SOLICITATION NOTICE
M -- Westover Job Corps Center
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Massachusetts, 02203
- ZIP Code
- 02203
- Solicitation Number
- DOLJ09RFP00002
- Archive Date
- 11/21/2009
- Point of Contact
- Binh T Kha, Phone: 646-264-5054, Tom Pendleton, Phone: (617) 788-2814
- E-Mail Address
-
kha.binh@dol.gov, pendleton.edmond@dol.gov
(kha.binh@dol.gov, pendleton.edmond@dol.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- An RFP will be issued for the continued Operation of the Westover Job Corps Center, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Job Corps is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. Please note this is a small business set aside. 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 contract will provide Center Operations and Outreach/Admissions & Career Transition Services. The contract will have a 2-year base period, August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2012, plus three (3) governmental unilateral renewal options of one (1) year each. The RFP will be available on or about Tuesday, September 8, 2009. It can be obtained from FedBizOpps located on the World Wide Web, at https://www.fbo.gov. The average capacity for the center is 555 youths of which 500 are residential (300 males and 200 females), and 55 are non-residential (5 males and 50 females). This contract includes the administration of Outreach and Admissions and Career Transitional Services. The Outreach and Admissions contract goals for recruitment anticipate 38 residential males and 35 residential females, and 10 non-residential males and 82 non-residential females will be enrolled, for a total of 165 students. The Career Transitional Services contract goals anticipate 200 graduates will be serviced on a pre-separation basis. The successful contractor shall provide Outreach and Admissions, Career Transition Services, Academic and Vocational Training, operate Counseling and 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. A Pre-proposal Conference and Site Visit are scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2009, at 10:30am (EST-local time) at the Westover Job Corps Center. The Center is located at 103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, MA 01022. The Center's telephone number is (413) 593-5731. It is HIGHLY recommended that potential Offerors download a complete copy of the RFP from FedBizOpps, before 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 Westover Job Corps Center Pre-Procurement Conference" to: Binh Kha, U.S. Department of Labor, OASAM, 201 Varick Street, Room 815, New York, NY 10014. Note all "Notices of Intent to Attend" should be received by this office no later than close of business on September 8, 2009. Attendees are required to stop in at the Visitor Center and go to the reception area to acquire a security pass and gain instructions as to where the conference will be held on Center. Please do not perform any unescorted tours of the Center. A formal tour will be provided as part of the conference. As the tour will likely last 1-2 hours, it is recommended that comfortable walking shoes be worn. All questions pertaining to this procurement shall be submitted in writing and in advance. Attendees should include a clear and concise list of questions that they will want addressed at the conference. While all questions and 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 close of business on September 8, 2009. Lodging and subsistence are the responsibility of attendees. Proposals in response to the RFP will consist of an Oral Presentation and a Written Submission as described in Section L of the RFP. All written proposal submissions shall be due no later than November 6, 2009 12:00 noon (local time) to the 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. Please note this is a small business set aside. The small business size standard is $35.5M.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOL/ETA/BostonMA/DOLJ09RFP00002/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Westover Job Corps Center, 103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, Massachusetts, 01022, United States
- Zip Code: 01022
- Zip Code: 01022
- Record
- SN01924012-W 20090826/090825002139-5030dd2c3f9c4d8172b1e3266ac94ccf (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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