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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 09, 2005 FBO #1444
SOLICITATION NOTICE

M -- Operation of the New York City Job Corps Centers

Notice Date

11/7/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

611519 — Other Technical and Trade Schools
 

Contracting Office

Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Job Corps Boston Region, JFK Federal Building, Room E350, Boston, MA, 02203
 

ZIP Code

02203
 

Solicitation Number

1-JC-05-NYC
 

Response Due

1/20/2006
 

Archive Date

2/4/2006
 

Description

An RFP will be issued, on or about November 22, 2005, for the continued Operation of the two (2) Job Corps Centers in New York City: the South Bronx Job Corps Center located at 1771 Andrews Lane, Bronx, NY 10453 and the Brooklyn Job Corps Center located at 585 DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205. Job Corps is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. It is aimed at addressing the multiple barriers to employment which are faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will provide Center Operations for the two (2) Centers and Outreach/Admissions (recruitment, Brooklyn site only) & Career Transition Services (Job Placement and Graduate Support Services, both sites). The contract will have a 2-year base period, October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2008, plus three (3) governmental unilateral renewal options of one (1) year each. The RFP will be available on or about November 22, 2005. It can be obtained from FedBizOps (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and/or the Job Corps Acquisition Web Page, located on the World Wide Web, at http://www.doleta.gov/jobcorps/RFP_main_new.cfm. The average capacity for each of the Centers are, 1) South Bronx ~ the Center?s OBS is 275 youth of which 200 are residential (100 males and 100 females) and 75 non-residential (35 males and 40 females), 2) Brooklyn ~ the Center?s OBS is 210 non - residential youth of which 105 are males and 105 females. The successful Contractor will also provide Outreach/Admission Services, recruiting 350 Students to the Brooklyn Center only (175 male and 175 female). Career Transition & Support Services will also be provided for both sites for approximately 643 youth of which 454 are graduates and 189 for former enrollees. A Pre-proposal Conference and Site Visits are scheduled for the week of December 5th , 2005. The following exclusive itinerary is provided (no variations): The Pre-Procurement Conference will take place at the South Bronx Job Corps Center on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. (local time). The Center is located at 1771 Andrews Avenue, Bronx NY 10453, Telephone Number (718)731-7700. A tour of the Center will take place immediately after the conference. A tour of the Brooklyn Job Corps Center will take place on Tuesday December 6, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. (local time). The Center is located at 585 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11205; Telephone (718)623-4001. NOTE: The Pre- Procurement Conference will only take place on December 6th at the South Bronx Job Corps Center. It is HIGHLY recommended that potential Offerors download a complete copy of the RFP from the Website listed above, prior to attending the Pre-proposal conference and site visit. All potential attendees are required to register, in advance, with the contracting office running the procurement. Please mail a Notice of Intent to Attend New York City Job Corps Center Pre-Procurement Conference & Tours to: Tom Pendleton, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, JFK Federal Building, One Congress Street, Suite E-350, Boston, MA 02203. All Notices of Intent to Attend should be received by this office no later than December 2, 2005. Attendees are required to stop in at the front desk of the Administration buildings at each of the Centers to acquire a security pass and gain instructions as to where the conference and tours will be held on each Center. Please do not perform any unescorted tours of the Centers. No requests for variations of the Conference and tour itineraries will be considered. Only formally scheduled tours will be provided as part of the conference. All questions pertaining to this procurement shall be submitted in writing and in advance. Attendees should include a clear and concise list of questions to which they will want addressed at the conference. While all questions, and resultant answers, will be made public, the names of attendees and the source of the questions will not be disclosed publicly. Questions should be received by the contracting office no later than December 2, 2005. Lodging and subsistence are the responsibility of attendees. The successful Contractor shall provide Academic and Vocational Training, Student Outreach Service (recruitment for the Brooklyn Site only), Career Transition/Support Services (Job Placement and Graduate Support Services), operate Counseling & Residential Living programs, and provide the following support services: Health services, processing of Student Records, a Discipline System, Clothing Issuances, Mail and Legal services. The contractor shall also provide overall Center Management and Administration as follows: Contract and Personnel Management, Staff training, Financial management, Procurement and Property Management, Facility Operations and Maintenance, Security and Safety services, Community Relations and Public Information. Proposals in response to the RFP will consist of an Oral Presentation and written submissions as described in Section L of the RFP. All written proposal submissions shall be due no later than Friday January 20, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. (noon, local time) to the Job Corps Contracting Office address listed in the RFP. Responses received after that date and time will not be considered. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. Submitted proposals will become the property of the United States Government. Unsuccessful and/or surplus proposals will not be returned and will be scheduled for destruction.
 

Place of Performance

Address: South Bronx Job Corps Center, 1771 Andrews Lane, Bronx, NY 10453, , Brooklyn Job Corps Center, 585 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Zip Code: 10453

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00927894-W 20051109/051107211835 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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