Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services for NY/NY Job Corps Centers

General Information
Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Solicitation Number: 1630DC-17-N-00016
Posted Date: 06/2/2017
Original Response Date: 06/19/2017
Current Response Date: 06/19/2017


Classification Code: U099 -- Other Education and Training Services

NAICS Codes: 541611

Contracting Office Address
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment & Training Administration
Office of Contracts Management
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite N-4308
Washington, DC 20210

Description
Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number 1630DC-17-N-00016. 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, Employment & Training Administration is conducting market research for the upcoming procurement requirement for the operation of Outreach Admissions and Career Transition Services (OA/CTS), primarily in the States of New York and New Jersey. The NAICS Code is 541611, with a size standard of $15M. It is anticipated that a cost-reimbursement, incentive fee type contract with two base years and three unilateral option years will be awarded.

Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program administered by the Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged and at-risk youth 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.

The Job Corps OA/CTS procurements will involve the management and operation of Outreach Admissions and Career Transition Services. Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this JCC as set forth in Title 1, Subtitle C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Please note that beginning July 1, 2015, contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this JCC as set forth Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and authorizes the Job Corps.

Contractors are also required to comply with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at http://jobcorps.dol.gov.

For Outreach Admissions and Career Transition Services the contractor will provide:
1.Trained professional staff
2.Integration with local workforce development systems
3.Project oversight, financial and project management

OA:
1.Outreach to local communities about the Job Corps Program
2.Recruitment to 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, assignment and arrival of a specified number of Job Corps eligible youth to centers as assigned by the contract

CTS:
1.Career transition support resulting in placement in careers aligned with training attained in Job Corps
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

Capabilities Requirements

1.Describe your organization's experiencing conducting outreach and admissions services to attract participants to the program, screen for eligibility and arrange for admission placement in the program.

2.Describe your organization's experiencing conducting career transition services to program participants, 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). Section 159(a) requires contractors to maintain a financial management information system that will provide-- accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the costs of Job Corps operations; and sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program. In addition, Section 159(a) requires each operator to maintain funds received in accounts in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary of Labor. Section 159(a) also requires that center operators remain fiscally responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps centers 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 Statement (which must include the contractor's indication of their ability to fulfill requirements). The Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement 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 5 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 1630DC-17-N-00016
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 June 19, 2017 at Noon, Eastern Standard Time. Send your responses to Barry Jordan at the following email address, jordan.barry@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to Sources Sought Notice RFI No. 1630DC-17-N-00016."
No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above.
Primary Point of Contact:

Barry Jordan, Contract Specialist
jordan.barry@dol.gov
Phone: (202) 693-3303
Fax: 202-693-3486

Secondary Point of Contact:

Steven A. Fusco, Contracting Officer
fusco.steven@dol.gov
Phone: (617) 788-0188
US Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Contracts Management, Division of Job Corps Procurement
John F. Kennedy Federal Building, E-345
Boston, Massachusetts 02203