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R -- JOB CORPS NATIONAL TRAINING CONTRACTS SOL RFP-DAA-98-17 DUE 030398 POC Keith A. Bond, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-8698 x140 WEB: RFP-DAA-98-17, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: RFP-DAA-98-17, bondk@doleta.gov. This synopsis is published to the requirement of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.201. The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) intends to award a sole source basis nine (9) Job Corps National Training Contracts. The incumbent contractors are the International Masonry Institute; International Union of Operating Engineers; International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades; Homebuilders Institute; Transportation Communications International Union; AFL-CIO Appalachian Council, Inc.; UAW -- Labor and Employment and Training Corporation; National Plastering Industry's Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund; Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from the date of execution plus four 1-year options at the government's discretion. The contractors shall provide all necessary personnel, services, facilities and materials (including travel and subsistence) to satisfy the Job Corps requirements to meetstudent training needs in various skill areas and job placement services. Interested qualified sources are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC), not-to-exceed 10 pages in length within fifteen days of this publication. The SOC should demonstrate the interested source's experience in coordinating, monitoring, overseeing and providing the necessary administrative support services to accomplish performance of vocational training and placement activities for disadvantaged youth, including selection, assignment, training and supervision of instructors on a nationwide basis. Further, interested sources must clearly demonstrate the existance of meaningful linkages with both labor and business/industry organizations throughout the nation, that will promote the placement of Job Corps students in apprenticeship and other career opportunities. No solicitation document exists. Responses to this synopsis must be in writing, no telephonic inquiries will be accepted. Responses must include the SOC and must reference both the synopsis RFP DAA 98-17 and DOL/ETA contact Keith A. Bond, Contracting Officer, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S4203, Washington, D.C. 20210. No award will be based on any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. (0048)

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