Career/Work Readiness Certificate Program

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, through its National Acquisitions Section, is seeking a single award for an evidence-based Career/Work Readiness Certificate Program to be delivered across all Bureau of Prisons institutions. The program must provide a portable credential that certifies workforce readiness skills in math/technical skills, literacy/reading, verbal and non-verbal communication, and other essential workplace competencies, with all instructional materials and assessments delivered in a classroom and paper-based format. The curriculum must align with U.S. Department of Education College and Career Readiness Standards and support Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act accountability requirements, while also adhering to Universal Design for Learning principles and being available in both English and Spanish. The contract, structured as a Firm Fixed Price with a base period from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, includes four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031, and is subject to multiple FAR clauses with deviations, including indefinite quantity, option to extend services, and tradeoff evaluation processes. All pricing must be all-inclusive, covering labor, supervision, materials, assessments, credentialing, reporting, travel, overhead, and profit. The solicitation requires proposals to be submitted in three volumes—Technical, Past Performance, and Price—via email as separate PDF files no later than August 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, with questions due by August 3, 2026. The evaluation will prioritize technical merit and past performance as significantly more important than price, using adjectival ratings for each component. Offerors must maintain an active SAM registration and comply with stringent security and privacy requirements, including signing NDAs and DOJ IT Rules of Behavior, reporting PII breaches within one hour, and ensuring all electronic media is encrypted using NIST FIPS 140-2 approved products. Contractors are subject to federal cybersecurity mandates under FISMA, Privacy Act, E-Government Act, NIST SP 800 series, and FedRAMP, and must obtain an Authorization to Operate for any system handling DOJ information. All deliverables, including printed materials and digital credentials, must be delivered FOB Destination to the National Acquisitions Section in Washington, DC, with quarterly itemized invoices submitted via email. The U.S. Government retains unlimited data rights, and subcontracting requires prior written approval; additionally, contractors must certify compliance with the Buy American Act, provide a