SOURCES SOUGHT
M -- Wilmington and Philadelphia Job Corps Center RFI
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611519
— Other Technical and Trade Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration, Office of Contracts Management, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, N-4649, Washington, District of Columbia, 20210, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20210
- Solicitation Number
- DOL-ETA-15-N-00039
- Point of Contact
- Dayle White, Phone: 202-693-3248
- E-Mail Address
-
white.dayle@dol.gov
(white.dayle@dol.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number DOL-ETA-15-N-00039. 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 Wilmington and Philadelphia Job Corps Centers (JCC) which includes Delaware Outreach & Admissions (OA) & Career Transition Services (CTS), and Philadelphia OA & CTS. The NAICS Code is 611519, with a size standard of $38.5M. 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 residential education, training and employment programs at Wilmington JCC located in Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia JCC located in Philadelphia, PA. 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. Please note that beginning July 1, 2015, contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this JCC as set forth Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and authorizes the Job Corps. Contractors are also required to comply with 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. 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 8. Outreach and Admissions 9. Career Transition Services The on-board strength (OBS) for the Wilmington Job Corps Center is zero (0) residential and 123 non-residential (49 males and 74 females) students. The center is located at 9 Vandever Ave, Wilmington, DE 19802. The on-board strength (OBS) for the Philadelphia Job Corps Center is zero (0) residential and 279 non-residential (112 males and 167 females) students. The center is located at 2810 S 20th St #12, Philadelphia, PA 19145. 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 REQUIREMENTS LISTED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE. Capabilities Requirements 1. Describe your organizational experience providing food services, medical, dental, and mental health care. 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. 5. Describe your organizational experience operating a program that is integrated with the local workforce development systems, employers and the business community. 6. 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. Describe your experience taking part in the local workforce investment system in the program's locale. 7. 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. 8. Describe your organization's infrastructure for corporate oversight and support and management/corporate services. 9. Describe your organizational experience conducting outreach and admissions services to attract participants (both residential and non-residential) to the program, screen for eligibility and arrange for admission placement in the program. 10. Describe your organization's experience recruiting in both urban and rural areas for primarily healthcare based training. How did you ensure 100% enrollment capacity for your program? 11. Describe your organizational experience in establishing placements and providing placement assistance for youth returning to both rural and urban areas. Describe your experience working with healthcare based placements. 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 15 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 DOL-ETA-15-N-00039 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 June 1, 2015 at Noon, Eastern Standard Time. Send your responses to white.dayle@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to Sources Sought Notice DOL-ETA-15-N-00039." No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above.
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