Special Notice

The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, intends to award a sole source contract to Odle Management Group, 9937 East Bell Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260. The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. Job Corps is a national training program that provides comprehensive academic, residential and career technical and training services to approximately 60,000 disadvantage youth each year at 125 Job Corps centers nationwide. This requirement is for the operation of the South Dakota Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services for the state of South Dakota The anticipated period of performance is a two (2) month base period; with one option period. Option one consists of one month. The requirement includes outreach and admissions of eligible applicants for an estimated 63 applicants and career transition services for youth (57 estimated) returning or relocating to South Dakota. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposal. Therefore, no solicitation documents exist for this requirement. However, all responsible parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement including costs by 12:00pm CST by October 4, 2013 that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government, via e-mail transmittal to lindsey.mary@dol.gov. The determination not to compete the contract based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All questions or comments regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing to Mary Lindsey, Contract Specialist.