Job Corps Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services in the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by at-risk youth, 16-24 years of age, throughout the United States. Job Corps provides educational and career technical skills training and support services. The unique combination of services provided in the Job Corps is intended to better prepare youth to obtain and hold gainful employment, pursue further education or training, or satisfy entrance requirements for careers in the Armed Forces.

This Sources Sought Notice is for Job Corps Outreach/Admissions (O/A) and Career Transition Services (CTS) in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

The United States Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration is conducting market research for the upcoming procurement requirement for Job Corps Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The NAICS code is 561990 with a size standard of $7 million. It is anticipated that a firm fixed-price contract with two base years and three unilateral option years will be awarded.

Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to provide the specified Job Corps services as set forth in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 and the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at https://eprh.jobcorps.gov/Pages/Home.aspx.
Attached to this Notice are documents that specify number of youth to be served. For Outreach/Admissions (O/A) and Career Transition Services (CTS), the contractor will provide:

1. Trained professional staff
2. Integration with local workforce development systems
3. Project oversight and financial/project management

O/A:

1. Job Corps outreach to local communities

2. Recruitment of eligible youth in assigned geographical areas

3. Information to eligible applicants about the Job Corps program

4. Eligibility screening and application processing for Job Corps enrollment

5. Enrollment and assignment of a specified number of eligible youth to Job Corps centers as assigned by the contract

CTS:

1. Annual placement of 2162 graduates and 649 former enrollees in careers aligned with Job Corps training

2. Placement of specified number of graduates and former enrollees as defined by the PRH and contract

3. Job development and referral services

4. Follow-up placement services to graduates and former enrollees

5. Transition support with housing, childcare, and transportation for Job Corps graduates during the specified service window

All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database which is located on the System for Award Management website (www.sam.gov). All active CCR records have migrated to SAM. All qualified small businesses are encouraged to participate.

Interested contractors responding to this Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information (RFI) will be required to indicate their ability to successfully conduct Job Corps Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services by responding to the capability requirements. The contractor should also indicate the number of students/program participants served for each described contract. If the contractor references a Job Corps contract, the contractor should provide the referenced center's On-board Strength at the time that the contractor held the contract. For a contractor to be deemed capable, the contractor must be found capable in all requirements listed in the Statement of Qualifications/Capabilities.

Statement of Qualifications/Capabilities

1. Describe your organization's experience with conducting outreach and admissions services for educational programs, screening for eligibility, and arranging for admissions placement.

2. Describe your organization's experience with conducting career transition services including job placement and other supportive services.

3. Describe the strong fiscal controls your organization has in place to ensure proper accounting of Federal funds and a description of how your organization will meet the requirements of Section 159(a) of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Section 159(a) requires contractors to maintain a financial management information system that will provide accurate, complete, and current disclosures of Job Corps costs and sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program. In addition, Section 159(a) requires each contractor to maintain received funds in accounts to ensure timely and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary of Labor. Section 159(a) also requires contractors to remain fiscally responsible and control costs regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps services are incrementally increased or decreased between fiscal years.

All interested parties are invited to submit in writing, by the closing date indicated below for receipt of responses, a package entitled "Statement of Qualifications/Capabilities" (which must include the contractor's indication of their ability to fulfill requirements). The Statement of Qualifications/Capabilities package must be transmitted under a cover letter. The response must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above. The submittals shall not exceed 10 pages total. The capabilities statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter and must cite the following information at a minimum:

1. Response to RFI Number 1630J6-17-R-00002.

2. Company Name, Address, and Company Point of Contact

3. DUNS Number

4. Business Size Standard/Classification and socio-economic status (if applicable)

5. NAICS code certifications

The closing date for the receipt of responses is September 27, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). Send your responses to chang.chin-jen@dol.gov with a copy to algee.sheryl@dol.gov.

No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided. The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice.

This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Primary Point of Contact
Chin-Jen Chang
Contracting Officer
US Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Contracts Management
Division of Job Corps Procurement
90 7th Street, Suite 18-300
San Francisco, CA 94103