SOURCES SOUGHT
M -- The Operation of Loring Job Corps Center
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611519
— Other Technical and Trade Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Division of Job Corps Procurement Oversight - Technical &Training Branch, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-4308, Washington, District of Columbia, 20210, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20210
- Solicitation Number
- DOL131RI20704
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2013
- Point of Contact
- Vera R Montague, Phone: (202) 693-3318, Eric Vogt, Phone: 202-693-3771
- E-Mail Address
-
montague.vera@dol.gov, vogt.eric@dol.gov
(montague.vera@dol.gov, vogt.eric@dol.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number DOL131RI20704. 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 Loring Job Corps Center (JCC). The NAICS Code is 611519, with a size standard of $35.5M. It is anticipated that a cost-reimbursement, incentive fee type contract with two base years and three unilateral option years will be awarded. The procurement will involve the operation and management of a residential education, training and employment program at Loring Job Corps Center located in Limestone, Maine. 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, and the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at http://jobcorps.dol.gov. Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by at-risk youth, 16-24 years of age, 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 contractor shall provide: 1. Outreach and Admissions activities which ensure that the Job Corps program maintains a positive public image, maintains a ready supply of eligible and committed applicants, and works in partnership with individuals, communities, organizations, employers and state and local workforce developments systems. 2. Youth screened for the center shall come from the Aroostook/Washington Workforce Investment Board zone (Aroostook and Washington Counties, Maine), for a minimum arrival of 55 students. 3. Academic, career technical, social and employment readiness skills, counseling, health services, safety, recreation and work-based learning; 4. Operation and management of government facilities; 5. Residential management, supervision, meals, and support services; 6. Job placement assistance and transitional support services annually for 321 Graduates and 140 Former Enrollees in New England States; 7. Training and professional development staff 8. Center operations integrated with the local workforce development systems, employers and the business community 9. Center oversight, financial and program management The on-board strength (OBS) for the Loring Job Corps Center is 186 residential and 115 non-residential students, for a total of 301 students. The center is located on 41 acres in the Loring Development Park in Limestone, Maine on what was previously the Loring Air Force Base. The center is owned by the U.S. Department of Labor and there are 12 buildings used for the Loring Job Corps facility, with a total of 275,700 gross square feet. Ten of the 12 buildings are original, constructed between 1952 and 1986. The other two buildings were constructed in 1996 and 1999. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database which is located on the System for Award Management website, SAM.gov. The website for registration is http://sam.gov. All active CCR records have migrated to SAM. ALL QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING 8(A) FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. Interested contractors responding to this RFI will be required to indicate their ability to successfully manage and operate a Job Corps Center operation by responding to the capability requirements listed below. The contractor should also indicate the number of students/program participants served for each described contract. If the contractor references a Job Corps contract, the contractor should also provide the referenced center's On Board Strength at the time that the contractor held the contract. FOR A CONTRACTOR TO BE DEEMED CAPABLE, THE CONTRACTOR MUST BE FOUND CAPABLE IN ALL 11 REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW. Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement 1. Describe your organizational experience providing food services, medical, dental, and mental health care especially for young adults ages 16-24. 2. Describe your organizational experience managing and ensuring data integrity. 3. Describe your organizational experience protecting Personally Identifiable Information, whether on paper, in electronic form or communicated orally. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 4. Describe your organizational experience with facility and property management, including experience with aging structures in extreme northern climate conditions with an emphasis on energy savings and cost containment. 5. Describe your organizational experience providing residential management, residential supervision, and meals especially as it relates to males and females between the ages of 16 and 24. 6. Describe your ability to provide a recreational program in a remote area for a mostly residential population residing on-center continuously with limited home-travel opportunities. 7. Describe your organizational experience operating a program that is integrated with the local workforce development systems - including Workforce Investment Board(s) and America's Job Centers - and employers and the business community in a mostly small rural area. 8. Describe your organizational experience operating a job training program that reflected the local labor market conditions of the program's location and the workforce investment plans of the state of the program's location, especially in relation to vocational trade selection. Describe your experience taking part in the local workforce investment system in the program's locale and developing relationships that would lead to Work-Based Learning opportunities and jobs. 9. Describe your experience in providing academic (high school diplomas and high school equivalency) and vocational credentials that translate to labor market demands. This would include reading and math proficiency necessary for specific careers. 10. Describe your organizational financial management experience of a cost reimbursement type contract, and your organization's access to financial resources sufficient to satisfy requirements of operating a Job Corps center's operation for the first 60 days of operation or the ability to obtain them, e.g., a $3 million line of credit, evidence of a positive cash flow, etc. 11. Describe your organization's infrastructure for corporate oversight and support and management/corporate services. 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 10 pages, TOTAL and 12 point Times New Romans Font size.. 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 DOL131RI20704 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 September 23, 2013 at Noon, Eastern Standard Time. Send your responses to Carol Andry at the following email address, montague.vera@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to Sources Sought Notice DOL131RI20704." No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above. 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. Primary Point of Contact Vera Montague Contract Specialist US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Contracts Management, Division of Job Corps Procurement 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N4643 Washington, DC 20210
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 36 Montana Road, Limestone,, Massachusetts, 04750, United States
- Zip Code: 04750
- Zip Code: 04750
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