Workforce Pre- Apprenticeship Partner Service

The government authority located in Chicago, Illinois is seeking verifiable, high-performing qualified consultants to provide workforce pre-apprenticeship partner services. The agency needs to identify, through competitive selection, organizations that can provide workforce services, training, and career pathways within high-demand sector industries that capture the workforce goal requirements. The selected partner will assume primary responsibility for identifying, recruiting, preparing, and managing participants from and throughout the agency service area. The scope of work requires an established program that maintains strategies to increase program recruitment, participation, and retention in the construction trades industry. Services must include education and pre-vocational services that prepare participants to meet the minimum qualifications for entry into a Registered Apprenticeship program. The partner must also provide activities that introduce participants to apprenticeships, assist them in applying for Registered Apprenticeship programs, and offer access to supportive services such as childcare, transportation, counseling, and connections to career services. The program must deliver hands-on experience that simulates the work performed in actual trade apprenticeship halls while observing proper supervision and safety protocols. The agency requires these activities to be conducted under formal agreements and, wherever possible, in coordination with apprenticeship sponsors to facilitate entry into Registered Apprenticeship programs upon successful completion. The performance of this work will take place offsite over a contract period of three years. Eligibility is limited to onshore organizations located within the United States. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget for this initiative. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for June 16, 2026, and all questions regarding this opportunity must be submitted no later than June 18, 2026.