Intent to Sole Source Detroit Job Corps Center

The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, intends to award a sole source contract to Alutiiq Education & Training, 3909 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 400, Anchorage, Alaska. The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c)(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 disadvantage youth each year at 125 Job Corps centers nationwide. This requirement is for the operation of the Detroit Job Corps Center located in Detroit, Michigan. The anticipated period of performance is a 2 month base period; with one option period of 6 months (8 months total). The requirement includes the provision of academics, career technical, career success skills, and career development training and related support services for an estimated 268 students. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposal. 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 Eastern Time by March 31, 2014, that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government, via e-mail transmittal to [email protected] . The reference "DOL141RI20771, Detroit JCC" must be shown on the subject line. 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 Mr. Greg Sabater, Contracting Officer at [email protected] .