a location identified by the offeror and approved by DOL.

• Prepare students for the hands-on (on-the-job learning) portion of Registered Apprenticeship and other entrance assessments and certifications required for career placement as needed.

• Provide support for English Language Learners (ELL).

• Provide support for students with disabilities.

• Integrate employability/soft skills instruction throughout the curriculum.

• CTE/CTT programs must either be existing Job Corps programs, or new programs. The latter will require the development and approval of a new Job Corps program Electronic Training Achievement Record (E-TARs), as well as the approval and classification (either as primary or secondary) of any new credentials as described in PRH Chapter 3.

• Use Job Corps’ Center Information System (CIS) to update student E-TAR progress and credential attainment in real-time.

• Establish career readiness competencies and opportunities leading to industry-recognized credentials, certificates, and apprenticeships.

Placement Services Contractor will be required to work collaboratively with the Wrapround Services contractor to provide Career Transition Services, in accordance with PRH Chapter 4 Placement Services, for all graduates and former enrollees of the center, regardless of where the graduate or former

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training) enrollee resides or matriculates. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing initial Placement Services for all graduates and former enrollees as required in Chapter 4 of the PRH.

The Wraparound Services contractor shall be responsible for Transitional Support Services to graduates per PRH Chapter 4.

SCHEDULING SERVICES

Student scheduling Contractor shall develop and maintain individual schedules in collaboration with a student based on individualized projects, activities, and transitional support needs identified in coordination with the Wraparound Services contractor utilizing information from relevant sources such as MyPACE and Pathway Achievement Records.

Create and maintain student scheduling that incorporates:

• Students’ individualized pace of learning, training, and goal attainment as defined in individual learning and career pathway plans.

• Customization with optimized timelines for students’ programmatic service needs as identified by student and Wraparound Services contractor policy requirements.

• Work-based learning activities on and/or off the center.

• Opportunities for contextualized and project-based learning experiences.

Schedule work-based learning and integrated employability skills instruction in collaboration with the Wraparound Services contractor and employer partners.

Provide reasonable scheduling accommodations for students with disabilities and English Language Learners in compliance with IDEA.

Staff scheduling The contractor will plan and implement staff scheduling in coordination with the Wraparound Services contractor.

Develop administrative staff schedules that ensure at least one administrator is on-site at all times at each center during the training day.

• Develop instructor schedules that include:

a. Lesson plan development and class preparation periods

b. Instructor collaboration between and across academics and career technical training to support contextualized learning integration.

• Provide career technical training and coordination staff with dedicated time for developing and maintaining relationships with partners (e.g., high-road employers, National Training Contractors, academic support service providers, etc.).

• Provide all staff with dedicated time for professional development activities, both required trainings and those defined in their individual professional development plans.

Contractor will plan for online synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning in the event of missed in-person instructional time or unexpected interruptions to on-center activities

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PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION SERVICES

Employer and Workforce Partnerships Contractor should describe the collaboration and coordination that shall be undertaken to develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with employers, local community-based organizations (CBOs), and other WIOA-mandated workforce partners. The contractor will be expected to ensure that each student successfully embarks upon a career pathway and receives individualized training and support services to enhance their capacity to connect to opportunities in the State and local areas in which they intend to further their career pathway progression upon program completion.

Facilitate and provide opportunities for job shadowing, internships, and other work-based learning opportunities, and integrated employability skills instruction in collaboration with the Wraparound Services contractor and employer partners.

Engage in regular, proactive, meaningful engagement with local high-road employers, including ongoing consultation and needs assessment.

Contractor will be expected to undertake the development of agreements with the Wraparound Services contractor detailing collaboration processes, tools, and timelines. Both operators will be expected to work together to produce the best possible outcomes for students. This includes holding planning meetings, sharing student records, coordinating activities as it relates to student onboarding, scheduling, and progress towards goals. While each contractor will have individual goals to meet, collaboration is required and is key to ensuring that students have a smooth experience as they transition into and out of their Job Corps training.

Specific areas for collaboration will include but are not limited to:

• Career management services

• Career Management Team meetings

• Center Safety and Security

• Center Standards and Incentives (behavior management system)

• Significant Incidents’ Sharing with the Wraparound provider

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• Evening and Weekend Studies programming

• Extracurricular activities

• Facilities Maintenance

• Mental Health and Wellness services

• Career pathway planning via the My Pathway to Achieving Career Excellence

(MyPACE) system

• Performance Management planning

• Placement services

• Records review

• Scheduling services

• Social Development services

• Staff Scheduling

• Student progress assessment

• Student retention

• Student attendance and absences

• Student Records Management

• Student transition services Job Corps reporting requirements

• Transportation and scheduling for off-site learning and work opportunities

To this end, the contractor shall:

1. Develop or adopt a common assessment of employability skills.

2. Develop a data sharing protocol that allows for both parties to update and access student records easily and centrally.

3. Develop a consultation protocol for collaboration on matters of individual student behavior, progress, and needs.

4. Contractor primarily responsible for:

Responsibility Learning

Contractor Wraparound Services

Contractor Academic Instruction X Administrative Services X X Career Preparation Period X Career Technical Training X Counseling Placement & Support X Work Based Learning (WBL) – Identification of WBL Opportunities

X

WBL – WBL Delivery X Follow-up Placement Supports & Services X High School/Academic/CTT Records X Career Transition Readiness X X Initial Verified Placement X MyPACE X Onboarding & Admissions X Residential Services X Safety X Student Exit Date X Transportation X Job Corps Performance Measurement System X X

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LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

SERVICES

Knowledge Management The contractor will be required to undertake the development of systems for collecting, analyzing, sharing, and using information to support collaboration between staff, high-road employers, partners, the Wraparound Services contractor, and others.

1. Develop or adopt a learning management system for use in instructional delivery and assessment.

2. Analyze, assess, students’ learning and mastery progress trends throughout curricula in accordance with Evaluations of Student Progress and students’ individual learning plans.

3. Develop or adopt systems for tracking and reporting student competencies and progress measures and document progress in Job Corps’ information management system.

4. Develop or adopt systems for collaboration between administrators, academic instructors, and career and technical training instructors.

5. Develop or adopt systems for planning, tracking, and benchmarking student progress toward goals.

6. Continuous Improvement Contractor will use data to inform instruction and decision-making and engage in continuous improvement cycles.

Collect, report, and maintain current all required data needed for compliance and progress monitoring.

Collect feedback from staff; high-road employers and workforce partners; academic service partners; and Wraparound Services contractor on the quality and utility of collaboration and services provided

Use partner feedback, data on student progress and achievement, and staffing and scheduling information to engage in formal improvement cycles

1. Identify program gaps and issues, document findings and observations.

2. Improve program design and delivery by making data-driven decisions, including identifying, analyzing and mitigating trends and situations which create institutional barriers to marginalized or underrepresented groups.

3. Set goals and develop benchmarked plans for improvement.

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

Publications Applicable to This PWS:

The Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook

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SECTION D. PACKAGING AND MARKING

[For this solicitation, there are NO clauses in this section.]

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

SECTION E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES "INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES--COST-REIMBURSEMENT APR 1984

E.2 INSPECTION AND EVALUATION

All inspections and evaluations shall be performed in such a manner as to not unduly delay the Contractor's work.

Inspection and acceptance of the work called for under this contract shall be made by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the contractor's offices, the Job Corps center, or the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, as applicable.

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SECTION F. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER AUG 1989

F.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a cost-reimbursement plus fixed fee contract.

F.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Phase In: If appropriate, for the purpose of assuming the responsibility of academic and career technical training and initial career placement, the contractor shall perform necessary phase-in functions for a period of 30 days (or one month).

Academic and Career Technical Training shall commence in accordance with Section B of the contract.

Career Transition Services shall commence in accordance with Section B of the contract.

Phase Out: If appropriate, for the purpose of transitioning the responsibility of center operations, the contractor shall perform necessary phase-out functions.

F.4 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance is a 30-day transition, followed by a two-year base period, and three, one-year option periods.

F.5 DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary regarding academic and career technical training and Career Transition Services (initial placement). The Contractor shall provide enrolled students, meeting Job Corps’ eligibility criteria, as identified in WIOA and the PRH, with a comprehensive range of academic and career technical training and initial career placement leading to employment and long-term attachment to the workforce.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1605JW-23-R-00005 New York Job Corps Center (Academic and Career Technical Training)

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To Kickoff Meeting Within 15 days of award MS Teams or other acceptable government medium.

CO, COR,

P/PM

Meetings Weekly or Ad-hoc basis MS Teams or other acceptable government medium.

CO, COR,

P/PM

Quarterly Report Every 3rd month 1 MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Briefing Bi-weekly MS Teams or other acceptable government medium.

CO, COR,

P/PM

Knowledge management and continuous improvement plan

Within 90 days of award.

Updated annually within 30 days of contract renewal.

1 MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Wraparound Services contractor collaboration

MOU

Within 60 days of award.

Updated annually within 30 days of renewal.

1 MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Staffing Plan Within 90 days of award.

Updated annually within 30 days of renewal.

1 MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Education and training model, to include contingencies for distance learning

Within 90 days of award.

Updated annually within 30 days of renewal.

1 MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Master Schedule & scheduling methodology

Within 90 days of award.

Adjusted to maintain student-to-teacher ratios as needed and submitted for approval.

1 MS Excel & MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Partnership plan Within 90 days of award.

Updated annually within 30 days of renewal.

1 MS Excel & MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Annual Performance Report

Annually 1 MS Word CO, COR, P/PM

Individual staff PD plans Biannually 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Staff training and PD completion records

Biannually 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Master schedule of Learning training Submission

Biannually 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Master schedule of planning and student advisement

Quarterly 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Report on Professional Learning Communities

Biannually 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Partnership Agreements Annually and as developed 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

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Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To Academic service provider agreements

Annually and as developed 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Reports on collaboration activities with Wraparound Services contractor to support student educational outcomes

Monthly 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Reports on knowledge management activities, including learning management system reports, partnership activities, and other information related to continuous improvement

Monthly 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Reports on how data is used to improve program quality, student educational outcomes, and other information related to continuous improvement

Monthly 1 PDF COR and Regional Office

Reports on collaboration activities with Wraparound Services…