REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OHIO MEANS JOBS COLUMBUS …

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OHIO MEANS JOBS COLUMBUS FRANKLIN COUNTY

CAREER SERVICES PROVIDER

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Issued by Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio Area 11 ? Columbus Franklin County

Issue Date: Response Deadline:

September 9, 2020 November 6, 2020 at 5 pm

RFP may be accessed at

Timeline Bidders interested in submitting proposals must make their submission no later than Monday, November 6, 2020 at 5 pm.

September 9, 2020 September 23, 2020 November 6,2020 April 2021

July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2023

Release RFP Bidders' Conference Proposal Period Closes Award Announcement Initial Contract Period

All inquiries should be directed to: Jennifer Roy Phone: 614.559.6051 Email: rfp-proposal@

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I

Purpose, Background, and Overview

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Section II

Scope of Work

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Section III

Bidder Experience and Qualifications

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Section IV

Procurement Process

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Section V

Format and Submission

16

Section VI

Evaluation and Scoring

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Section VII Protest Procedures

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Section VIII Proposal Requirements and Content

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Proposal Cover Page

Proposal Checklists

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Section I Purpose, Background and Overview

Purpose

The Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO) serves Workforce Area Eleven (11), City of Columbus and Franklin County, as a leader in working with employers to maintain a skilled workforce and with job seekers to acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for meaningful employment in the Central Ohio economy. To accomplish this mission, the WDBCO establishes programs and systems to prepare the job seeker for worthwhile and sustainable employment, especially focusing on dislocated workers and adults who are economically disadvantaged, unemployed, or under-employed.

WDBCO's primary location for coordinating these services is the OhioMeansJobs Columbus-Franklin County Center (OMJCFC), an American Job Center, currently located at 1111 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. Initially, OMJCFC will remain at this location, but WDBCO retains the right to relocate the OMJCFC within Franklin County during the period of the contract.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to procure an Operator of the OMJCFC. Bidders may choose to respond to this RFP alone, to the RFP for Job Center Operator, or both. If a bidder chooses to respond to both, those responses are separate and should not be combined.

Background

On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub.L. 113-128), a comprehensive legislation that reforms and modernizes the public workforce system. WIOA provides resources, services, and leadership tools for the workforce system to help individuals find well paid jobs and stay employed. In addition, WIOA improves employer prospects for success in the global marketplace. It ensures that the workforce system operates as a comprehensive, integrated and streamlined system to provide pathways to prosperity for those it serves and continuously improves the quality and performance of its services.

The Governor has designated local "Workforce Areas" governed by local Workforce Development Boards. Customers will benefit from a "Workforce Service" delivery system with centrally located career centers, where they can access career training and employment services and be referred directly to training and/or education that is necessary for employment or other services related to job placement, employment retention and/or increased wages.

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Overview This RFP solicits proposals that detail how the following items as described in WIOA ( ) will be implemented: ? Provide the career services described in section 134(c)(2) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively, through the one-stop delivery system ? Provide training services described in section 134(c)(3) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively In addition, WDBCO is negotiating success measures as identified by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) related to these services. These measures have not been released as of the date of this RFP. WDBCO will add other measures that it deems pertinent to understanding the success of the OMJCFC.

Additional Information The following two links provide additional information that are useful to understanding the workforce needs in Columbus, Franklin County: Ohio Labor Market Information page on the ODJFS website: 2022 Job Outlook Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area Report

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