Welding instructor-FCC lompoc

Amendment to original Solicitation: Page 5

The occupational education program must fall under the provider's umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree. Industry-accepted certification is also acceptable.

Change: the occupational education program must fall under the provider's umbrella of accedication and lead to transferrable credits resulting in a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree or industry accepted certification.

The sentence Credits earned from the college certificate, A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. must be transferrable to a four-year college was deleted from the soliciation.

Page 6: Performance periods were changed

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award to provide Welding Instructor services at the Federal Correctional Complex - Lompoc located in Lompoc, CA. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611210 (Size Standard: $22.0 million). This solicitation is being issued as restricted to small businesses. The Government contemplates awarding of an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contracts with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from this solicitation. The Contract shall consist of a base year, four (4) 12 months option years and a six (6) months extension. All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the industry and in compliance with all Federal and State policies and regulations. The contractor will provide services in accordance with the Statement of Work. The courses shall be instructed utilizing one (1) hour sessions of classroom instruction, with an estimated number of twenty-eight (28) instruction sessions per week. Typically, the contractor will provide services Monday through Thursday (excluding Federal holidays), between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm with a one-hour lunch break. Other days/hours may be implemented if necessary to meet program requirements, and these days/hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. Any breaks in service, including lunch breaks, will be unpaid. (Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the Supervisor of Education and the contractor.) Estimated annual sessions are approximately 1200 sessions per 12-month period. The sessions are on a requirements basis; therefore, schedule and sessions can change. The solicitation will be made available on or about October 10, 2019 and will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. If you have questions about the System for Award Management (SAM), Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your quote, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help. The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org.