Senior Community Service Employment Program Services
- Client
- Texas
- RFP Number
- STAFF-16747
- Posted
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- Category
- Staffing Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
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- Set-aside
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Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer requests proposals from US-based organizations to deliver Senior Community Service Employment Program services for one year onsite in Texas. The selected vendor must foster individual economic self-sufficiency, promote useful part-time community service assignment opportunities for unemployed, low-income individuals aged fifty-five and older with poor employment prospects, and increase the number of older individuals benefiting from unsubsidized employment in the public and private sectors. Interested vendors must submit all questions by September 9, 2026, and can submit their proposals digitally through email or online. The buyer has not specified evaluation criteria or a set budget, indicating that it is open to receiving proposals.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 2-32027-00029 SCSEP Solicitation.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Texas Workforce Commission is seeking applications for the Senior Community Service Employment Program to provide skills training and work-based community service activities to unemployed, low-income seniors aged 55 and older. The program aims to help participants gain work experience and transition into unsubsidized employment. Eligible applicants include legal entities meeting state and federal program requirements.
- Issued by
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Deadline for Submitting Questions or Requests for Clarification
- September 9, 2026
- Estimated Date to Post Answers to Questions or Requests for Clarification
- September 24, 2026
- Deadline for Submission of Applications
- October 6, 2026 10:00 a.m. Central Time
- How to submit
- Electronic via the TWC Procurement Portal
- Submission details
- Submitted via the TWC Procurement Portal. Formats must be 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch paper layout, using Verdana or Arial 12 pt font with 1-inch margins and 1.5 line spacing.
- Contract term
- One (1) year / 12-month period
- Place of performance
- Texas
- Insurance and bonding
- Required by state or federal law (such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance)
- Funding
- Financed ninety percent (90%) with federal money (DOL SCSEP state allotments) with a ten percent (10%) non-federal match share; 2 C.F.R. Part 200
How proposals are evaluated
| Executive Summary | Required - Not Scored |
| Demonstrated Experience | 15 points |
| Outreach and Recruitment | 15 points |
| Program Plan | 20 points |
| Outcomes and Measures | 15 points |
| Program Administration Plan | 20 points |
| Budget Workbook | 15 points |
Scope of work
- Provide skills training for low-income, unemployed seniors aged 55 and older
- Place participants in Community Service Assignments at public and private nonprofit Host Agencies
- Provide SCSEP plan orientation and Participant orientation
- Provide or arrange training as identified in Participant Individual Employment Plans
- Provide, arrange, or refer participants to necessary Supportive Services
- Provide ongoing counseling on participants' progress in Community Service Assignments
- Provide participants with wages and benefits for time spent in orientation and training
- Conduct outreach and recruitment of eligible participants
Minimum qualifications
- Must be a legal entity (Onshore USA Organization Only)
- Nonprofit organizations must provide verifiable evidence of status via IRS Certification or state tax-exempt verification
- Must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) at time of Grant Award
- Must have a registered SAM.gov account within thirty (30) days after the Grant Award start date
- Must not be debarred, on State of Texas Warrant Hold, on State Divestment Lists, or excluded on SAM.gov
Documents to include with the bid
- Form A, Core Application
- Form B, Budget Workbook
- Form C, General Terms and Conditions Exceptions Form
- IRS Certification (Determination Letter) or official state tax-exempt status document (if applicable)
- Public Information Act Copy (if applicable)
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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