R -- BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP/OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, EMPLOYER, AND LABOR SERVICES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE

Notice Date

January 23, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA, Division of Contracting Services, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Room S-4203, Washington, DC 20210

ZIP Code

20210

Solicitation Number

RFP-DCS-01-14

Response Due

March 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Vera Montague, Contract Specialist (202)693-3318, Keith A. Bond, Contracting Officer

E-Mail Address

rfp-dcs-01-14 (vmontague@doleta.gov)

Description

The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA), is soliciting proposals to select a contractor to assist in building upon the Workforce Excellence Networks efforts to promote continuous improvement and quality throughout the Workforce Development System. This project would review and evaluate the varied methods of quality and continuous improvement efforts used in apprenticeship throughout the nation and develop, collect, and analyze empirical data that will assist in the development of a continuous improvement strategy. Any continuous improvement strategy developed shall: (1) provide a process for ensuring continuous improvement in individual apprenticeship programs, and (2) identify, define, and benchmark the quality of the overall apprenticeship system. The level of effort for this requirement is between 3 and 3.5 professional person years. The period of performance for the prospective award will be 12 months from the date of contract execution plus two 1-year options at the discretion of the government. The contract type is cost reimbursement. This requirement is being offered as a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541611 and the size standard is $5 million. Request for Proposals will be available on the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's Internet Home Page at HTTP://WWW.DOLETA.GOV, approximately 15 days from the date of publication. Request for Proposals in hard copy form will be available, on a first come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. Telephone requests will not be honored. For requests made after the supply is exhausted, the Contracting Officer may determine whether payment of a fee is warranted. The fee will not exceed the actual cost of duplication of the solicitation document. Closing date for receipt of proposals will be March 19, 2001 at 2:00 PM local time. Requests must cite RFP-DCS 01-14 and must include two self addressed labels. Failure to enclose labels may cause delay in receipt of the solicitation. No collect calls will be accepted. Please be advised that it is the sole responsibility of the offeror to continually view the website for any amendments to this solicitation.

Web Link

RFP-DCS-01-14 (http://www.wdsc.org/sga/rfp.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010125/RSOL001.HTM (W-023 SN50B623)