Pre-Solicitation for Carassco Job Corps Center

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Solicitation number
1605JW-21-R-00017
Agency
Not on record
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
El Paso, Texas 79935, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This pre-solicitation notice is for the operation of the Carassco Job Corps Center located in El Paso, Texas. The US Department of Labor, through the Job Corps Acquisition Services, intends to issue a request for proposal on September 28, 2021 seeking a contractor to operate the center. Key requirements include providing academic, career technical, and independent living skills training to 379 students, with 251 residential and 128 non-residential. The contractor must also ensure the arrival of at least 690 students and provide career transition services to graduates. Proposals will be evaluated based on the ability of offerors to successfully perform the requirements. All questions must be submitted in writing by September 17, 2021.

The anticipated contract is set aside for small businesses only, with a NAICS code of 611710 and PSC code of R201. The incumbent contractor is currently providing these services. The contract is expected to be fixed price with not-to-exceed amounts for construction, equipment, and career technical skills training. The base period of performance is two years with three optional one-year extensions. The contractor will be responsible for recruiting students into a service area covering two Texas workforce development areas and operating the center which includes 14 buildings and 21 structures totaling over 213,000 gross square feet.

Notice text

On or about September 28, 2021, the US Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Job Corps Acquisition Services (JCAS) anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal, (RFP), for Operation of the Carassco Job Corps Center located at 11155 Gateway West El Paso, TX 79935, which will include Outreach and Admissions (OA) and Career Transition Services (CTS) for eligible individuals participating in the Job Corps program.  The RFP will be posted as 100% small business set-aside. 

The Job Corps program was originally established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; current authorization for the program is authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The Job Corps program is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program administered by the US Department of Labor to address multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States.

This effort requires the contractor to operate the aforementioned Job Corps center which includes provision of academic, career technical, career success and independent living skills, career readiness training, and support services, for a total planned On-Board Strength (OBS) for the David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center is 379, consisting of 251 residential and 128 non-residential students.  The center is located on 12 acres in El Paso, Texas and consists of 14 buildings with a gross square footage of 213,324, and 21 structures with a gross square footage of 12,879.  The Contractor shall provide OA services in the following workforce development areas in the state of Texas.  Visit https://neapmap.com for the recruitment area map.

  • Workforce Solutions Permian Basin
  • Workforce Solutions Borderplex

The contractor shall ensure the arrival of a minimum of 690 students to the David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center.  The contractor will also be required to provide CTS annually for students enrolled at the Carassco Job Corps Center, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates, and former enrollees within their eligibility period that separated under the prior operator.

The RFP will be available on the World Wide Web at the government point of entry, Contract Opportunities (FBO) located at https://beta.sam.gov. The RFP will be posted as a 100% small business set-aside will be fixed price, and will have not-to-exceed CLINS for construction, equipment, and career technical skills training. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will have a two-year base period of performance and three, one-year option periods. All questions must be submitted in writing and will be addressed via an amendment to the RFP

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Carrasco Job Corps Center Solicitation Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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