The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified providers for the following service: WIOA Title I for Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services • Applicants may submit a proposal for WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services • Resulting contracts will be determine based on respect to cost, scope of work, and content in a manner that ensures operation of this system in the best interest of the LWDB, the Chief Elected Official, Workforce and Career Development's Board, and the area’s citizens and employers. The period of performance under this RFP for each contract awarded will commence from the date of award for a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months. Each contract may be subject to two (2) one (1) year extensions, based upon suitable performance as determined and approved by the Office of Workforce and Career Development. Individuals Eligible to Receive Services • Under the Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) basic services must be made available to any customer who seeks them and, in the case of staff assisted WIOA basic services and WIOA individualized and/or training services, any customer who is eligible and for whom the service is appropriate. Services Sought • As explained above, this Request for Proposal (RFP) is soliciting proposals for Middlesex County’s workforce system: WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services. A. WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs 1. At a minimum, the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Service Provider in the Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD) system will perform the following services in Middlesex County: Provision of services must be coordinated with all comprehensive American Job Centers (One-Stop) and their respective participating partner programs. • Conduct outreach and recruitment of both job seekers and employer customers.
