Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information (RFI) Number 1605JW-25-N-00002.  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 US Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Job Corps Acquisition Services (JCAS) is conducting market research for the upcoming procurement requirement for the operation of Dayton Job Corps Center.  The NAICS Code is 611519, with a size standard of $41.5M.  It is anticipated that a fixed price type contract with two base years and three option years will be awarded.   The procurement will involve the operation and management of a residential education, training and employment program at Dayton Job Corps center located in Dayton, Ohio.  The procurement will also involve Outreach and Admissions (OA) and Career Transition Services (CTS). 

Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to operate this JCC as set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014.  WIOA authorizes the Job Corps program. 

Contractors are also required to comply with the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH).  The PRH is available at https://prh.jobcorps.gov/Pages/Home.aspx.

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 instruction, and support services. The combination of services provided by Job Corps is intended to prepare youth to pursue further education or training, obtain and hold gainful employment, or satisfy entrance requirements for careers in the Armed Forces. The contractor shall provide:

1. Program outreach and admissions services;
2. Educational instruction;
3. Career technical skills instruction;
4. Social and employment readiness skills;
5. Work-based learning opportunities;
6. Career Transition Services/job placement assistance;
7. Stakeholder engagement in support of student job placement, including relationships with workforce development systems, employers, and business organizations and entities; and
8. Operation and management of a government-owned, full-time residential campus/facility,  including providing safe and secure living and training environment, health and wellness services, food services, recreational programming, transportation, property maintenance and management, financial management and reporting, staff training and development, and program performance management and recordkeeping.

The planned measure of student utilization for the center or center Onboard Strength (OBS) for the Dayton Job Corps Center is 170 students consisting of 80 residential male students, 40 residential female students, 30 nonresidential male students, and 20 nonresidential female students.  The center is located on 3849 Germantown Pike, Dayton, Ohio 45417.

The Contractor shall provide OA services in the following workforce development areas in the state of Ohio: Lucas County, Wood County, Van Wert County, Richland County and Franklin County, and shall ensure the arrival of a minimum of 360 students into the Job Corps program annually for residential male and female students, and nonresidential male and female students. Of the 360 arrivals, the Contractor shall provide a 40 arrivals for the Cleveland Job Corps Center and 40 arrivals for the Cincinnati Job Corps Center.

The contractor shall also provide Career Transition Services (CTS) for all graduates and former enrollees of the Dayton Job Corps Center, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates, and former enrollees within their eligibility period that separated under the prior operator.

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 https://www.sam.gov. All active CCR records have migrated to SAM.  ALL QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING 8(A) FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PART