SAM #15B10226PR000133

Sole Source Class A CDL Vocational Training for FPC Ashland Inmates

This opportunity is for a sole source contract to provide Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) vocational training for inmates at Federal Prison Camp Ashland, Kentucky. - Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) intends to award to Ashland Community & Technical College, an accredited institution. - Training program requirements: - Approximately 40 hours of classroom instruction per student - Access to a DMV-approved driving range and vehicle for skill practice - Accredited curriculum granting transferable credits or industry-recognized certification - Hands-on instruction at an outside technical school or college (20-40% of curriculum) - Compliance with BOP Program Statements 5353.01 and 5300.21 - Estimated 20 inmates to be trained per option year - Contractor must provide all supplies, equipment, and curriculum; institution provides transportation - Indefinite delivery/requirement contract with option years; firm-fixed unit prices - Classes typically run 5 days per week, 8 am to 4 pm, excluding Federal Holidays - Place of performance: Federal Prison Camp Ashland, Kentucky - Contracting office: Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, Texas - No specific part numbers or product OEMs; this is a service procurement - Ashland Community & Technical College is uniquely qualified due to DMV-approved facilities and vehicles

Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Field Acquisition Office (FAO), Grand Prairie, Texas, intends to make a single award of an indefinite delivery/requirements type contract with firm-fixed unit prices for the provision of an Occupational Vocational Training Program in Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 

Requirement Overview: The contractor shall provide Vocational Training Instruction for a CDL program to the inmate population located at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC), Ashland. The program must be accredited and qualify successful participants for a Class A Commercial Driver’s License. Performance will occur at the contractor's outside college or technical school facility and includes approximately 40 hours of classroom instruction, use of a driving range, and a vehicle for skill practice. The anticipated student load is approximately 20 inmates per option year.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be an Accredited Institution of higher learning, post-secondary institution, or industry-based school. Program must lead to transferable credits resulting in a college certificate (A.A., A.A.S., or A.S. degree) or industry-accepted certification. Instruction must comply with BOP Program Statements 5353.01 and 5300.21 (p. 2).

Intended Source: Ashland Community & Technical College

Justification: The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." This determination is based on the unique proximity of the accredited facility to FPC Ashland.

Submission Instructions: This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Capability statements must be submitted to the Primary Point of Contact listed in this notice by 04/03/2026 at 12:00am.

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