Request for Proposals
WIOA Title I Young Adult Services
We are pleased to announce that Career TEAM, LLC will provide WIOA Title I Young Adult Services in Pierce County.
Summary
WorkForce Central is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify and select a qualified subrecipient for Department of Labor federal funds to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Young Adult Services in Pierce County. WIOA Title I Young Adult Services prepare in-school and out-of-school young adults ages 16-24 for employment; this includes career pathway exploration, training, education, work experience, supportive services, and follow-up.
The organization selected through this RFP will serve as the anchor WIOA Title I Young Adult core services provider for Pierce County, with an anticipated start date between April 1 – July 1, 2023. This organization will help young adults prepare to secure and retain living wage jobs, while contributing to the following goals for WIOA Title I Young Adult Services in our community:
- Improve outreach, services, and positive employment and education outcomes for young adults who are furthest from opportunities and who experience systemic barriers to employment.
- Collaborate and coordinate services with other WIOA Title I Young Adult Services providers, WorkSource Pierce partners, and community-based service providers.
- Increase use of innovative, high impact, and best practice strategies and programs that connect young adults to wraparound supports, training, education, and mentorship opportunities.
Key Dates
| RFP Release | 9/14/2022 |
| Bidders’ Conference | 9/28/2022, 1:00 – 3:00 pm PDT |
| Deadline for Questions | 11/7/2022, 5:00 pm PST |
| Proposals Due | 11/8/2022, 5:00 pm PST |
| Announcement of Subaward | On or near 1/3/2023 |
| Anticipated Subaward Start Date | As early as 4/1/2023 but no later than 7/1/2023 |
Bidders Conference Recording
Questions & Answers
Have a question? Use the RFP Question Form to submit your questions. Questions and answers will be posted to this webpage for public access as they become available. The deadline for questions is November 7, 2022, 5:00 pm PST.
The anchor provider of WIOA Title I Young Adult Services who is selected through this RFP must directly provide the following core activities, at a minimum:
- Outreach, Recruitment and Orientation
- Intake, Eligibility Determination and Enrollment
- Objective Assessment
- Individual Service Strategy (Employment Plan)
- Case Management
At a minimum, the anchor provider must also directly provide and/or fund the following WIOA Title I Youth Program Elements:
- Paid and Unpaid Work Experiences (WEX)
- Occupational Skills Training (in collaboration with FAFSA or other tuition assistance programs, when applicable)
- Supportive Services
- Follow-up Services
- Services that Provide Labor Market Information (LMI)
- Postsecondary Preparation and Transition Activities
The anchor provider may directly provide or refer participants to the following WIOA Title I Youth Program Elements:
- Tutoring, Study Skills Training and Dropout Prevention
- Alternative Secondary School and Dropout Recovery Services
- Education Offered Concurrently with Workforce Preparation
- Leadership Development Opportunities
- Adult Mentoring
- Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
- Financial Literacy Education
- Entrepreneurial Skills Training
While the selected subrecipient will not be obligated to directly provide all 14 WIOA Title I Youth Program Elements, they must be familiar with community resources and partners who provide services they don’t, refer young adults to those services, and report on service delivery and outcomes.
Please prepare a 12-month budget for your proposal. If the selected bidder’s contract is longer than 12 months, the budget can be adjusted during contract negotiations.
Bidders for the WIOA Title I Young Adult Services RFP do not need to include subcontracts with WorkForce Central’s current providers in their budget for the 2022-2023 program year.
Partner letters of agreement/support are not required for proposals. As applicable, proposals should include proposed partners’ names, the nature of the partnership, the partners’ scope of work, and inclusion in the budget if subcontracting.
The number of young adults who may transition to the bidder selected through this RFP will be determined after selection and during contract negotiation. The status of each young adult and services they have received is recorded in Efforts to Outcomes (ETO), the WA State management information system, to which the new provider will have access.
The organization selected as the anchor provider of WIOA Title I Young Adult Services will have a significantly different role than the organizations approved as cohort training providers through WorkForce Central’s Industry Skills Cohort Training RFQQ. If your organization is interested in this new opportunity, please submit a proposal for the WIOA Title I Young Adult Services RFP.
WorkForce Central cannot provide references for organizations submitting proposals in response to our RFPs due to potential or perceived conflict of interest.
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