FCI Texarkana - GED & ESL Instructors

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas, intends to make a single award for a qualified GED Instructor and a ESL Instructor for the inmate population located at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, TX. The successful contractor shall provide both instructors in which satisfactorily meets the qualifications required for this instruction and provides a quality program to qualified students at the FCI and FPC. Services shall include the provision of on-site academic instruction and appropriate academic advisement, like that considered normal in the local community. All necessary supplies, books, and classroom materials that the contractor may routinely need will be provided by the Education Department at the institution. The contractor must provide candidates that have a bachelor's degree and be certified by a state agency or equivalent experience teaching adult education programs. A list of candidates will be submitted for evaluation and approval by Assistant Supervisor of Education. Each program will be offered six hours a day for five days a week totaling approximately 1440 hours per year except for Federal Holidays. Specific days and hours and/or instruction during other hours and/or on weekends may be included but are subject to the mutual agreement of both parties. Changes in the schedule resulting from FCI security issues will be subject to the mutual agreement of both parties only. The Contractor shall be entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred as a result of schedule changes necessitated by the FCI. The award will be made to the responsible contractor who submits the most advantageous quote to the Government based on price and price-related factors only. The Contracting Officer anticipates awarding an indefinite-delivery requirements type contract, with firm fixed unit pricing. The contract period shall consist of a 12-month base year with four (4) possible option years for renewal. The solicitation will be available on or about October 10, 2014 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. All future information concerning the acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition. All Contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. The solicitation is set-aside for all small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System code for this solicitation is 611699 with a size standard of $11 million. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about October 24, 2014. The solicitation is unrestricted. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible small businesses may submit a quote.