SOURCES SOUGHT
M -- Operation of the Long Beach Job Corps Center
- Notice Date
- 9/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611519
— Other Technical and Trade Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Job Corps San Francisco Region, 90 7th Street, Room 12-300, San Francisco, California, 94103
- ZIP Code
- 94103
- Solicitation Number
- DOLJ14SA00008
- Point of Contact
- Sheryl Algee, Phone: (415) 625-2385, John Chang, Phone: 415-625-2384
- E-Mail Address
-
Algee.Sheryl@dol.gov, chang.chin-jen@dol.gov
(Algee.Sheryl@dol.gov, chang.chin-jen@dol.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number DOLJ14SA00008. 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 the Long Beach Job Corps Center. The NAICS Code is 611519, with a size standard of $35.5 million. 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 the Long Beach Job Corps Center located in Long Beach, CA. Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this Job Corps Center 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://www.jobcorps.gov/Libraries/pdf/prh.sflb. 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.Academic, career technical, social and employment readiness skills, counseling, health services, safety, recreation and work-based learning; 2.Operation and management of government facilities; 3.Residential management, supervision, meals, and support services; 4.Job placement assistance and transitional support services; 5.Training and professional development staff 6.Center operations integrated with the local workforce development systems, employers and the business community 7.Center oversight, financial and program management The on-board strength (OBS) for the Long Beach Job Corps Center is 272 residential and 28 non-residential students. The center is located in the City of Long Beach, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The property consists of approximately 17 acres of land with improvements. The entire center consists of 12 buildings which include Administration, Wellness, Child Care Center, Career Center, Basic Education, Cafeteria, Male Dorms, Female Dorms, Maintenance/Warehouse, 2 Vocational Buildings, and a Gymnasium. The center has five structures which include two structures formerly used for smoking, Gatehouse, Greenhouse, and Storage. The child care center is operated by the Long Beach Unified School District. The center is a smoke-free facility. 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 (www.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 Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information (RFI) will be required to indicate their ability to successfully manage and operate a Job Corps Center 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 REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW: Statement of Qualifications / Capabilities Statement 1.Describe your organizational experience providing a comprehensive academic and career technical training program. 2.Describe your organizational experience providing food services, medical, dental, and mental health care. 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 construction management. 6.Describe your organizational experience providing property management. 7.Describe your organizational experience providing residential management, residential supervision, and meals. 8.Describe your organizational experience operating a program that is integrated with the local workforce development systems, employers and the business community. 9.Describe your organizational experience operating a job training program that reflects the local labor market conditions of the place of contract performance. 10.Describe your organizational experience operating a job training program that is reflective of the workforce investment plans of the state where the program is located. 11.Describe your organization's access to financial resources sufficient to satisfy requirements of operating a JCC operation for the first 45 days of operation or the ability to obtain them, e.g., a seven-figure bank line of credit, evidence of a positive cash flow, etc. 12.Describe your organizational financial management experience of a cost reimbursement type contract. 13.Describe your organization's infrastructure for corporate oversight and support and management/corporate services (G&A). 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. 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 DOLJ14SA00008. 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 October 10, 2014 at 4 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. Send your responses to Sheryl Algee at: algee.sheryl@dol.gov 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 Sheryl Algee Contracting Officer US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Contracts Management Division of Job Corps Procurement 90 7th Street, Suite 18-300 San Francisco, CA 94103
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1903 Santa Fe Avenue, Long Beach, California, 90810-4050, United States
- Zip Code: 90810-4050
- Zip Code: 90810-4050
- Record
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