Notice of Intent to Sole Source Operation of the Long Beach Job Corps Center with OA/CTS

DESCRIPTION NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is in accordance with (IAW) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101. The Department of Labor (DOL), Job Corps Acquisition Services (JCAS), hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for the services listed below to The Bizzell Group, Inc. (Bizzell). The contract is expected to be awarded under authority of RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The contract is expected to be awarded under the authority of RFO 15, Contracting by Negotiation.  JCAS has documented the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision. A Sole Source Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The anticipated award date is no later than 12-31-2026. The contractor shall operate Long Beach Job Corps Center for a period of twelve months, with a possible six-month extension under RFO FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.  The NAICS code is 611519 with a small business size standard of $47 million. DOL intends to solicit and negotiate with Bizzell located at 8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 900 New Carrollton, MD 20785. Market research was conducted and DOL determined that Bizzell is the only contractor who can operate this center without disrupting critical services to the students, incurring transition time and associated costs, which would cause significant harm to the Government.  As the current operator, the incumbent is in place and prepared to continue services immediately without disruption, while DOL competitively procures these services IAW RFO 15, Contracting by Negotiation.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement and may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation (as appropriate) that the agency shall consider within the given...