This Request for Proposals is soliciting proposals for the delivery of services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law No: 113-128) Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker (TIADW) programs in Washington County, NY. Any contractor selected as a result of this procurement will be required to serve new participants as well as those participants already enrolled in the Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker programs as of December 31, 2023. Furthermore, the contractor will also be required to provide follow up activities for customers who exited the system between February 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 for a period of no less than twelve (12) months from date of exit. Continued follow-up services will be required for customers who exit the program through the end of the potential contract renewal period of June 30, 2025. Services funded through this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be provided at a location in Washington County to be identified by the respondent and serve as the Washington County Career Center with the concurrence of the SWW WDB working in collaboration with Saratoga County, serving as fiscal agent for the WDB and Washington County. The Career Center will accommodate staff from other partner agencies as practical but minimally NYS DOL staff on a part- or full-time basis. The contractor will be expected to leverage resources and build collaborative partnerships which will result in an efficient and effective service delivery system (serving both business customers and jobseeker customers) which operates as part of larger network of centers throughout the SWW area, under the policy guidance of the SWW WDB and in collaboration with other workforce partner entities identified by the WDB, the WIOA and the local area Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The contractor will also work in conjunction with the other career centers and local partner agencies under the guidance of the SWW WDB identified “One Stop Operator” whose function is to coordinate the provision of services systemwide between career centers and other partner agencies in compliance with the local area MOU.
