(a) Contracting officers shall request proposals for the operation
of all contract centers and for provision of operational support
services, pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter
1) and the DOL Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 29) for work to be
done under contract. The requests for proposal for each contract center
and for each operational support service contract shall describe
specifications and standards unique to the operation of the center and
for the provision of operational support services.
(b) Job Corps contract center operators shall be selected and funded
on the basis of proposals received, according to criteria established by
the Job Corps Director. Such criteria shall be listed in the request for
proposals.
(c) The contracting officer shall negotiate with eligible deliverers
for operational support services on the basis of the criteria developed
for each specific service to be rendered. Such criteria shall be listed
in the request for proposals.
(d) The Secretary may enter into interagency agreements with
eligible deliverers that are Federal agencies for the funding,
establishment, and operation of CCCs. Such interagency agreements shall
ensure compliance by such Federal agencies with the regulations under
this part.
(e) Job Corps payments to Federal agencies that operate CCCs shall
be made by a transfer of obligational authority from DOL to the
respective operating agency on a quarterly basis.
(f) The Secretary is authorized to expend funds made available for
Job Corps for the purpose of printing, binding, and disseminating data
and other information related to Job Corps to public agencies, private
organizations, and the general public. (Section 438(3)(A))
(g) Notwithstanding the limitations of titles II, III, and IV of the
Act, funds made available under those titles and transferred to the Job
Corps program pursuant to Sec. 638.541 of this part may be used for the
Job Corps program in accordance with the provisions of this part.
(Sections 427(b) and 439)
(h) (1) In accordance with this section and procedures established
by the Job Corps Director, the contracting officers shall enter into
contracts with public or private (including nonprofit) entities for the
provision of outreach and
screening services, which shall be performed in accordance with
Sec. 638.402 of this part and procedures established by the Job Corps
Director. (Sections 424 and 425)
(2) In accordance with this section and procedures established by
the Job Corps Director, the contracting officers shall enter into
contracts with public or private (including nonprofit) entities for the
provision of placement services, which shall be performed in accordance
with Sec. 638.409 of this part and procedures established by the Job
Corps Director.
(i) All agreements and contracts pursuant to this section shall be
made pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended; the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of
1977; and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) and the
DOL Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 29).
(j) All Job Corps contractors shall be provided with an equitable
and negotiated management fee of not less than 1 percent of the contract
amount.
[55 FR 12996, Apr. 6, 1990, as amended at 58 FR 69100, Dec. 29, 1993]
