Operation of the Loring Job Corps Center with OA/CTS   2

This solicitation has been updated to include Amendment 0004.

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This solicitation has been updated to include Amendment 0002.

This solicitation has been updated to include Amendment 0001.

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 issuing a Request for Proposal, (RFP), for Operation of the Loring Job Corps Center located at 36 Montana Road, Limestone, Maine, 04750 which will include Outreach and Admissions (OA) and Career Transition Services (CTS) for eligible individuals participating in the Job Corps program. The RFP will be posted as an unrestricted RFP.

The Job Corps program was originally established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; current authorization for the program is authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The Job Corps program is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program administered by the US Department of Labor to address multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States.

This effort requires the contractor to operate the aforementioned Job Corps center which includes provision of academic, career technical, career success and independent living skills, career readiness training, and support services, for a total planned On-Board Strength of 301 students, consisting of 291 residential and 10 non-residential students. The contractor shall also operate residential quarters (housing) and services for all students as applicable. The Contractor shall provide OA services and screen youth for Loring and Penobscot Job Corps Centers in the following workforce development areas in Northeastern Maine, (Aroostook County, Hancock County, Penobscot County, Piscataquis County and Washington County). Visit https://neapmap.com for the recruitment area map.

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The contractor shall ensure the annual arrival of a minimum of 330 students to the Loring Job Corps Center. The contractor will also be required to provide CTS annually for students enrolled at the Loring 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.