An RFP will be issued for the continued Operation of the Edison Job Corps Center, in Edison, New Jersey and provision of Career Transition Services to students. Job Corps is a national residential and non-residential training and employment program, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. It is aimed at addressing the multiple barriers to employment which are faced by disadvantaged youth, ages 16-24 years, throughout the United States. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will provide Center Operations. The contract will have a 2-year base period, November 1, 2005 through October 31, 2007, plus three (3) governmental unilateral renewal options of one (1) year each. The RFP will be available on or about March 4, 2005. It can be obtained from FedBizOps and/or the Job Corps Acquisition Web Page, located on the World Wide Web, at http://www.doleta.gov/jobcorps/RFP_main_new.cfm . The average capacity for the center is 530 youth of which 515 are residential (295 males and 220 females) and 15 non-residential (5 males and 10 females). A Pre-proposal Conference and Site Visit are scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) at the Edison Job Corps Center. The Center is located at 500 Plainfield Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08817, Telephone: (732) 985-4800. It is HIGHLY recommended that potential Offerors download a complete copy of the RFP from the Website listed above, prior to attending the Pre-proposal conference and site visit. All potential attendees are required to register, in advance, with the contracting office running the procurement. Please mail a “Notice of Intent to Attend Edison Job Corps Center Pre-Procurement Conference” to: Tom Pendleton, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, JFK Federal Building, Room E-350, Boston, MA 02203. All Notices of Intent to Attend should be received by this office no later than March 8, 2005. Attendees are required to stop in at the front desk of the main building to acquire a security pass and gain instructions as to where the conference will be held on Center. Please do not perform any unescorted tours of the Center. A formal tour will be provided as part of the conference. As the tour will likely last 1-2 hours, it is recommended that comfortable walking shoes be worn. All questions pertaining to this procurement shall be submitted in writing and in advance. Attendees should include a clear and concise list of questions to which they will want addressed at the conference. While all questions, and resultant answers, will be made public, the names of attendees and the source of the questions will not be disclosed publicly. Questions should be received by the contracting office no later than March 10, 2004. Lodging and subsistence are the responsibility of attendees. The successful contractor shall provide Academic and Vocational Training, operate Counseling & Residential Living programs, and provide the following support services; Health services, processing of Student Records, a Discipline System, Clothing Issuances, Mail & Legal services, and Student Career Transition Services. The contractor shall also provide overall Center Management and Administration as follows; Contract and Personnel management, Staff training, Financial management, Procurement and Property management, Facility operations and maintenance, Security and Safety services, Community Relations and Public Information. Proposals in response to the RFP will consist of an Oral Presentation and a written submission as described in Section L of the RFP. All written proposal submissions shall be due no later than Tuesday, May 03, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. (local time) to the address listed in the RFP. Responses received after that date and time will not be considered. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. Submitted proposals will become the property of the United States Government. Unsuccessful and/or surplus proposals will not be returned and will be scheduled for destruction.

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