Outreach & Admissions and Career Transitions Services Kentucky

Description Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number DOL-ETA-16-N-KYOACTS. The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice. 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. 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 services of Kentucky Outreach and Admissions (OA) / Career Transition Services (CTS). The NAICS Code is 561990, with a size standard of $11M. It is anticipated that a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) type contract with one (1) base year and four unilateral option years will be awarded as a result of this requirement. Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate the OA/CTS 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. Contractors are also required to comply with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH). The PRH is available at http://jobcorps.dol.gov. 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: For Outreach Admissions and Career Transition Services the contractor will provide: 1. Trained professional staff 2. Integration with local workforce development systems 3. Project oversight, financial and project management OA: 1. Outreach to local communities about the Job Corps Program 2. Recruitment to eligible youth in assigned geographical areas 3. 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 Job Corps eligible youth to centers as assigned by the contract CTS: 1. Career transition support resulting in 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 All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database which is located on the System for Award Management website, SAM.gov. The website for registration is http://sam.gov. All active CCR records have migrated to SAM. ALL QUALIFIED WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. Interested contractors responding to this RFI will be required to indicate their ability to successfully manage and operate OA/CTS 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 7 REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW. Capabilities Requirements 1. Describe your organization's demonstrated record of placing at-risk youth into employment and postsecondary education. 2. 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 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 in accounts in a manner that ensures 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. 3. 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. 4. Describe your organizational financial management experience of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) type contract, and demonstrate your organization's ability to access financial resources sufficient to satisfy requirements of operating an OA/CTS's operation for the first 60 days of operation or the ability to obtain them prior to award. 5. Describe your organization's infrastructure for corporate oversight and support and management/corporate services. 6. Describe your organization's experience conducting outreach and admissions services to attract participants to the program, screen for eligibility and arrange for admission placement in the program. 7. Describe your organization's experience conducting career transition services to program participants, including job placement and other supportive services. 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. The response must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above. The submittals shall not exceed 11 pages, TOTAL. The capabilities statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter and must cite the following information at a minimum: 1. Response to RFI Number DOL-ETA-16-KYOACTS 2. Company Name, Address, and Company Point of Contact 3. DUNS Number 4. Business Size Standard/Classification and socio-economic status, if applicable 5. NAICS code certifications The closing date for the receipt of responses is 1200 (noon) 30 September 2016, Eastern Standard Time. Send your responses to Walt Blaney at the following email address, blaney.walter.a@dol.gov. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL MUST STATE: "Response to Sources Sought Notice DOL-ETA-16-N-KYOACTS." No questions in connection with this notice will be accepted. Only submit responses to the Qualifications and Capabilities requirements provided above.