The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration intend to award a sole source contract to Career Systems Development Corporation (CSD). The statutory authority permitting this acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 USC 254(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. Job Corps is a national training program that provides comprehensive academic, residential and career technical training services to approximately 60,000 disadvantaged youth each year at 125 Job Corps centers nationwide. The requirement is for the operation of the New Haven Job Corps Center located in New Haven, CT. The anticipated period of performance is a six (6) month base period with the option to extend the term of the contract for another six (6) months ( two 3 months options ). The requirement includes the provision of academic, career technical, career success skills, and career development training, and related support services, for an estimated 157 students (132 residential, 25 non-residential). The contractor shall operate residential quarters (housing) and service to all students as applicable. The anticipated Period of Performance is; Base: December 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016 Option1: June 1, 2016 through August 31 st , 2016 Option 2: September 1, 2016 through November 30, 2016 This is a Special Notice of the intent to award sole source contract. It is published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. No responses to the notice of intent to sole source are anticipated. All questions or comments regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing to Steven A. Fusco, Contracting Officer at
[email protected] .