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Statement of Work

Introduction

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award to a responsible entity for the provision of Vocational Programs: Electrical, Diesel

Technician, and Plumbing for male offenders at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in El Reno, Oklahoma.

Place of Performance

The contractor shall perform all services at FCI El Reno located at US Highway 66 West, El

Reno, Oklahoma 73036.

Supplies and Equipment

All necessary supplies, student texts, and classroom materials that the contractor may routinely need shall be provided by the Education Department at the institution. If specific material is necessary for the Contractor to provide the required programming, he or she shall forward their request to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The contractor shall be expected to account for all material and supplies placed under his or her disposition.

Schedule

A session is defined as one hour. The contractor will normally provide seven (1) hour sessions per day, 5 days per week, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Work hours will normally be between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. with a one-hour unpaid lunch break. The contractor will not work when the Education Department has departmental training. A minimum of three days’ notice will be given (estimated maximum 10 days per year). The contractor shall not normally exceed 35 hours per week. The contractor will be paid on a pro-rated basis in quarter hour increments for time spent that falls below a complete hour.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced.

Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, 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 paid for one session.

Normally, any remaining sessions for that day will be suspended and the contractor will be free to leave. The contractor will not be paid for the remaining unperformed sessions. However, if the institution requests that the contractor remain at the institution for eventual performance, the contractor shall be paid for such sessions. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the

Government may seek contractual remedy.

Education and Qualifications

The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post-secondary institution. The contract must be between FCI El Reno and a post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school.

The occupational education program must fall under the provider’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to an industry-accepted certificate. Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. Providers must be listed with the US Department of Education and able to receive/provide fed government financial aid/assistance to their students:

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

Academic Experience and Special Qualifications Required

The contractor shall be recognized by the Department of Education as an Accredited Institution of Post Secondary Education.

All contract staff assigned to provide instructional services as part of the resulting contract must be certified in the general field of post-secondary education with certification in their area of expertise. Contract teachers shall be certified to teach in the State of Oklahoma.

The contractor shall also provide pre-approved and qualified personnel who will act as substitute instructors in the event of a scheduled instructor’s absence.

Description of Duties (Vocational Technical Electrical Program)

The services provided, being professional in nature, shall be provided in the method as considered normal for a post-secondary institution and 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. The contractor shall ensure that instruction includes components that will lead to successful completion of the course. The contractor shall provide effective classroom management and instruction for up to

30 inmate participants.

The contractor shall provide instruction to students in order for them to be able to install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for a variety of purposes. The occupational training certificate shall place emphasis on the skills listed, but shall not be limited to the following:

Install and maintain electronic controls for machines in business and industry

Requirements of National Electric Code

Compliance with state and local building codes when installing electrical equipment

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 and must require students to demonstrate them. In addition to core classes needed to attain an industry-accepted certificate, the curriculum must also include a course on resume development.

Twenty-forty percent (20-40%) of the curriculum’s competencies must be hands-on replication https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home of the actual work environment. Applications 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 the field of residential or commercial electric. 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.

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.

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

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.

Description of Duties (Vocational Diesel Technician Program)

Program Statement 5353.01, Occupational Education Programs, and Bureau of Prisons Program

Statement 5300.21, Education, Training and Leisure Time Program Standards. The contractor shall ensure that instruction includes components that will lead to successful completion of the

18 inmate participants.

The contractor shall provide instruction to students in order for them to be able to perform diagnostic tests and repairs on a variety of diesel engines. Basic vehicle maintenance will be instructed in a manner to prepare inmates for ASE certifications. The occupational training certificate shall place emphasis on the skills listed, but shall not be limited to the following:

Diesel engine repair, (farm equipment, diesel truck/car)

Use of diagnostic equipment consistent with industry

Diagnose and repair basic car/truck components, (brake/steering/suspension/engine/ac)

Preparation for various ACE certification tests expectations for program completion, provisions for the assessment of student progress, must identify the hands-on competencies and must require students to demonstrate them. In addition

An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies.

least an entry-level position in the field of Diesel Engine Repair. 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.

Description of Duties (Vocational Plumbing Program)

Program Statement 5353.01, Occupational Education Programs, and Bureau of Prisons Program

Statement 5300.21, Education, Training and Leisure Time Program Standards. The contractor shall ensure that instruction includes components that will lead to successful completion of the

30 inmate participants.

The contractor shall provide instruction to students in order for them to be able to install, connect, test, and maintain plumbing systems for a variety of purposes. The occupational training certificate shall place emphasis on the skills listed, but shall not be limited to the following:

Installing a plumbing system

Layout of the plumbing system

Pipefitting expectations for program completion, provisions for the assessment of student progress, must identify the hands-on competencies and must require students to demonstrate them. In addition

An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies.

least an entry-level position in the field of residential or commercial plumber. 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.

Institution Security

The contractor/contract employees shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The contract employee will be required to adherence to the Privacy Act of 1974. 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. The contractor may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the Warden.

The successful contractor shall attend the Institution Familiarization Orientation program prior to assuming institution involvement and annually thereafter. Reimbursement to the contractor for the time spent in the institution orientation or other specific security related training will be at the contract rate, prorated hourly. All contract personnel providing services within the confines of the FCI shall have a complete investigation conducted in accordance with BOP Program

Statement 3000.02, “Personnel Manual”.

Inmate Management

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 COR will be responsible for scheduling training for all applicable contract employees. 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 COR, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

Attire

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.