U -- Parenting Program Services - USP & FCI Allenwood, PA

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, TX intends to make a single award for the provision of Parenting Program services to include academic, visiting room, and outreach programs for inmates at the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary (USP) and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Allenwood, located in White Deer, Pennsylvania. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 624190 (Size Standard: $6.5 million). The contractor shall be responsible for, but not limited to structure programs which provide an opportunity for inmate parents, visiting spouses or custodial parents and children to interact in ways designated to strengthen family relationships. The contractor shall provide structured parenting education courses to inmates and parents and, when feasible, to visiting spouses of custodial parents. These courses will be in addition to those ordinarily offered by the institution. The curriculum shall address the following subject areas: Parenting Skills, Skills for Family Support, Family Literacy Education, and Substance Abuse Education. At a minimum, the contractor must have classroom testing experience, be able to implement program description and experienced provider of social services. The Contractor's staff must possess a Bachelor's degree in the studies of education or social work. The Contractor must be able to demonstrate past experience in providing Parenting, Family Literacy, or similar programs. Contractor must have extensive knowledge in childhood development and social work demonstrated by a minimum of three (3) years of experience in this field, along with current experience within the last three (3) years. Contractors must submit with their quote a resume, photocopies of documents evidencing education and training. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov. The contract periods will consist of a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods for renewal. The estimated quantities for the base and each option year are 1536 one (1) hour sessions per year. The schedule will normally consists of sixteen (16) one (1) hour sessions per week, per facility for a total of 32 sessions per week, Sunday through Saturday, except Federal Holidays. The combination of sessions and specific days of the week or weekend can be mutually agreed upon by the USP/FCI and the Contractor and are subject to change as the need of the institution(s) may vary. The solicitation will be available on/about April 22, 2008 and will be distributed solely through this website. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides downloading instructions to obtain all documents relating to this solicitation. All future information concerning this acquisition, including the solicitation and any subsequent amendments, will be distributed through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition. The date for receipt of quotations is on/about May 22, 2008; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. This solicitation is a full and open competitive procurement. All responsible small business concerns are encouraged to submit a quotation which may be considered.