R -- Work Incentive and Disability Program Navigator Grants, Training, Technical Assistance and Evaluation

This synopsis is published to the requirement of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.201. The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration intends to award on a sole source basis a contract modification with the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Workforce Investment and Employment Policy, University of Iowa of College Law, Iowa City, Iowa. This contract modification shall provide continued technical assistance and evaluation on the disability Work Incentive Grant Program. The Work Incentive Grant Program is a priority initiative to assure universal access to people with disabilities entering the One-Stop workforce system. RRTC will provide expert technical assistance, evaluation, and policy guidance on systems change and capacity building to sixty-five (65) grantees and fourteen (14) new Navigator grants to ensure provision of services to people of varying disabilities within the workforce development system. The period of performance is twelve (12) months from the date of execution plus one (1) year option to extend at the government's discretion. Interested qualified sources are invited to submit a statement of capability (SOC), not-to-exceed 10 pages in length within fifteen (15) days of this publication. The SOC should demonstrate the interested source's experience working on projects with a targeted focus on research and knowledge utilization activities to improve understanding of the relationship between select state and federal policies upon the employment and economic status of Americans with disabilities. No solicitation documents exist. Responses to this synopsis must be in writing, no telephonic inquiries will be accepted. Responses must include the SOC and must reference both the synopsis PAR 03-3191 and DOL/ETA contact David Houston, Contract Specialist, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-4203, Washington, D.C. 20210. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all SOCs received will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract modification based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No award will be based on any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.