Doing Business With The U.S. Department of Labor

1. Doing Business With The U.S. Department of Labor Presented by: Michael Kirsch TATC Consulting

2. WHAT IT DOES • Runs unemployment insurance, job training and employment and workers’ compensation programs • Collects, analyzes, and publishes labor and economic statistics • Administer and enforce labor laws that protect workers’ wages, safety and health, and employment, pension, and other benefits • Promote equal employment opportunity • Ensure free collective bargaining

4. Office of the Secretary • Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives • Office of Small Business Programs • Office of the 21st Century Workforce • Office of Administrative Law Judges • Adjudicatory Agencies

5. Office of the Deputy Secretary of Labor • Office of Disability Employment Policy • Occupational Safety and Health Administration • Employee Benefits Security Administration • Bureau of Labor Statistics • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation • Employment and Training Administration • Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

6. Office of the Deputy Secretary of Labor • Office of Chief Financial Officer • Women’s Bureau • Veterans’ Employment and Training Service • Bureau of International Labor Affairs • Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy • Employment Standards Administration • Office of Solicitor • Office of Inspector General • Office of Public Affairs

7. The FY 2005 Budget Request • Department’s FY 05 budget request is for $57.3 billion -- $45.4 billion mandatory, $11.9 billion discretionary • Four major themes: • Innovative programs to Help Workers Find Jobs • Protecting Workers with Stronger Enforcement • Protecting America’s Immigrant Workforce • Building a 21st Century Department of Labor • Goals are: • A Prepared Workforce • A Secure Workforce • Quality Workplaces • Competitive Workforce • Expect continued focus on “targeted enforcement and on compliance assistance to help employers comply with U.S. labor laws”

8. USDOL BUDGET OVERVIEWFISCAL YEAR 2005 Total Budgetary Authority (Dollars in Billions)

9. President’s Management Agenda • Department continues to make progress in implementation of President’s Management Agenda: • Strategic Management of Human Capital • Competitive Sourcing • Improved Financial Performance • Expanded Electronic Government • Budget and Performance Integration

10. Community College Initiative • To support the department’s goal of developing a Competitive Workforce, the budget contains a $250 million initiative for a new, employment –focused competitive grant that will leverage the expertise of the nation’s community and technical colleges and help workers wishing to refine and broaden their skills

11. Other highlights include: • $50 million for Personal Reemployment Accounts program which allow employees flexibility in selecting services to help them return to work • $40 million increase in worker protection and retirement security • $132 million for Employment Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) • OSHA and MSHA receive an additional $10.8 million to help strengthen labor law enforcement • $33.6 million is included for Information Technology

12. Types of Contracts • Cost Reimbursement plus Fixed Fee • Firm-Fixed Price • Time and Materials • Labor Hour These are often five-year contracts (12 month base period plus one-year options extended at the Government’s discretion)

13. Types of Services Funded • Research and Evaluation • Training and Technical Assistance • Conference Planning and Support • Media Services • Call Center Operation • Pilot Programs and Projects • Technical Assistance for Pilot Projects • Vocational Curriculum Development • Accounting • Staffing • Logistical Support • Architectural Engineering and Construction of Job Corps Sites • Safety and Environmental Support for Job Corps Centers

14. Contract Procurement Methods • Federal Supply Schedule/MOBIS • 100% Small Business Set Aside Competitions • HubZone (Historically Underutilized BusinesS Zone) • Women-Owned Concerns • Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns • Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business • 8(a) Competitions • 8(a) Sole Source • Simplified Acquisitions • Buying off the Federal Supply Schedule • GSA awards indefinite delivery contracts • Federal Supply schedules are assembled in catalog form

15. Task Order Contracts • Task order contracts are labor hour, time and materials contracts that are indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery • Task order contracts are up to five-year contracts. Solicitation for new task order contractors will be let in 2006 • Each task order contract has a ceiling of $2 million per year • ETA guarantees a minimum of five task orders or $2500 per year, whichever is less

16. Open Market Selection Process • Step 1: Fed BizOpps Announcement • Step 2: RFP released • Step 3: Proposal Submission • Step 4: Technical Panel Evaluation • Step 5: Establishment of a Competitive Range • Step 6: Oral Presentations • Step 7: Cost Negotiations • Step 8: Final Revised Proposal Submission • Step 9: Contract Award • Step 10: Debriefings

17. Potential Procurement Opportunities Women’s Bureau

18. Potential Procurement Opportunities Employment Standards Administration (ESA)

19. Potential Procurement Opportunities Employment Benefits Security Administration

20. Potential Procurement Opportunities Occupational Safety and Health Administration

21. Key Business Liaison Contacts at the Department of Labor • See Handout