[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR670.310]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 670--THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C--Funding and Selection of Service Providers
 
Sec. 670.310  How are entities selected to receive funding?

    (a) The Secretary selects eligible entities to operate contract 
centers and operational support service providers on a competitive basis 
in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949 unless section 303 (c) and (d) of that Act apply. In selecting 
an entity, Job Corps issues requests for proposals (RFP) for the 
operation of all contract centers and for provision of operational 
support services according to Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR 
Chapter 1) and DOL Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 29). Job Corps 
develops RFP's for center operators in consultation with the Governor, 
the center industry council (if established), and the Local Board for 
the workforce investment area in which the center is located.
    (b) The RFP for each contract center and each operational support 
service contract describes uniform specifications and standards, as well 
as specifications and requirements that are unique to the operation of 
the specific center or to the specific required operational support 
services.
    (c) The Contracting Officer selects and funds Job Corps contract 
center operators on the basis of an evaluation of the proposals received 
using criteria established by the Secretary, and set

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forth in the RFP. The criteria include the following:
    (1) The offeror's ability to coordinate the activities carried out 
through the Job Corps center with activities carried out under the 
appropriate State and local workforce investment plans;
    (2) The degree to which the offeror proposes vocational training 
that reflects employment opportunities in the local areas in which most 
of the students intend to seek employment;
    (3) The degree to which the offeror is familiar with the surrounding 
community, including the applicable One-Stop Centers, and the State and 
region in which the center is located; and
    (4) The offeror's past performance.
    (d) The Contracting Officer selects and funds operational support 
service contractors on the basis of an evaluation of the proposals 
received using criteria established by the Secretary and set forth in 
the RFP.
    (e) The Secretary enters into interagency agreements with Federal 
agencies for the funding, establishment, and operation of CCC's which 
include provisions to ensure that the Federal agencies comply with the 
regulations under this part.