The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to issue a solicitation for the provision of Education Services for the Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Texas. The contract period shall consist of the Effective Date of Award (EDOA) through 12 months from the EDOA and four 12 month option periods for renewal at the unilateral discretion of the Government. The requirement for these services will consist of estimated 1440 sessions (Spanish GED Instructor), 200 sessions (Parenting Instructor), 1152 sessions (Testing Services Coordinator), 480 sessions (Lab Monitor), and 1536 sessions (Library Technician) per 12 month period (30 sessions per week for Spanish GED Instructor, 4 sessions per week for Parenting Instructor, 24 sessions per week for Testing Services Coordinator, 10 sessions per week for Lab Monitor and 32 sessions per week for Library Technician). Each session will be defined as one (1) hour in length. It is anticipated the program will be five days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the Spanish GED Instructor; one day per week, Saturday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Parenting Instructor; an average of three days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the Testing Services Coordinator; five days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the Lab Monitor; and four days per week, Monday through Thursday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the Library Technician. The solicitation will be available on or about March 18, 2013 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The site provides downloading instructions. Hard copies of the solicitation will NOT be available. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must register at www.ccr.gov. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date for receipt of quotations is April 12, 2013, 2:00 P.M. CT, however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to the solicitation (1449 -Block #08) for the actual date quotations are due. The North American Industry Classification System code for this solicitation is 611710 with a size standard of $14.0 million. This solicitation will be a total small business set-aside. All responsible small business concerns may submit a quote which will be considered. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The anticipated date of award is May 17, 2013.
