20 C.F.R. Subpart C—Funding, Site Selection, and Facilities Management
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) Funds shall be made available by the Secretary to eligible deliverers for the operation of centers and for the provision of Job Corps operational support services. (b) Eligible deliverers for the operation of centers and for the operational support services necessary to center operation shall be units of Federal, State, and local government, State and local public agencies, private-for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes and organizations, and labor unions, union-affiliated, and union/management organizations. (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 §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 §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 §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] The Job Corps Director shall establish a national performance measurement system for centers and other program components which shall include annual performance standards. [58 FR 69100, Dec. 29, 1993] (a) The Job Corps Director shall approve the location and size of all centers. (b) Contract centers shall be established, relocated or expanded in accordance with procedures established by the Job Corps Director. (c) For federally-operated centers, either the Job Corps Director or a Federal agency may propose a site on public lands and if discussions between them establish the advisability of such, the Job Corps Director may require that the agency submit a site survey and utilization study. If the Job Corps Director decides to establish a center, facilities engineering and real estate management will be conducted by the Job Corps Director or by the Federal agency pursuant to an interagency agreement and this part. The Job Corps Director shall review the “National Register of Historic Places,” issued by the National Park Service, to identify sites, buildings, structures, and objects of archeological, architectural, or historic significance which could be destroyed or adversely affected by any proposed project or site selection. Procedures for review are included in the “National Register of Historic Places” at 36 CFR part 800. Capital improvement projects and new construction on Job Corps Centers shall be requested and performed in accordance with procedures established by the Job Corps Director. The Job Corps Director shall establish procedures for the protection and maintenance of contract center facilities owned or leased by Job Corps which shall be consistent with Federal Property Management Regulations at 41 CFR chapter 101. The Job Corps Director shall issue procedures to conduct periodic facility surveys of centers.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 638—JOB CORPS PROGRAM UNDER TITLE IV-B OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT
Subpart C—Funding, Site Selection, and Facilities Management
§ 638.300 Eligibility for funds and eligible deliverers.
§ 638.301 Funding procedures.
§ 638.302 Performance measurement.
§ 638.303 Site selection and facilities management.
§ 638.304 Historical preservation.
§ 638.305 Capital improvements.
§ 638.306 Protection and maintenance of contract center facilities owned or leased by Job Corps.
§ 638.307 Facility surveys.
