Request for Proposal

1. General Information.
The City and County have funds available to provide occupational skills, and/or entrepreneurial employment training. Programs submitted must lead to placement of at least 60% of the participants in self-employment or jobs that are training related. $500,000.00 is available and the total number of participants estimated to receive training is 250. Time of performance is 6 months, beginning on September 1st.
a. Appropriate areas of Occupational Skills Training:
Medical services (home health/nurses aides, medical/dental assistants), positions in hotels (maids, housekeepers), security services, telecommunication equipment operators, technicians/repairers, bookkeeping, janitors, food service workers, bus drivers, computer technicians, business services (office skills, cashier/sales), child care, sales, and environmental technicians.
b. Basic Program Design:
An example would be--Classroom instruction or job-site instruction in which trainees do not perform services (e.g. vocational school programs, job shadowing), followed by placement in a training-related job. Compensation for expenses incurred for the training will be made on a cost reimbursement basis.
2. Recruitment of Participants.
Subcontractors will be responsible for the recruitment and referral process for all participants, and will provide eligibility determination for all prospective participants.
3. Payment Procedure.
Cost-reimbursement contracts will be negotiated for all proposals accepted for funding. This method of contracting will reimburse operators for actual training expenses incurred under an agreed-upon budget and payment schedule.
4. Reporting Requirements.
All proposals must allow for the submission of monthly reports on the progress of individual participants and the costs associated with the program services.
A final evaluation report will be required as part of the contract closeout package. This final evaluation will include a recap of all competencies attained by each participant, a recommendation for further services required by each participant, the immediate outcomes for each participant, and the labor for and/or educational status of each participant.
5. Recording Keeping.
Program records must be kept in sufficient detail to document compliance with City and County regulations relevant to the activity, including fiscal regulations and cost classifications. Records must be maintained for a minimum of three years.
6. Other Responsibilities:
a. Submit a valid Tax Clearance Certificate.
b. Show proof of Business registration with the State.
c. Show proof of insurance coverage:
1) Bonding.
2) Automobile Liability.
3) General Liability.
4) Worker's Compensation.
7. Proposal Evaluation Criteria.
Proposals received will be reviewed by a committee, which will rate the proposals competitively on a 100 maximum point basis.
Proposal rating subsections and their respective allowable points are as follows:
Administrative and Organizational History
20 points
Program Description
55 points
Fiscal Data
15 points
Cost
10 points
8. Submission instructions.
Submit final proposals to your instructor for completion of the Learning Team Project on the Development of the Proposal.