*Updated* Request for Proposals - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title 1 Adult and Dislocated Worker One-Stop Programs

Partner4Work (P4W) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a primary provider(s) of Adult and Dislocated Worker Services to support the One-Stop Career System in the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Workforce Development Areas (WDA), in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including but not limited to career services, supportive services, training services, and business services. The period of performance will include a base contract year that begins on July 1, 2019, and ends on June 30, 2020, with three subsequent option years, exercised at the discretion of P4W.

The selected applicant(s) will implement a proven WIOA model with a dual-customer focus on employers and job seekers that aligns with the P4W vision of a world-class workforce development system. The model will be operated primarily out of two one-stop career centers (American Job Centers) located in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County - PA CareerLink® Downtown Pittsburgh and PA CareerLink® Allegheny East. These comprehensive career centers are the focal point and public face of the local workforce development delivery system. They provide access to a broad array of career-related services and information in one place. They are designed to serve a diverse range of customers with diverse needs and are a vital link in connecting job seekers and employers.

P4W expects to award one or more cost reimbursement-type contracts to provide the services sought by this RFP, primarily delivered from the two PA CareerLink® centers in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Qualified parties may submit proposals to deliver services at one or both centers. The total value of funds available for service delivery at both centers is $2.2 million for the period of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. The actual amount of award will be based on the proposed budgets, availability of funds, and standards for use of public funds (all costs must be reasonable and necessary to carry out the planned functions, allowable, and allocable to the proper grant/cost categories). 

A bidders' conference will be held from 10:45 to 11:45* AM EST Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at P4W, 650 Smithfield Street, Suite 2600, Pittsburgh PA 15222

An optional tour of PA CareerLink Downtown, 304 Wood Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222 will be held from 12 to 12:30 PM Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Attendees should register in advance by email to onestop@partner4work.org.

Submission Deadline: 5 PM EST February 4, 2019.

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