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Statement of Work Welding Occupational Training Program Instructor

Satellite Camp Prison La Tuna

Subject

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Field Acquisition, Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award for an indefinite delivery/requirements type contract with firm-fixed unit prices to an accredited institution of higher learning, post-secondary institution, vocational-training or industry-based school for the provision of an Occupational Training Welding Program Instructor for the Satellite Camp Prison (SCP) La Tuna, located at 8500 Doniphan Anthony, Texas 79821.

The program will provide instruction in welding, as part of a sustainability-training program.

General information regarding the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and its facilities is located at www.bop.gov.

The vocational training program must fall under the contractor’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in successful completion of the vocational training program. Successful completion of the training program must qualify inmates for at least entry-level employment in a specified field upon release. The vocational training program must lead to a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S., or A.S Degree, or a marketable level certification. The contractor must be an accredited entity. The organization’s accreditation will be verified using the US Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) website (https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home). If required for employment, certification tests from outside organizations may be administered to individual inmates upon completion of a specific occupational education program. The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or an individual employed by a post-secondary institution, vocational training school, or industry-based school. The contract must between the government and the accredited post-secondary educational institution, junior college, college, vocational training school, or industry-based school.

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 http://www.bop.gov/ 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

3. Program Statement 1237.13 – Information Security

Place of Performance

Occupational training instruction will be performed in the assigned welding building or other areas identified by the Supervisor of Education at the SCP, located at:

8500 Doniphan Anthony, Texas 79821

Schedule of Performance

Services will be provided Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (excluding federal holidays), with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Additional days/hours may be implemented and/or adjusted if necessary to meet program requirements and the needs of the institution. Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the Supervisor of Education and the contractor. Courses will be instructed utilizing 6-hour sessions of classroom instruction (an estimated 30 sessions of instruction per week).

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 and institution emergencies.

Supplies and Equipment

SCP La Tuna will provide textbooks, supplies, materials and equipment required.

Method of Performance

The accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school will provide instruction for the welding program in accordance with BOP Statement 5353.01, Occupational Education Programs, and Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5300.21, Education, Training and Leisure Time Program Standards.

20-40 percent of the curriculum’s competencies must be hands-on replication of the actual work environment. Application of hands-on work must be occupational in nature. An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies. Electronic or computer-based simulation does not satisfy the hands-on or live work requirement.

The Supervisor of Education must approve live work projects.

Marketable programs shall afford inmates the opportunity to gain in demand skills in a specific occupation, industry, or trade. The marketable program must qualify inmate graduates for at least an entry-level position in employment related to welding. As a precondition of the proposal for the contract, the contractor shall specify in writing to the Supervisor of Education the position(s) of employment for which inmate graduates will be eligible to apply.

Scope of Performance

The Supervisor of Education shall determine the minimum and maximum number of enrollments. Instructors placed on site by the contractor are responsible for the maintenance of transcripts, student attendance records, statistics, and certification records.

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 and must require the students to demonstrate them. In addition to core classes needed to attain a college certificate, an industry-accepted certificate, an Associate in Arts degree (A.A.), an Associate in Science degree (A.S.), or an Associate in Applied Science degree (A.A.S.), the curriculum must also include a course on resume development.

shall assist in the recruitment of employers affiliated with the identified occupation to participate in the institution’s mock job fair.

Performance Conditions

Award of this contract is contingent upon SCP La Tuna’s approval to receive Advanced Occupational Education funding.

Award of this contract will result in a contractual arrangement only and is not a personnel appointment; payment is based on an end product or the accomplishment of a specific result; the service does not constitute an employer/employee relationship; and the contractor will not be subject to government supervision, except for security-related matters. However, the accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school performance shall be monitored.

Performance Period(s):

Base Year: Effective Date of Award (EDOA) through 12 months from EDOA Option Year 1: 13 months from EDOA through 24 months from EDOA Option Year 2: 25 months from EDOA through 36 months from EDOA

Option Year 3: 37 months from EDOA through 48 months from EDOA Option Year 4: 49 months from EDOA through 60 months from EDOA

Inmate/Classroom Management

Provisions of service under this contract will require instructors at the accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school be placed on site to have frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. Instructors will not be responsible for the management of inmates other than to ensure those inmates involved in activities within the contractor’s scope of work shall abide by all rules in effect to ensure their safety and well-being. Instructors will report any infraction of institutional rules and regulations by inmates to the appropriate institutional staff.

Education Background and Qualifications

The instructor will be an accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school employee with all qualification required to instruct students in welding.

The contract must be between SCP La Tuna and the accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school that provides training for students to receive industry-recognized certification in welding.

The occupational education program must fall under the provider’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree.

Industry-accepted certification is also acceptable. Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.

The occupational education program must lead to a college certificate, A.A., A.S., A.A.S. or industry-recognized certificate qualifying inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Credits earned from the college certificate, A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. must be transferrable to a four-year college.

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.

Program Management/Institutional Security

Instructors placed on site by the contractor shall adhere to all institution regulations. New instructors will attend an orientation program for volunteers and contractors prior to the start of classes; all instructors will attend annual refresher training for volunteers and contractors.

Instructors will be paid for time spent in required training.

Instructors shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The instructor 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.

The following investigative procedures will be applied and appropriate forms completed before any instructors are permitted inside the institution:

(1) National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check;

(2) Declaration of Federal Employment (OF-306);

(3) FD-258 (fingerprint check);

(4) Law Enforcement Agency checks;

(5) Vouchering of Employers;

(6) Employment Resume;

(7) Completed Contractor Pre-employment Questionnaire;

(8) Release of Information;

(9) Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions (SF-85 for Low Risk, SF-85P for above low risk);

(10) Credit Check, if applicable;

(11) Urinalysis, if applicable Non-Personal Services

Instructors who test positive will be excluded from the institution, and the contractor shall provide acceptable replacement, subject to the same security requirements. By submission of a quote/bid/proposal, the contractor agrees to all the above requirements.

Payment Terms

Payment terms as specified in FAR 52.212-4(g) apply. The contractor shall provide a monthly invoice to the SCP La Tuna, accounting department which accurately reflects days worked, number of sessions, and the total amount due for the previous month’s services. The due date for making an invoice payment by the designated payment office shall be the 30th day after the designated billing office has received a proper invoice, or the government has accepted the services performed by the contractor. The contractor can, however, offer discount payment terms for prompt payments as specified in block 12 on the SF-1449 form of this solicitation. Half sessions will not be authorized for payment.