Talking Leaves Job Corps Center

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, intends to increase the ceiling amount of the contract for the Talking Leaves Job Corps Center at 5700 Hill Road, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465 operated by The Cheroke Nation. The ceiling will be increased by $3,172,000 from $ 36,895,998 to a new ceiling of $40,067,998. This requirement includes the provision of center operation and management with outreach and admissions and carer transition services students including academic, carer technical, career success and independent living skills, career readiness training and related support services for an estimated 350 students (175 residential male, 150 residential females, and 22 non-residential). The contract shall operate residential quarters (housing) and services to all students as applicable.

Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth throughout the United States. Job Corps was originally established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; current authorization for the program is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014.

This Notice of Intent is for information only. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. All questions or comments regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing to Michael Dibie, Contract Specialist at dibie.michael@dol.gov. and Marsha Daniels, Contracting Officer at Daniels.Marsha.2@dol.gov.