Advanced Occupational Education (AOE) Services

Added: Apr 12, 2017 12:59 pm In Section 5.1, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, please omit the fourth paragraph regarding Multiple Offers. We are permitting contractors to submit more than one feasible quote. You must submit an original quote as prescribed in the solicitation and any alternates not to exceed a total of three (3) quotes submitted per contractor.  Thank you.

Added: Mar 30, 2017 11:15 am This solicitation is being reposted per the field staff. Please submit all quotes by no later than April 27, 2017. If you have already submitted a quote for the previous solicitation, please resubmit your quote in its entirety. You are permitted to revise your pricing in any way prior to resubmission.  Thank you.

Added: Mar 03, 2017 11:15 am I am reposting the attached document that could not be viewed in the previous amendment extending the deadline that was posted today.

Added: Mar 03, 2017 10:24 am For some reason the posted extension for this solicitation that ends today did not post correctly and could not be viewed by interested vendors.  Therefore, I am extending it for another week. The new deadline is March 10, 2017. Thank you.

Added: Jan 10, 2017 1:50 pm Modified: Jan 20, 2017 3:50 pmTrack Changes The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, TX, intends to issue solicitation RFQP04031700007 for the provision of Advanced Occupational Education Program (hereinafter referred to as AOE) Services. The services will be provided to individuals who are under the custody and care of the Federal Bureau of Prisons within a secure correctional environment, located at the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood located in Littleton, Colorado. The contract type is an indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm-fixed unit price. The award will be made to the responsible vendor or individual who submits the most advantageous quote to the Government based on price related factors only. The contract periods for the service will consist of a base year and four option years. The Contractor shall provide an AOE Program which may include, but are not limited to courses: 1) Vocational Training encompassing Auto Cad, Graphic Design, Construction, Green Career Fields, Project Management; 2) Horticulture classes encompassing construction, maintenance and implementation of a greenhouse operation; and 3) Business Administration encompassing Entrepreneurship, Office Systems Technology, Marketing, Accounting, Customer Service and Communication Studies. The Contractor shall provide a program for an estimated 20 students per class. Services shall include the provision of on-site academic instruction and appropriate academic advisement, instructional/course materials, course registration, assessment testing, record-keeping, textbooks, certificates of completion and all services and materials customarily provided to AOE students and applicable to the inmate population at the FCI and FPC. Upon completion of each certificate program, the Contractor shall provide one copy of each student's official transcript and a certificate of completion for each student who completes the program to the Supervisor of Education (SOE). In addition, the Contractor shall provide the SOE with one copy of an unofficial transcript for each student who enrolls in, but does not complete the program. All official transcripts, unofficial transcripts and/or certificates of completion shall be provided to the Supervisor of Education within two weeks of the completion of each program, in accordance with procedures set forth herein. The Contractor will provide an AOE certificate program at the FCI and FPC. The Contractor shall provide an estimated nine (9) hours of classroom instruction per week for each of an estimated 2 courses. Each course shall consist of at least 100 total instructor/student contact hours. Each program shall be three to four months in length, and an estimated six (6) programs shall be completed during each year. The contractor must be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation program such as the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, or an official State agency. The solicitation will be available on or about January 20, 2017 and will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about February 17, 2017. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government are advised that this future solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-5 (Apr 2005) for Commercial Items and System for Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the federal government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. Contractors should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award by entering the potential awardees DUNS number into the SAM database. The acquisition is unrestricted. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 611210 with a small business size standard of $20.5 million.

Added: Jan 10, 2017 1:50 pm The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, TX, intends to issue solicitation RFQP04031700007 for the provision of Advanced Occupational Education Program (hereinafter referred to as AOE) Services. The services will be provided to individuals who are under the custody and care of the Federal Bureau of Prisons within a secure correctional environment, located at the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood located in Littleton, Colorado. The contract type is an indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm-fixed unit price. The award will be made to the responsible vendor or individual who submits the most advantageous quote to the Government based on price related factors only. The contract periods for the service will consist of a base year and four option years. The Contractor shall provide an AOE Program which may include, but are not limited to courses: 1) Vocational Training encompassing Auto Cad, Graphic Design, Construction, Green Career Fields, Project Management; 2) Horticulture classes encompassing construction, maintenance and implementation of a greenhouse operation; and 3) Business Administration encompassing Entrepreneurship, Office Systems Technology, Marketing, Accounting, Customer Service and Communication Studies. The Contractor shall provide a program for an estimated 20 students per class. Services shall include the provision of on-site academic instruction and appropriate academic advisement, instructional/course materials, course registration, assessment testing, record-keeping, textbooks, certificates of completion and all services and materials customarily provided to AOE students and applicable to the inmate population at the FCI and FPC. Upon completion of each certificate program, the Contractor shall provide one copy of each student's official transcript and a certificate of completion for each student who completes the program to the Supervisor of Education (SOE). In addition, the Contractor shall provide the SOE with one copy of an unofficial transcript for each student who enrolls in, but does not complete the program. All official transcripts, unofficial transcripts and/or certificates of completion shall be provided to the Supervisor of Education within two weeks of the completion of each program, in accordance with procedures set forth herein. The Contractor will provide an AOE certificate program at the FCI and FPC. The Contractor shall provide an estimated nine (9) hours of classroom instruction per week for each of an estimated 2 courses. Each course shall consist of at least 100 total instructor/student contact hours. Each program shall be three to four months in length, and an estimated six (6) programs shall be completed during each year. The contractor must be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation program such as the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, or an official State agency. The solicitation will be available on or about February 1, 2017 and will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about March 1, 2017. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government are advised that this future solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-5 (Apr 2005) for Commercial Items and System for Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the federal government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. Contractors should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award by entering the potential awardees DUNS number into the SAM database. The acquisition is unrestricted. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 611210 with a small business size standard of $20.5 million.