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U -- PARENTING PROGRAM SERVICES FOR FEDERAL OFFENDERS AT MDC LOS ANGELES SOL RFQ 224-0028-9 DUE 062998 POC Rosalinda Lucio 213-253-9548, FAX 213-253-9523 E-MAIL: losadm1.rrl@gwmail.bop.gov, rlucio@bop.gov. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles, CA (MDC-LA), intends to award a non-personal service contract to the qualified individual or business capable of providing a parenting program for inmates at MDC-LA. The program shall support the development and maintenance of positive relationships between inmates, their spouses or custodial parents, and their children. The Contractor shall provide structured parenting education courses to Cadre male and female inmate population. The curriculum shall address: (1) Parenting Skills (2)Skills for Family Support (3)Family Literacy Education (4)Substance Abuse Education and(5) Prenatal Care for Expectant Mothers. The Contractor shall undertake outreach efforts with community-based social service agencies to identify and to facilitate the provision of needed services to the inmate parent. These services should include, for example, assistance in such areas as, veterans benefits, welfare support, child care services, health promotion and disease prevention services, prenatal and postnatal care, etc. The Contractor shall identify and facilitate the use of community-based volunteers and the free services of such organizations as Boy/Girl Scouts, Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) and other similar organizations which make available volunteer and free services. All volunteers are subject to the minimum security and training standards as outlined in P.S. 3000.02, Human Resource Management Manual, and P.S. 5300.14, Volunteers, Involvement in Programs. The contractor's performance should be contingent upon continued inmate participation in parenting programs, and it will not be compensated if the only participants are outside individuals. The number of participants for the program per year is estimated to be 250 male and 250 female inmates. The contractor shall provide one session per week for 8 consecutive weeks for each program group, approximately 5 groups per year, for a total of an estimated 40sessions per year. A session is approx. 3 hours. MDC-LA intends to award a base year contract starting approximately in July 1998, with options to renew the contract for 4 consecutive years. Offerors are advised that the government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. The contractor must adhere to the Contract Security/Investigative Requirements of the Bureau of Prisons Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote is responsive to the terms and conditions of the RFQ and is the best value to the Government. The government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary. Request for Quotation will be issued on May 29, 1998 and offers are due to be submitted no later than June 29, 1998. Requests for RFQ must be in writing and sent to the above address, attention Rosalinda Lucio. Fax and e- mail requests are also accepted. No telephone requests will be accepted. This is a 100% set aside for small business. (0148)

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