AOE - Alternative Energy, Photonics, and CDL

The deadline for receipt of quotes is February 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm CST pursuant to Amendment 001.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, Texas, intends to award three separate firm-fixed price indefinite delivery/requirements type contracts to an accredited post-secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school resulting from this solicitation. The objective is to provide Advanced Occupational Education (AOE), in Alternative Energy, Photonics or Commercial Driving License instruction for inmates at the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Ft. Dix, NJ. This solicitation is for new requirements with an anticipated award date of February 20, 2015. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611519 (Size Standard: $15 million). The contractor must have the ability to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds. The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post-secondary institution. The occupational education program must be accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education or an equivalent organization. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database under NAICS Code 611519. The website for registration is www.SAM.gov. Interested quoters should comply with the Statements of Work; however, in general the estimated annual sessions are approximately 500 sessions or as specified in the Statements of Work. Twenty - Forty percent of the curriculum's competencies must be hands-on replication of the actual work environment. Typically, the contractor will provide services Monday through Friday, between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm, 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. (Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the Supervisor of Education and the contractor). The sessions are on a requirements basis; therefore, schedule and sessions can change. The solicitation will be available on/about December 15, 2014 and will be distributed solely through this website. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides downloading instructions to obtain all documents relating to this solicitation. All future information concerning this acquisition, including the solicitation and any subsequent amendments, will be distributed through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition. The date for receipt of quotations is on/about January 20, 2015; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due.