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This is a Sources Sought Notice/ Request for Information (RFI). The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice. This 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 Sacramento Job Corps Center including Center Operations, Outreach and Admissions and Career Transition Services. The center is located at 3100 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832. The NAICS Code is 611519 with a size standard of $38.5M. It is anticipated that a combined firm-fixed price and cost reimbursement contract with a two-year base period and three unilateral option years will be awarded. The Contractor will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this Job Corps center as set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, (WIOA), of 2014. WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and authorizes the Job Corps program. The Contractor will also be required to comply with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at https://eprh.jobcorps.gov/Pages/Home.aspx. 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: Center Operations: 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 Outreach/Admissions: 1. Outreach to local communities about the Job Corps Program 2. Recruitment of eligible youth in assigned geographical areas 3. Provide information to eligible applicants about the Job Corps Program 4. Eligibility screening and application processing for Job Corps enrollment 5. Enrollment, assignment, and arrival of a specified number of eligible youth to Job Corps centers as assigned by the contract Career Transition Services: 1. Career transition support resulting from placement in careers aligned with training attained in Job Corps 2. Placement of specified number of graduates and former enrollees as defined by the PRH and contract 3. Job development and referral services 4. Follow-up placement services to graduates and former enrollees 5. Transition support with housing, childcare, and transportation for Job Corps graduates during the specified service window The on-board strength (OBS) for the Center is 304 residential students and 110 nonresidential students. The contractor shall provide Outreach and Admissions services in the state of California and shall ensure the arrival of a minimum of 562 students into the Job Corps program annually for resident male students, resident female students, non-residential male, and non-residential female students. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The website for registration is http://sam.gov. All legacy 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 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 OF THE CAPABILITIES REQUIREMENTS. Capabilities Requirements: 1. Describe your organizational experience operating a large scale job training program similar in size and scope to the Sacramento 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; 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 in conjunction 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 post-secondary 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 WIOA 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 within accounts that ensure 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 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 (e.g., a $2.5 million dollar line of credit, evidence of a positive cash flow, etc.) In addition, when providing information on your company's line of credit, please provide documentation to show the amount available. 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, screening for eligibility, and arranging 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. 13. Please describe your organization's experience providing a safe and secure learning and living environment. 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 via e-mail. The response must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above. The submittals shall not exceed 12 pages, TOTAL. The capabilities statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter via e-mail and must cite the following information at a minimum: 1. Response to RFI Number 1630J6-18-N-00001 2. Company Name, Address, and Point of Contact 3. DUNS 4. Business Size Standard/Classification and socio-economic status relative to NAICS 611519. The closing date for the receipt of responses is October 31, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). Send your responses to Chin-Jen Chang (John) at the following email address: chang.chin-jen@dol.gov. THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to RFI No. 1630J6-18-N-00001." 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 and Address: Chin-Jen Chang Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Contracts Management San Francisco Regional Office 90 7th Street, Suite 18-300 San Francisco, CA 94103