Economic Development and Rural Postsecondary Grant Program Service

The District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development is seeking a vendor to provide economic development and rural postsecondary grant program services. The agency aims to advance a national talent strategy that emphasizes reindustrializing America, expanding earn-while-you-learn models like registered apprenticeships, and building a skilled workforce. This initiative addresses the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence that are reshaping the nature of work and the skills required across nearly every sector. The project covers expanding economic opportunity and helping rural communities create sustainable talent pipelines through demand-driven training, stronger employer partnerships, talent marketplaces, and artificial intelligence-enabled learning. The selected vendor must integrate artificial intelligence into education and training programs as both a field of study and a tool for teaching and learning. This scope includes expanding artificial intelligence literacy through the AI Literacy Framework, embedding AI-related competencies into curricula, deploying digital wallets or employment records, and preparing educators and institutions to adapt to technological change. Bidders must be onshore organizations based entirely in the United States. The agency requires the selected vendor to perform all work offsite. The agency is currently looking for proposals to establish the budget, and the source document does not specify further evaluation criteria or key dates.