Sole Source modification to Contract DOLETA14C0024

The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration intends to award a sole source modification to Management Training Corporation under Contract No. DOL-ETA-14-C-0024 to extend the period of performance pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services clause of the contract. 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 to extend performance for six (6) months from August 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016, under an existing contract for the operation of the Brunswick Job Corps Center located in Brunswick, Georgia. The requirement includes the provision of academic, career technical, career success skills, and career development training, and related support services, for an estimated total of 315 students (215 residential male and 100 residential female). 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 competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, all responsible parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement including costs by 12:00 pm EDT, July 22 2015, that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government, via email to: [email protected] . The determination not to compete the contract based on 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 Carol Andry, Contracting Officer at [email protected] .