2020-1 - Transporation Dispatch Services

The Mayor’s Workforce Development Board (MWDB) is directly responsible and accountable to the State of Michigan, Labor and Economic Opportunity-Workforce Development (LEO-WD) for the planning and oversight of talent development programs in the City of Detroit. Designated by the MWDB, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) serves as the fiscal and administrative entity that provides workforce services to job seekers and employers. DESC’s primary funding streams include Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) that funds Michigan’s PATH (Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.) employment program, Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T), Wagner-Peyser Employment Services (ES), and other public and private funding. The Corporation enters into contracts with qualified entities to provide workforce development programs and services to job seekers and employers. 

DESC is seeking proposals from qualified individuals and/or firms to provide DESC is seeking proposals from qualified individuals and/or firms to provide Lyft transportation dispatch services for Detroit at Work customers in the PATH and other programs.  
Prospective applicants must demonstrate their relevant experience and ability to effectively provide services as set forth in the RFP.  (Refer to attached Public Notice for information to request a full RFP package)