What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe South Florida Workforce Investment Board (SFWIB), doing business as CareerSource South Florida, seeks proposals for workforce services to help jobseekers and workers in Miami, Florida, obtain and retain self-sufficient employment. Requested services include skill assessments, individual employment plans, career planning, counseling and mentoring, short-term pre-vocational services, out-of-area job search assistance, career-linked internships, and engaging mandatory participants in countable work activities. Eligible respondents are limited to onshore U.S. organizations that adopt a Code of Business Ethics and submit a Business Ethics Affidavit prior to contract execution. SFWIB will hold a pre-bid meeting and accept questions until November 23, 2026. Applicants must submit one original paper copy and three electronic copies on a USB flash drive to SFWIB Headquarters by 4:00 p.m. EDT on December 18, 2026. Proposals must include separate program and administrative budgets per center location in Microsoft Excel without identifying information, alongside a budget narrative and an indirect cost rate proposal if indirect costs are included.
Scope of work
- Job placement via Direct Job Placement or Job Development
- Intake and workforce services for jobseekers
- Training services linked to in-demand employment opportunities
- Follow-up services and support services for participants
- Business outreach and services to attract and retain employers
- Career Advancement Program (TANF) services and work activity engagement
- Labor exchange, veterans, and farmworker services
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Organizational Experience, Capabilities and Past Performance | 15 |
| Budget | 10 |
| Indirect Cost Rate Proposal & Cost Allocation Plan | 5 |
Minimum qualifications
- In-depth knowledge of fiscal, administrative, and programmatic requirements of workforce programs
- Track record and successful performance delivering solicited or comparable workforce services
- Level 2 background screening for all employees, volunteers, and subcontracted personnel
- Bank account with pre-numbered checks requiring two signatures
- Independent audit report
- Adoption of a Code of Business Ethics
Documents to include with your response
- Attachment A: Organizational Identification Data Form
- Attachment B: Organizational Capability Cover Sheet
- Attachment C: Qualifications of Administrative and Program Staff Chart
- Attachment D: Reference Chart
- Attachment E: Funding Sources Chart
- Attachment F: Technical Proposal Cover Sheet
- Attachment G: Budget Proposal Cover Sheet
- Attachment H: Budget Forms and Budget Narrative
- Attachment J: Proposed Deliverables and Performance Chart
- Attachment K: Due Diligence Requirements
How to submit
- Method
- Hard copy and USB flash drives
- Instructions
- Submit one (1) legible, unbound original paper copy and three (3) USB flash drives to South Florida Workforce Investment Board Headquarters D/B/A CareerSource South Florida, Reception Desk, 7300 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 500, Miami, Florida 33126. Use Times New Roman 12 point font.
