# St. Louis Job Corps Center with OACTS

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1605jw24r00004

- Solicitation number: 1605JW-24-R-00004
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Distinction LLC for $119,565,637.34
- Department: Department of Labor
- Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
- Contracting office: Dol - Jcas West Procurement (1605JW)
- NAICS: 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools
- Product or service code: M1CZ Operation Of Other Educational Buildings
- Place of performance: Saint Louis, Missouri
- County: City of St. Louis (FIPS 29510). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-st-louis-mo-29510
- City: St. Louis. https://abierto.us/cities/st-louis-mo-2965000
- First posted: April 11, 2024
- Last posted: February 27, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ba06e2503c948a48fc4a5f7a33fda8f/view

## Description

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps has a requirement for operating the St. Louis Job Corps Center located at: 4333 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63120 with an alternate training location at 3860 N. Lindell Blvd, St. Louis MO 63108. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 611519. The small business size standard is $47M.

The Contractor shall operate the aforementioned Job Corps Center, which includes providing academic, career technical, career success skills, and career development training, and related support services, for a PLANNED On Board Strength (OBS) total of 520 students consisting of 288 residential male students, 152 residential female students, 20 nonresidential male students, and 60 nonresidential female students.

The Contractor shall provide Outreach and Admissions services at a location(s) determined by the contractor to ensure the arrival of a minimum of 780 students into the Job Corps program annually for residential male and female students, and nonresidential male and female students.

The Contractor shall undertake all measures and efforts necessary to ensure that the center attains and/or maintains an average monthly OBS equal to 100% of the center’s planned OBS (planned OBS for this Center is set out at Section C.2.C below). The Contractor shall provide Career Transition Services (CTS) for all graduates and former enrollees of the center, regardless of where the graduate or former enrollee resides or matriculates.

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing CTS services for all graduates and former enrollees within their eligibility period that separated under the prior contractor.

Amendment 0001 is issued to update the solicitation and provide responses to Request for Clarification.

Amendment 0002 is issued to extend the proposal due date.

Amendment 0003 is issued to clarify the Government's responses to vendor’s Request for Clarification, posted in Amendment 0001. This amendment ends the Q&A period, and the Government will not address any more questions regarding the solicitation.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Distinction LLC (UEI L18KNLWL3447)
- Contract: 1605JW25C0005, definitive contract
- Obligated: $32,779,064.22, current value $45,115,490
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 9 offers received
- Link: award number 1605JW25C0005 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1605JW (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1605JW25C0005_1605_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 11, 2024: Presolicitation, due April 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 4efb287a50f14d528eecb904c238ed7f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4efb287a50f14d528eecb904c238ed7f/view
- May 7, 2024: Solicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 620934240c5f421da0e78affd7cd9320. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/620934240c5f421da0e78affd7cd9320/view
- June 3, 2024: Solicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice ec7dea03f3d34c99b8875f6a5ae4a5ca. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ec7dea03f3d34c99b8875f6a5ae4a5ca/view
- June 5, 2024: Solicitation, due June 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice b9af2691e8ed46b594f0145af67cf0d9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b9af2691e8ed46b594f0145af67cf0d9/view
- June 7, 2024: Solicitation, due June 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice d0f5d7e26588454d91db3377ab268978. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d0f5d7e26588454d91db3377ab268978/view
- February 27, 2025: Award notice. Notice 3ba06e2503c948a48fc4a5f7a33fda8f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ba06e2503c948a48fc4a5f7a33fda8f/view

## Points of contact

- Laurence A. Clunie, Clunie.Laurence.A@dol.gov, 2026933504
- Howard Kouan, Kouan.Howard.C@dol.gov, 2158615027

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