Department of Labor, ETA, Office of Job Corps, Region X, Suite 960, 1111 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101-3212

M -- OPERATION OF THE WESTOVER JOB CORPS CENTER SOL RFP #I-JC-99-02 DUE 010500 POC Christine L. Karl, Contract Specialist or Ernie Priestley, Deputy Regional Director at 206-553-7938 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.wdsc.org/jobcorps/schedule.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer or Contract, PPUTNINS@DOLETA.GOV or CKARL@DOLETA.GOV. Request for Proposal #I-JC-99-02 for the continued Operation of the Westover Job Corps Center located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, will be availble on or about November 2, 1999, on the Job Corps Acquisition Home Page (http://www.wdsc.org/jobcorps/schedule.html). It is anticipated that resultant contract will be a cost-reimburseable plus fixed-fee for a two-year base period of August 1, 2000 through July 31, 2002, plus three performance based options of one year each. The approximate average capacity strength of the Westover Center is 335 residential males, 160 residential females, 5 non-residential males and 55 non-residential females for a total capacity of 555. There will be a walk-thru of the Westover facility located at 103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, November 17, 1999, beginning promptly at 9:30 A.M. local time. Upon entering the facility, participants should check in at the gate for directions to the walk-thru starting point. A Pre-proposal conference will be convened that afternoon in the Multi-Purpose Room in King Hall at the Westover Center, promptly at 1:00 P.M., local time. All questions prior to the Pre-proposal conference should be submitted in writing to the Seattle Regional Office of Job Corps, Suite 960, 1111 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98101-3212. Job Corps is a residential training program for economically disadvantaged youth between the ages of 16 and 24. The Contractor will be expected to manage and operate a government-owned facility and hire staff for residential living, basic education, vocational training, and the provision of health services. We recommend that you download the RFP prior to attending the Pre-proposal Conference. Proposals in response to this RFP will consist of Oral Presentations and Written Submissions as described in Section L. of the RFP. Written portions of the proposal are due no later than 12:00 Noon, local time, Wednesday, January 5, 2000, at the following address: U.S. Department of Labor, ETA, Office of Job Corps, Suite 960, 1111 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101-3212. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 09/14/99 (W-SN380024). (0257)

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