What the buyer needs
AI summarySCPa Works / South Central Workforce Development Board seeks a strategic workforce development partner to deliver Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker services across eight Pennsylvania counties. The selected provider will connect individuals with employment, education, occupational training, and career advancement while participating in PA CareerLink, Community Access Points, and CWDS data management. Onshore USA organizations may submit proposals digitally via email or online by December 15, 2026, after submitting questions by November 20, attending a mandatory pre-bid meeting on November 24, and filing an intent to apply by November 25, 2026. SCPa Works evaluates proposals on experience, two workforce board recommendation letters, staffing structure, and fiscal management capacity under a cost-reimbursement model. The initial one-year contract runs from July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028, with an available budget of up to 1,200,000 USD.
Scope of work
- Outreach, recruitment, and virtual WIOA intake
- Eligibility determination, verification, and assessment
- Individual Employment Plan development and authentication
- Career and training services, including Individual Training Accounts
- Work-based learning opportunities and employer engagement
- Supportive services, referrals, and partner coordination
- PA CareerLink and Community Access Point integration
- CWDS data entry, data validation, and participant file management
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Organizational Capacity | 50 points |
| Fiscal Management | 40 points |
| Risk Assessment | 10 points |
| Financial Management Assessment (staff-executed) | 80 points in addition to the overall narrative criteria score |
| Risk Assessment (staff-executed) | 80 points in addition to the overall narrative criteria score |
Minimum qualifications
- Demonstrate sufficient organizational, fiscal, administrative, technological, and staffing controls
- Attend the mandatory bidders' conference
- Submit written Intent to Apply by the deadline
- Disclose unresolved monitoring, audit, legal, or contractual matters
- Disclose actual, potential, or apparent conflicts of interest
- Demonstrate legal eligibility to contract and adequate financial capacity
Documents to include with your response
- Written Intent to Apply
- Two letters of recommendation from local workforce development boards
- Proposed budget using the budget template and budget narrative
- Recent single audit or equivalent fiscal analysis
- Proposal signed by an authorized representative
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic
- Instructions
- Proposals shall be submitted electronically in the format and by the deadline identified in the final RFP; proposals remain valid for ninety (90) calendar days.