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R -- JOB CORPS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SOL RFP-DAA-98-29 DUE 061598 POC James N. Chestnut (202)219-8698 ext 162, Keith A. Bond, Contracting Officer WEB: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, http://www.doleta.gov. The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) is soliciting proposals to implement JOB CORPS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. This is a national initiative to strengthen, coordinate and facilitate the understanding, implementation, and integration of Job Corps public policy issues, including new legislation, and national priorities throughout the internal Job Corps system, with particular focus on enhancing community connections which benefit Job Corps students, the community and employers. The objectives of the project are (1) Develop targeted technical assistance through liaison-building and disseminating information to the internal Job Corps network (2) Obtain and analyze feedback, facilitating training and conferences to support national priorities, producing policy analyses, expanding and streamlining communications avenues and designing staff development programs that focus on "best practices" related to community connections and initiatives supporting national priorities. The period of performance for the perspective award will be 12 months from the date of execution of the contract by the Government plus four (4) 1-year options, at the discretion of the Government. The requirement is let under 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The SIC Code is 8732 and the Size Standard is $5 million. Request for proposals will be available on our Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's Internet Home Page at HTTP://WWW.DOLETA.GOV, approximately 15 days from the date of publication. Requests for proposals in hard copy form will also be available upon written request only, on a first come, first served basis, until the supply is exhausted. Telephone requests will not be honored. For requests made after the supply is exhausted, the Contracting Officer may determine whether payment of a fee is warranted. The fee will not exceed the actual cost of duplication of the solicitation documents. Closing date for receipt of proposals will be June 15, 1998 2:00 P.M. Local Time. Request for proposals must cite RFP-DAA-98-29 and MUST include two self addressed labels. Failure to enclose labels may cause delays in responding. (0106)

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