Specifications include, but are not limited to: The North Central Texas Council of Governments (“NCTCOG”) is serving as the Administrative Entity and Grant Recipient for the North Central Texas Workforce Development Board, dba Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas (WSNCT) and is therefore conducting this Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of WSNCT. The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to identify an experienced consultant/firm to provide a strategic structural alignment and implementation plan for WSNCT. It is critical for Workforce Development to continue to evaluate our workforce landscape and appropriately adjust to our regional needs to accommodate existing and emerging priorities while enhancing organizational effectiveness to support our Strategic Plan/Vision for the organization. This successful alignment requires us to prepare and plan for addressing programmatic needs and support services required to advance organizational goals, directly support effective workforce planning and communication and respond successfully to serving the needs of employers and customers. The preferred consultant/firm would possess adequate knowledge and experience in workforce development, government, human resources, and strategic talent alignment and implementation planning.