SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Job Corps Vocational Training
- Notice Date
- 9/26/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Division of Contract Services, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S4203, Washington, DC, 20210
- ZIP Code
- 20210
- Solicitation Number
- PAR031216A
- Response Due
- 11/1/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/16/2003
- Point of Contact
- Chari Magruder, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 693-3313, Fax (202) 693-3846, - Keith Bond, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 693-3316, Fax (202) 693-3846,
- E-Mail Address
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magruder.chari@dol.gov, bond.keith@dol.gov
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA), intends to award, on a sole-source basis, nine (9) Job Corps National Training contracts. The incumbent contractors are: International Masonry Institute; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades; International Union of Operating Engineers; United Brotherhood of Carpenters ? Job Corps Training Fund, Inc.; National Plastering Industry?s Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund; United Auto Workers/Labor, Employment and Training Corporation; Transportation-Communications International Union; Appalachian Council, AFL-CIO; and the Home Builders Institute. The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from the date of execution, and four 1-year options at the government?s discretion. The contractors shall provide all necessary trained and qualified personnel, services, facilities, and materials (including travel and subsistence) to satisfy Job Corps requirements to meet student vocational training needs in various skill areas, as well as job placement and support services that will lead to long-term labor market attachment. Qualified sources that are interested are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC), not to exceed ten (10) pages in length, within thirty (30) days of this publication. The SOC should demonstrate the interested source?s experience in coordinating, monitoring, managing, and providing the necessary administrative support services to accomplish performance of vocational training and placement activities for at-risk youth. This includes the selection, assignment, training and supervision of qualified instructors and field personnel on a nationwide basis. Further, interested sources must clearly demonstrate the existence of meaningful linkages with both labor and business/industry organizations throughout the nation that will promote and directly support the placement of Job Corps graduates in registered apprenticeship and other career opportunities. No solicitation document exists. Responses to this synopsis must be in writing. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses must include the SOC and reference the synopsis number PAR 03-1216, and DOL contact, Ms. Chari A. Magruder, Contract Specialist, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room C-4310, Washington, D.C. 20210. No award will be based on any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. Job Corps is a federally-funded, educational and vocational training program for economically challenged young adults ages 16 through 24. The program annually serves approximately 70,000 young men and women, at 118 Job Corps centers nationwide. Established in 1964, Job Corps is currently authorized under Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and is administered by the Office of Job Corps, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Job Corps? mission is to provide young adults with the tools necessary to attain meaningful jobs that lead to promising careers. Vocational training is a primary component of the Job Corps program. The Office of Job Corps is seeking national training contractors to provide students with vocational training services as well as placement in jobs related to training, and transitional support services. National training contractors (NTCs) must have meaningful and productive relationships with employer organizations and/or national unions that result in opportunities for Job Corps graduates to secure meaningful employment and/or acceptance into a registered apprenticeship program. Currently, vocational training programs are being provided by the following national training contractors: Appalachian Council, AFL/CIO; Home Builders Institute (HBI); International Masonry Institute (IMI; International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE); International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT); National Plastering Industry?s Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund; Transportation-Communications International Union (TCU); United Auto Workers/Labor, Employment and Training Corporation (UAW/LETC); United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), National Job Corps Training Fund, Inc. (a) Appalachian Council: The current contract with the Appalachian Council provides for 17 vocational training programs (428 training slots) at 3 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $1.9 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses in the 3 states where training is offered: Mississippi: Auto Repair; Brick Masonry; Business Office Technologies; Carpentry; Retail Sales; Painting; Welding; Pennsylvania: Construction Technologies; Culinary Arts; Health Occupations; Business Office Technologies; West Virginia: Auto Repair. The Appalachian Council also operates a national, transition services support program for Job Corps graduates and former enrollees, at an annual cost of $2.0 million. A total of 23 field specialists in the Boston/ New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago/Kansas City, and Dallas/Denver Regions support Job Corps centers by performing a variety of transition activities including job development, job placement and referrals to other workforce development and social service providers. (b) Home Builders Institute: The current contract with the Home Builders Institute provides for 145 vocational training programs (3,480 training slots) at 66 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $14.8 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 40 states where training is offered: Alabama: Carpentry; Facilities Maintenance; Alaska: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance Arizona: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Arkansas: Plumbing; California: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Landscaping; Plumbing; Connecticut: Facilities Maintenance; District of Columbia: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Florida: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Landscaping; Georgia: Facilities Maintenance; Electrical Wiring; Landscaping; Painting; Plumbing; Hawaii: Facilities Maintenance; Idaho: Electrical Wiring; Illinois: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Indiana: Facilities Maintenance; Iowa: Facilities Maintenance; Kansas: Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Kentucky: Carpentry; Facilities Maintenance; Louisiana: Facilities Maintenance; Maine: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Painting Maryland: Brick Masonry; Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Landscaping; Painting Massachusetts: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Michigan: Facilities Maintenance; Minnesota: Facilities Maintenance; Mississippi: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Missouri: Facilities Maintenance Nevada: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; New Jersey: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Painting; New Mexico: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Painting; Plumbing; New York: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Painting; Plumbing; North Dakota: Facilities Maintenance; Ohio: Carpentry; Facilities Maintenance; Painting; Oklahoma: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Oregon: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Pennsylvania: Brick Masonry; Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Painting; Plumbing; South Carolina: Carpentry; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Texas: Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Utah: Brick Masonry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Plumbing; Vermont: Facilities Maintenance; Virginia: Carpentry; Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; Landscaping; Painting; Plumbing; Washington: Electrical Wiring; Facilities Maintenance; West Virginia: Carpentry. ? International Masonry Institute (IMI): The current contract with the International Masonry Institute provides for 42 vocational training programs (840 training slots) at 39 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $5.4 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 26 states where training is offered: Arkansas: Brick Masonry; California: Brick Masonry; Tile-Setting; Florida: Brick Masonry; Plastering; Tile-Setting; Georgia: Brick Masonry; Illinois: Brick Masonry; Tile-Setting; Indiana: Brick Masonry; Iowa: Brick Masonry; Kentucky: Brick Masonry; Tile-Setting; Massachusetts: Brick Masonry; Michigan: Brick Masonry; Missouri: Brick Masonry; Montana: Brick Masonry; Nebraska: Brick Masonry; New Jersey: Brick; Tile-Setting; New York: Brick Masonry; Tile-Setting; North Carolina: Brick Masonry; Oklahoma: Brick Masonry; Oregon: Brick Masonry; Pennsylvania: Brick Masonry; South Dakota: Brick Masonry; Tennessee: Brick Masonry; Texas: Brick Masonry; Utah: Tile-Setting; Washington: Brick Masonry; West Virginia: Brick Masonry; Wisconsin: Brick Masonry. (d) International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): The current contract with the IUOE provides for 33 vocational training programs (470 training slots) at 13 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $3.8 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 12 states where training is offered: Alaska: Heavy Equipment Operator; Arkansas: Heavy Equipment Operator; California: Surveyor; Heavy Equipment Operator; Heavy Equipment Mechanic; Connecticut: Stationary Engineer; Georgia: Heavy Equipment Mechanic; Basic Paving Operator; Advanced Paving Operator; Indiana: Heavy Equipment Operator; Heavy Equipment Mechanic; Maryland: Stationary Engineer; Missouri: Heavy Equipment Operator; Montana: Heavy Equipment Operator; Heavy Equipment Mechanic; Pennsylvania: Heavy Equipment Operator; Heavy Equipment Mechanic; Tennessee: Heavy Equipment Operator; Heavy Equipment Mechanic; Washington: Heavy Equipment Operator; Heavy Equipment Mechanic. (e) International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): The current contract with the IUPAT provides for 62 vocational training programs (1,240 training slots) at 56 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $6.1 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 33 states where training is offered: Alabama: Painting; Arizona: Painting; Arkansas: Painting; California: Glazing; Painting; Colorado: Painting; Florida: Painting; Georgia: Painting; Idaho: Painting; Illinois: Painting; Indiana: Glazing; Painting; Sign Painting; Iowa: Painting; Kentucky: Painting; Louisiana: Painting; Maryland: Painting; Massachusetts: Painting; Michigan: Painting; Missouri: Painting; Montana: Painting; Nebraska: Painting; Nevada: Painting; New York: Painting; North Carolina: Painting; Oklahoma: Painting; Oregon: Painting; Glazing; Pennsylvania: Painting; South Dakota: Painting; Tennessee: Painting; Texas: Painting; Utah: Floor Covering; Painting; Sign Painting; Virginia: Painting; Washington: Painting; West Virginia Painting; Wisconsin: Painting. (f) National Plastering Industry's Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund: The current contract with the National Plastering Industry's Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund provides for 57 vocational training programs (1,368 training slots) at 40 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $6.9 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 29 states where training is offered: Arkansas: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Arizona: Cement Masonry; Plastering; California: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Colorado: Cement Masonry; Georgia: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Idaho: Plastering; Indiana: Cement Masonry; Kansas: Cement Masonry; Kentucky: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Louisiana: Cement Masonry; Maine: Cement Masonry; Massachusetts: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Montana: Cement Masonry; Missouri: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Nebraska: Cement Masonry; Nevada: Cement Masonry; Plastering; New Mexico: Cement Masonry; New York: Cement Masonry; Plastering; North Carolina: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Ohio: Plastering; Oklahoma: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Oregon: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Pennsylvania: Cement Masonry; Plastering; South Carolina: Cement Masonry; Tennessee: Cement Masonry; Utah: Plastering; Virginia: Cement Masonry; Plastering; Washington: Cement Masonry; Plastering; West Virginia: Cement Masonry. (g) Transportation-Communications International Union: The current contract with TCU provides for 8 vocational training programs (370 training slots) at 8 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $5.2 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 6 states where training is offered: California: Advanced Transportation/Clerical Occupations; District of Columbia: Advanced Transportation/Clerical Occupations; Georgia: Advanced Transportation/Clerical Occupations; Massachusetts: Advanced Transportation/Clerical Occupations; Minnesota: Advanced Transportation/Clerical Occupations; Missouri: Advanced Transportation/Clerical Occupations. (h) United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), National Job Corps Training Fund, Inc.: The current contract with the UBC provides for 106 vocational training programs (2,120 training slots) at 62 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $10.2 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 35 states where training is offered: Alaska: Carpentry; Arizona: Carpentry; Arkansas: Carpentry; California: Carpentry; Colorado: Carpentry; Florida: Carpentry; Georgia: Carpentry; Idaho: Carpentry; Illinois: Carpentry; Indiana: Carpentry; Iowa: Carpentry; Kansas: Carpentry; Kentucky: Carpentry; Louisiana: Carpentry; Massachusetts: Carpentry; Michigan: Carpentry; Missouri: Carpentry; Montana: Carpentry; Nebraska: Carpentry; Nevada: Carpentry; New Jersey: Carpentry; New York: Carpentry; North Carolina: Carpentry; North Dakota: Carpentry ;Ohio: Carpentry; Oklahoma: Carpentry; Oregon: Carpentry; South Dakota: Carpentry ;Tennessee: Carpentry; Texas: Carpentry; Utah: Carpentry; Virginia: Carpentry; Washington: Carpentry; West Virginia: Carpentry; Wisconsin: Carpentry. (i) United Auto Workers/Labor, Employment and Training Corporation (UAW/LETC): The current contract with the UAW/LETC provides for 28 vocational training programs (432 training slots) at 2 Job Corps centers, at an annual cost of $3.3 million. The following is a list of specific vocational training courses and the 2 states where training is offered: Kentucky: Advanced Auto and Truck Repair, Basic Auto Body; Utah: Advanced Auto Repair/Auto Body.
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