Outreach/Admissions and Career Transistion Services

Request for Proposal number S08F6AR007 for outreach, admissions and career transition services for youth in the State of Arkansas will be available approximately February 16, 2008, at http://www.FedBizOpps.gov. Job Corps is a program that targets disadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16 through 24, and emphasizes long-term employability by providing educational and occupational skills training along with support services, in a residential setting The successful offeror will provide outreach and admissions for 857 arrivals annually from the state of Arkansas, and career transition services annually for 607 Job Corps youth returning to the state of Arkansas. The resultant contract will cover the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010, plus three unilateral option years. A Pre-Proposal conference will be held at U.S. Department of Labor, 525 Griffin St, (room to be determined) Dallas, Texas on February 21, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. local time. It is recommended that interested parties download the RFP from the website prior to the conference and bring the RFP to the conference. All questions prior to the pre-proposal conference should be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Linda Bynum, bynum.linda@dol.gov. Proposals in response to this RFP will be due no later than 12:00 noon, local time, on April 7, 2008, at the following address: U. S. Department of Labor, Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), 525 Griffin St, Room 707 H, Dallas, TX, 75202 Attn: Linda Bynum, Contracting Officer. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be considered by the agency.