Operation of the Edison Job Corps Center with CTS

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RFP for Operation of the Edison Job Corps Center with CTS is is being issued today as RFP 1630J1-18-R-00004. The deadline for receipt of proposals is Monday, December 4, 2017 at 4:00 EST.
The Pre-Solicitation Notice below is being amended to change the procurement from a small business set-aside procurement to a full and open/unrestricted procurement. Solicitation No. 1630J1-17-R-00011 for the Operation of the Edison Job Corps Center with Career Training Services will be issued on or about October 3, 2017
Pre_Solicitation Notice
On or about September 18, 2017, the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration ( ETA) anticipates issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for the operation of the Edison Job Corps Center to include Career Transition Services (CTS).
As a result of the responses to the Sources Sought Notice Number 1630DC-17-N-00017, posted on June 2, 2017,

and IAW FAR 19.502-2, this procurement will be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers are to be solicited only from Small Business Concerns. Offers received from Other than Small Business Concerns will be considered non-responsive. The NAICS Code for this procurement will be 611519 with a size standard of $38.5 Million.
Job Corps is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program administered by the United States Department of Labor to address multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will be a cost reimbursement plus incentive fee type contract. The contract will have a 2-year base period plus three (3) governmental unilateral renewal options for one (1) year each.
The average student capacity for the Edison Job Corps Center is 417 students consisting of 242 residential male students, 165 residential female students, 5 nonresidential male students, and 5 nonresidential female students. The contractor shall operate residential quarters (housing) and services to all students as applicable.
A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be announced in the RFP. The Center is located in Edison, New Jersey. It is recommended that potential Offerors download the RFP from the website: http://fbo.gov prior to attending the pre-proposal conference and site visit. All questions prior to and at the pre-proposal conference shall be submitted in writing.
The successful contractor shall provide Academic and Career Technical / Vocational Training, operate Counseling & Residential Living programs, Career Transition Services, and provide the following support services; Health services, processing of Student Records, a Discipline System, Clothing Issuances, Mail and Legal services, and Student Career Transition Services. The contractor shall also provide overall Center Management and Administration as follows; Contract and Personnel management, Staff training, Financial management, Procurement and Property management, Facility operations and maintenance, Security and Safety services, Community Relations, Public Information and Post-center Career Transition Services . Proposals in response to the RFP will consist of a written submission as described in Section L of the RFP.
All responsible small businesses sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. Submitted proposals will become the property of the United States Government. Unsuccessful and/or surplus proposals will not be returned and will be scheduled for destruction.
Classification Code: M - Operation of Government-Owned Facilities
NAICS Code: 611519-Other Technical and Trade Schools

Contracting Office Address
U. S. Department of Labor
Office of Contracts Management
Employment & Training Administration
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite N-4308
Washington, DC 20210
Description
Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number 1630DC-17-N-00017. 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 the Edison Job Corps Center. 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 a residential education, training and employment program at Edison Job Corps center located at 500 Plainfield Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08817.
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 Edison Job Corps Center is 407 residential and 10 non-residential students. The center is located on Edison Job Corps Center is located on 27.9 acres of land near Rutgers University within the Edison Township in New Jersey. The site and buildings are owned by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and operated by ResCare, Inc., originally constructed in 1943 as the Joyce Kilmer Army Base, the Center was activated as a Job Corps Center in 1970.
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 TWELVE (12) REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW.
Capabilities Requirements
1. Describe your organizational experience operating a large scale job training program similar in size and scope to the Edison Job Corps center. Your demonstrated experience must encompass key aspects of operating a similar program to include: providing food services; medical, dental, and mental health care; facility and property management; providing residential management and supervision; recreational programming; student transportation; oversight and purchase of Government owned property; managing GSA fleet vehicles; and protecting Personally Identifiable Information.
2. Describe your organizational experience coordinating activities carried out through a job training program with activities carried out under State and local workforce development plans.
3. Describe your organizational experience offering career and technical education and training that reflects employment opportunities in the local areas in which enrollees intend to seek employment.
4. Describe your organizational experience in successfully assisting at-risk youth to connect to the workforce, including providing them with intensive academics and career and technical education and training.
5. Describe your organization's demonstrated record of placing at-risk youth into employment and postsecondary education.
6. Describe the strong fiscal controls your organization has in place to ensure proper accounting of Federal funds, and a description of how your organization will meet the requirements of section 159(a). Section 159(a) requires contractors to maintain a financial management information system that will provide-- accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the costs of Job Corps operations; and sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program. In addition, Section 159(a) requires each operator to maintain funds received in accounts in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary of Labor. Section 159(a) also requires that center operators remain fiscally responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps centers are incrementally increased or decreased between fiscal years.
7. Describe your organizational experience complying with basic health and safety codes, which shall include the disciplinary measures described in section 152(b) of the WIOA.
8. Describe your organizational financial management experience of a cost reimbursement type contract, and demonstrate your organization's ability to access 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 prior to award.
9. Describe your organization's infrastructure for corporate oversight and support and management/corporate services.
10. Describe your organization's experience conducting outreach and admissions services to attract participants to the program, screen for eligibility and arrange for admission placement in the program.
11. Describe your organization's experience conducting career transition services to program participants, including job placement and other supportive services.
12. Describe your organization's experience conducting a training and educational program similar to a Job Corps Center.
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 11 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 1630DC-17-N-00017 (Edison JCC)
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 Monday, June 19, 2017 at Noon, Eastern Standard Time. Send your responses to Barry Jordan at the following email address, jordan.barry@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to Sources Sought Notice 1630DC-17-N-00017 (Edison JCC).
No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above.
Primary Point of Contact:
Barry Jordan, Contract Specialist
jordan.barry@dol.gov
Phone: (202) 693-3303
Fax: 202-693-3486
Secondary Point of Contact:
Steven A. Fusco, Contracting Officer
fusco.steven@dol.gov
Phone: (617) 788-0188
US Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Contracts Management, Division of Job Corps Procurement
John F. Kennedy Federal Building, E-345
Boston, Massachusetts 02203


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Nov 07, 2017 11:22 am The pre-proposal conference scheduled for Wednesday, November 8, 2017 has been cancelled. See Amendment No. 0001 for details.