Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of WorkForce Investment (OWI) Federal Bonding Program
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1605C2-22-R-00005
- Agency
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Department of Labor
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 524210 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20210, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Labor, on behalf of the Employment and Training Administration and Office of Workforce Investment, seeks proposals from qualified contractors to administer the Federal Bonding Program. The selected contractor will market the program, maintain an online portal for purchasing bonds, collect program performance data, and work with federal staff to identify success measures and demonstrate the program's reach and impact. Proposals are due by March 11, 2022 and will be evaluated based on the offeror's expertise in underwriting fidelity bonds and administering similar bonding programs.
The requirement is set aside for total small business and has a place of performance in Washington, D.C. The incumbent contractor currently performs these services for $200,000 annually. In 2021 the program provided 1,716 bonds with limits up to $25,000 to incentivize employers to hire justice-involved individuals and other at-risk job seekers by protecting them from losses due to employee theft or criminal acts. The period of performance is one base year with four optional one-year extensions.
Notice text
The Department of Labor (DOL), on behalf of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Workforce Investment (OWI), has a requirement for a contractor to administer the Federal Bonding Program as defined in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
The Federal Bonding Program (FBP) was developed in the late 1960s by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to help employment service counselors place justice-involved and other at-risk individuals in private sector jobs. The program provides fidelity bonds to employers willing to hire at-risk individuals and protect employers from losses due to theft or other illegal acts of the bonded persons that they hire. The FBP remained a relatively small program, serving about 900 persons a year until 2019, when DOL expanded the program by competitively awarding $2.2 million in grants to 24 states to fund the purchase of fidelity bonds for employers hiring previously incarcerated individuals. In 2020, DOL awarded $725,000 in grant funds for states and territories that did not receive awards in 2019.
DOL seeks an underwriting company or agency to administer the Federal Bonding Program. The contractor shall provide expertise and perform all activities/tasks described in Part 5 in order to administer the FBP. The contractor shall also work with federal staff to identify measures of success and collect data to demonstrate the reach and impact of the program.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| QuestionAndAnswers - RFP 1605C2-22-R-00005 -Amendment 0001.pdf | ||
| 1605C2-22-R-00005 - Amendment 0001.pdf | ||
| 1605C2-22-R-00005 - Final.pdf | ||
| QuestionAndAnswers - RFP 1605C2-22-R-00005.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Past Performance Questionaire - Attachment A.doc | DOC document |
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