Office of Job Corps (OJC) National Laboratory Testing

This pre-solicitation notice replaces 1630DC-19-Q-00040.

On or about August 28, 2019, the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA), Office of Job Corps is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for national laboratory testing. This requirement is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-aside.

Job Corps is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program administered by the United States Department of Labor to address multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States.

The successful contractor shall conduct laboratory screening of Job Corps students for drugs of abuse for the purpose of workplace testing, testing and identification of students who may have genital infections due to Chlamydia, and testing and identification of students who may have been infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Contractor shall supply all Job Corps centers with the necessary supplies and equipment for collection of blood and urine specimens, and packaging and shipment to the lab, where the specimens will be processed and analyzed. The lab will report the results of the tests to the centers, and any problems encountered in the process.

It is anticipated that the resultant contract will be an fixe price contract. The contract will have a 1-year base period, plus four (4) governmental unilateral renewal options for one (1) year each, which will be exercised at the discretion of the government.