Operation services for the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center

This synopsis provides notice of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) intent to solicit a proposal on a sole source basis from Serrato Corporation 135 West Council Street Tucson, AZ 85701; which will provide operation services for the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center for a period of 9 months.  The statutory authority permitting acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 15 U.S.C. 657f as implemented by FAR 6.302-5 "Authorized or Required by Statute."  In accordance with FAR 19.1406, Serrato Corporation is the only known SDVOSB capable of providing the required services and there is no reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. The Blue Ridge Job Corps Center is a 24-hour, 7 days per week operation that provides essential residential (including food and shelter), medical, education, training, and career transition support to approximately 192 residential students.  This acquisition will result in a stand-alone, cost-plus-fixed fee (CPFF) contract.  The proposed sole source contract is needed for operational services while the small business set-aside procurement is being prepared.

Serrato Corporation is the only immediate practical source for providing the necessary services without causing a major disruption to services provided by the center.  It is unrealistic, from a technical and contractual perspective, to expect any other potential source to provide services for a short period of performance prior to the award decision on a small business set-aside procurement. 

For those reasons as stated above, THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.  Although firms can respond to this notice with a Capability Statement, the Government has the discretion to proceed with the sole source award as described herein.  The procurement will be classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 611519, Other Technical and Trade Schools.  Parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement which includes sufficient details for consideration by the Government, including proposed costs.  Responses must be emailed to: white.dayle@dol.gov.  THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE:  SDVOSB Blue Ridge JCC Operations.  Responses are due no later than March 3, 2016.  Oral communications, telecommunication, and faxed inquiries or comments are NOT acceptable as a response to this notice.  Only e-mail responses, submitted as instructed above, will be accepted.