Operation of the Dayton Job Corps Center

Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) No. DOL121RI20536 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. Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) No. DOL121RI20536. The Government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this survey among small businesses based on the responses received. We encourage firms that qualify under the Small Business Programs mentioned in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 19, including 8(a), HUBZone and Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business to respond to this Notice. When submitting your response, please indicate under which Small Business program(s), if any, you meet. The United States Department of Labor is conducting market research for an upcoming requirement for a contractor to operate the Dayton Job Corps Center for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The NAICS code for the Operation of Job Corps Centers is 611519 with a size standard of $35.5 million. The anticipated type of contract is cost-reimbursement, plus incentive fee. The anticipated period of performance is a base period of two year, plus three, one-year options. Dayton Job Corps Center is located in Dayton, Ohio. This procurement will involve the management and operation of a residential training and employment program. Contractors will be expected to provide all materials, services and necessary personnel to operate a Job Corps Center as set forth in Title 1, Subtitle C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as amended and the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The current version of the PRH is available at http://jobcorps.dol.gov. The current contracted capacity is 300 students at the center. 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 disadvantaged and at-risk youth throughout the United States. Job Corps provides educational/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 will provide: - Academic, career technical, social and employment readiness skills, counseling, health services, safety, recreation and work-based learning; - Operation and management of campus facilities; - Residential management, supervision, meals, and support services; - Job placement assistance and transitional support services; - Trained and professional staff; - Center operations integrated with the local workforce development systems, employers and the business community. - Center oversight, financial and program management. Interested contractors responding to this Request for Information are required to demonstrate their ability to successfully operate the Dayton Job Corps Center by responding to the capability requirements listed below. When describing experience in response to a capability requirement, contractors must provide the contract number, Government agency (if applicable), dollar amount, contract period of performance and a description of the services that correlates 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. As stated above, the contractor's response to this RFI must address the following capability areas: 1. Experience providing a comprehensive academic and career technical training program. 2. Experience providing food services, medical, dental, and mental health care. 3. Experience managing and ensuring data integrity. 4. Experience protecting Personally Identifiable Information, whether on paper, in electronic form or communicated orally, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 5. Experience with facility and construction management. 6. Experience providing property management. 7. Experience providing residential management, residential supervision, and meals. 8. Experience operating a program that is integrated with the local workforce development systems, employers and the business community. 9. Experience operating a job-training program that reflects the local labor market conditions of the place of contract performance. 10. Experience operating a job-training program that is reflective of the workforce investment plans of the state where the program is located and experience taking part in the local workforce investment system of the program's local. 11. Access to financial resources sufficient to satisfy requirements of operating the Dayton Job Corps Center for the first 45 days of operation or the ability to obtain them, e.g., a seven-figure bank line of credit, evidence of a positive cash flow, etc... 12. Experience with the financial management of a cost reimbursement type contract. All interested parties are invited to submit a capability statement. The response must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above. The submittals shall not exceed 10 pages, TOTAL. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. Please be advised that telephone inquiries will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All interested parties are invited to submit in writing, by the closing date indicated below for receipt of responses, a package entitled "Operation of the Dayton Job Corps Center - Capabilities Statement." The capabilities statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter. The Cover Letter must cite the following information at a minimum: 1. Response to RFI No. DOL121RI20536. 2. Company Name, Address, Contact Person with phone number and email address 3. Contractor's DUNS Number 4. Business Size Standard/Classification The closing date for the receipt of responses is 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, July 9, 2012. Send your responses to Denise Morrissey at her email address: morrissey.denise@dol.gov. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is https://www.bpn.gov/ccr. 7-6-2012 NEW INFORMATION: Please submit your capability statement to Michael Bolden at bolden.michael@dol.gov.