U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region V, Room 676, 230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604

M -- OPERATION OF THE ATTERBURY JOB CORPS CENTER SOL RFP No. 5-JC-974-18 DUE 071999 POC Contracting Officer, Richard C. Trigg, for information contact Lynn D. Owens, Contract Specialist at 312/353-2773. WEB: http://www.wdsc.org/jobcorps/schedule.html, http://www.wdsc.org/jobcorps/schedule.html. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, rtrigg@doleta.gov. Operation of the Atterbury Job Corps Center and Indypendence Satellite Center, Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the continued operation of the Atterbury Job Corps Center located at Hospital Road, P.O.Box 187, Edinburg, Indiana 46124 and Indypendence Satellite Center, 17 W. Market St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 will be available approximately May 20, 1999 on the World Wide Web at http://www.wdsc.org/jobcorps/schedule.html. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will cover the period February 1, 2000 through January 31, 2002 plus three Governmental unilateral options of one year each. The approximate average center capacity for Atterbury will be 650 students (450 residential males, 200 residential females, 0 non-residential males and 0 non-residential females) and center capacity for Indypendence will be 100 non-residential females for a total of 750 students. Job Corps is a residential training program for economically disadvantaged youth, between the ages of 16-24. The contractor shall provideacademic and vocational training; operate a counseling and residential living program and provide the following support services: Health Services, Processing of Student Records, Discipline System, Clothing Issue, Mail Services and Legal Services. The contractor will also provide overall center management and administration, staff training, financial management, procurement and property management, facility operations and maintenance, security and safety services, community relations and public information. In addition, the contractor will provide Outreach/Admissions services at the Indypendence Center. All activities will be in compliance with applicable DOL/Job Corps regulations, policies and handbooks. A walk-through inspection of the Atterbury facility, followed immediately by a Pre-Proposal Conference, will be convened promptly at 10:00 A.M. local time on Wednesday, May 26, 1999. Subsequently, a brief walk-through of the Indypendence Satellite Center, 17 W. Market St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, will be conducted for all interested parties. Upon entering the facility, offerors must stop at the front desk where they will be given directions for the conference. We recommend you download the RFP from our website prior to attending the Pre-Proposal Conference. All questions prior to the Pre-Proposal Conference should be submitted in writing. Proposals in response to this RFP will be due no later than 12:00 P.M. NOON, local time on Monday, July 19, 1999, at the following address: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Room 676, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 05/04/99 (W-SN327697). (0124)

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