USDA Forest Service, P&P, Room 706 RP-E, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090

U -- MEMBERSHIP AND TRAINING SOL SYVP-00-38 DUE 032900 POC Ronnie W. Bolden, 703-605-4778 E-MAIL: ERROR --, rbolden@fs.fed.us. USDA Forest Service intends to make a sole-source award to National Job Corps Association,Inc. (NJCA) for Membership and Training. The National Job Corps Association represents the 110 National Job Corps Centers, (Forest Service, Department of Interior, (NPS & F&WS) and private Contractors) administer by the Department of Labor Nationwide. This membership ensure that the Forest Service centers will receive the same information and services as the other 110 Job Centers. The membership fee is based on the number of Centers in an agency or Contractors that they represent. For the Forest Service, NJCA develops and distributes information weekly to all 18 Job Corps Centers, the Job Corps Field Office and the Washington Office on current events, budget and legislative updated, upcoming impacts, policies and procedures, significant accomplishments and successes, and community partnership and liaisons effecting the 110 Job Corp Centers. The information services is used for recruitment, placement, and outreach by staff at all levels, NJCA conducts monitoring reviews of all centers to access compliance of DOL regulations and current legislations. They provide staff to assist center in being compliance with the legislation; developing long and short term strategic plans; and make presentations at national and local meetings. The NJCA is well recognized the Job Corps community, Congress, national organizations, other agencies, and large businesses. The National Job Corps Association has the lead for the Department of Labor to assist in implementing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). They worked on the legislation and have not only detailed information about components of the WIA, but have an understanding of Congressional intent. They will assist the Forest Service Civilian Conservation Job Corps Centers in addressing compliance with the Workforce Investment Act. Negative results would be adverse Impact/inference to the Agency. The service to be performed is for an analysis of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the impacts on Forest Service operation, and recommendations for the Forest Service to implement WIA. This also includes presentation during the year to 18Forest Service Job Corps Centers. All responsible source may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The contracting office will accept requests for solicitation no later than March 29, 2000 by close of business (4:p.m.) through mail and facsimile machine 703-605-5100. Posted 03/15/00 (W-SN434653). (0075)

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