Request for Proposals - One-Stop Career Services, WIOA Title I-B: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Programming
One-Stop Career Services
WIOA Title I-B: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Programming
PA CareerLink® Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Partner4Work is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a qualified service provider to deliver Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth services within the One-Stop Career System in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, in accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including but not limited to providing career services, supportive services, training services, and business services. The period of performance will include a base contract year that begins on July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2024, with three subsequent option years, exercised at the full discretion of Partner4Work.
The selected bidder will implement a proven WIOA model with a dual-customer focus on employers and job seekers that aligns with the Partner4Work vision of a world-class workforce development system. The model will be operated primarily out of two comprehensive one-stop career centers (American Job Centers) located in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, which are the focal point and public face of the local workforce development system. They provide access to a broad array of career-related services and information in one place, designed to serve a diverse range of customers with diverse needs, creating a vital link in connecting job seekers and employers.
Please reference the RFP and its additional files for a full understanding of requirements.
Partner4Work intends to conduct a bidder’s conference on December 7, 2022 at 12:00pm ET, providing an opportunity to ask questions, understand proposal requirements, and obtain guidance on the scope and nature of the work required by this RFP. Please reference the RFP for registration requirements.
Please see the following recording of Partner4Work’s Virtual Information Session announcing this RFP for helpful information about our organization, the local workforce development system, and doing business with Partner4Work - https://youtu.be/gmC9kNSdwXs
Deadline: Proposals due January 17, 2023
Feb. 23, 2023, update: One-Stop Operator Services are funded through the PA CareerLink® operating budget, which is paid for by contributions of PA CareerLink® partner agencies, per the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Partner4Work intends to fund any agreements resulting from this RFP primarily with WIOA funding provided through the PA CareerLink® operating budget, including but not limited to WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Programs - CFDA 17.258, 17.278, and 17.259. Exact amounts of funding by source are not yet known. By estimate from prior year spending, any agreement resulting from this RFP will be supported by 90% ($540,000) federal funding and 10% ($60,000) non-federal funding. Any entities receiving agreements from Partner4Work through this RFP must comply with all applicable regulations and the terms and conditions of related funding sources. See General Information, Anticipated Award & Funding Sources for further information.