U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region VII/VIII, City Center Square, Suite 1000, 1100 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112

M -- OPERATION OF JOB CORPS CENTER SOL RFP No. JC-7/8-98-02 DUE 110998 POC Judy Milleret and John Douglas, Contracting Officer, 816-426-3661 E-MAIL: Contact the contract specialist via e-mail, jmilleret@doleta.gov. Requests for proposals (RFPs) for the continued operation of the Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps Center located at 1500 University Avenue West, Minot, North Dakota 58703, will be available approximately September 8, 1998, for issue in response to written requests. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will cover the period May 1, 1999 through April 30, 2001, plus three performance based options of one year each. The Center design capacity is 250 students (120 residential males and 120 residential females; 5 non-residential males and 5 non-residential females). Included in the female design capacity is a Single Parent Program to accommodate 24 single parents. The Center also has a Child Development Care Program to accommodate approximately 28 children living on the premises with their parent. Job Corps is a residential training program for economically disadvantaged youth, between the ages of 16-24. The contractor shall provide academic and vocational training; operate a counseling and residential living program and provide the following support services: Health Services, Processing of Student Records, Discipline System, Clothing Issue, Mail Services and Legal Services. The contractor will also provide overall center management and administration, staff training, financial management, procurement and property management, financial operations and maintenance, security and safety services, community relations and public information. All activities will be in compliance with applicable DOL/Job Corps regulations, policies and handbooks. A pre-proposal conference will be convened at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 1998, at the Best Western International Inn located at 1505 North Broadway, Minot, North Dakota 58702, phone number (701) 852-3161. Following the pre-proposal conference, there will be a tour of the facility. Upon entering the facility, tour participants must report and register at the front entrance lobby. Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation. All questions prior to the pre-proposal conference should be submitted in writing. Proposals in response to this RFP will be due no later than 2:00 p.m. central time on November 9, 1998, at the following address: USDOL/Office of Job Corps, Region VII/VIII, City Center Square, Suite 1000, 1100 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112. Responsible sources may submit a proposal for consideration.***** Posted 08/20/98 (W-SN239705). (0232)

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