SOURCES SOUGHT
M -- The Operation of Exeter 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
- DOL131RI20700
- 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 DOL131RI20700. 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 Exeter 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 Exeter Job Corps Center located in Exeter, Rhode Island. 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. The Contractor shall provide Outreach and Admissions services in the state of Rhode Island and shall ensure the arrival of a minimum of 165 students into the Job Corps annually for resident male, resident female, and non-residential female from those areas 2. Youth screened for the Center shall come from the state of Rhode Island except for the cities of Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Central Falls and part of the city of Providence. 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 169 Graduates and 61 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 Exeter Job Corps Center is 140 residential and 10 non-residential students, for a total of 150 students. The Exeter Job Corps Center is located near the City of Exeter County of Washington, State of Rhode Island. The property consists of approximately 20 acres of land with improvements. The entire Center consists of four buildings which include the Administration, Educational and Vocational Building and a Dormitory. 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 12 REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW. Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement 1. Describe your experience in providing academic training for High School Diploma, General Educational Development (GED); English Learning Language (ESL); Applied Academics, Reading and Math proficiency necessary for specific trade offerings. 2. Describe your organizational experience providing food services, medical, dental, and mental health care for disadvantaged and/or disabled young adults ages 16-24. 3. Describe your organizational experience managing and ensuring data integrity. 4. 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. 5. Describe your organizational experience with facility and property management, including experience with construction rehabilitation of facilities, preventative maintenance and energy saving programs. 6. Describe your organizational experience providing residential independent living programs, residential supervision and residential management for disadvantaged and/or disabled young adults age 16-24. 7. Describe your ability to provide a recreational program for disadvantaged and/or disabled young adults age 16-24. 8. Describe your organizational experience operating a program that is integrated with the local workforce development systems - employers and the business community to support Center admissions, referrals and job placement of students. 9. 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, for relationships that would lead to Work-Based Learning opportunities and full time jobs. Describe your experience taking part in the local workforce investment system in the program's locale. 10. Describe your organizational experience in developing employment readiness instruction and transitional readiness for employment. 11. 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. 12. 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 DOL131RI20700 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 Vera Montague at the following email address, montague.vera@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to Sources Sought Notice DOLJ131RI20700." 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: 162 Main Street, Exeter, Rhode Island, 20822, United States
- Zip Code: 20822
- Zip Code: 20822
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