What the buyer needs
AI summaryA government authority in La Plata, Maryland, seeks a vendor to provide year-round workforce development program services. The contractor will assist young adults in career exploration and skill development by matching participants with paid employment opportunities and increasing their knowledge of job searching, interviewing, hiring, and workplace expectations. The program must also help participants build transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, time management, professionalism, and workplace responsibility. Additionally, the vendor will connect participants with local employers and career pathways leading to continued employment, occupational training, apprenticeships, credentialing, or post-secondary education. Only onshore organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid, and all work will be performed offsite. The buyer will hold a pre-proposal meeting on December 2, 2026, and requires all questions to be submitted by December 15, 2026.
Scope of work
- Assist young adults in career exploration and skill development
- Match participants with meaningful paid employment opportunities
- Increase knowledge of job searching, application, interviewing, hiring, and workplace expectations
- Develop transferable employment skills including communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and time management
- Connect participants with local employers and career pathways
- Track performance measures including enrollment, career coaching, and employment outcomes
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (USA Organization Only)