NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Operation of the Roswell Job Corps Center in Roswell, New Mexico

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration intend to award a sole source contract to Career Opportunities, Inc., 1251 IH 35 North, San Marcos, Texas 78666-7101. The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 USC 3304(a)(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 disadvantaged youth each year at 125 Job Corps centers nationwide. This requirement is for the operation of the Roswell Job Corps Center located in Roswell, New Mexico. The anticipated period of performance is a 12-month base period; with two, 3-month option periods. The requirement includes the provision of academic, career technical, career success skills, and career development training and related support services for an estimated 158 residential students. The contractor shall operate residential quarters (housing) and services to all students as applicable. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only and not a request for proposals. 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 EST by December 16, 2015, that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government, via Email transmittal to Greg Sabater at [email protected] . Within the Subject line of your Email, reference DOL-ETA-16-N-00014 Roswell Job Corps Center. The determination not to compete the sole source contract based upon 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 Greg Sabater, Contracting Officer at [email protected] .