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Promoting a prosperous community by providing a progressive workforce system
Current Requests for Information/proposals
Attachment A: Proposal Cover Sheet and Certification
Attachment B: Performance Outcomes Form
Attachment C: Budget Cost Proposal
Attachment D: 14 WIOA Youth Service Elements Delivery Plan
The BFWDC is requesting proposals from qualified professional vendors to deliver services within Benton-Franklin counties to:
• Adult and Dislocated Workers who are unemployed, under-employed, or in need of training and career services
• Out of School Youth ages 16-24 who need assistance launching a pathway to economic prosperity and stability
Contracts awarded will commence July 1, 2023, and continue through June 30, 2024 (hereafter, “the contract period”) with a mutually agreed option for annual extensions pending performance and available funding.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title IB
Dislocated Worker/Adult/Youth Services
RFP #2023-01
Proposal Deadline: 4 p.m. PST Monday, February 27, 2023
The RFP 2023-01 Review Committee recommended to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council Board of Directors to award this contract to Career Path Services. There will be a week period for appeals, closing May 11th, 2023. Appeals can be sent to procurement@bf-wdc.org
WIOA Title IB Services are 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Labor
Successful Bidder Selected!
Past Requests for proposals
IT Providers
RFI #2022-01
Submission Deadline - August 25th, 2022
Requests will be used to obtain proposals from qualified IT managed service providers. This information will allow Benton Franklin Workforce Development Council (BFWDC) to review proposals and enter negotiations with the vendor whose proposal is most advantageous to BFWDC with price and other factors considered.
All responses must be submitted electronically to admin@bf-wdc.org and be received by 08/25/2022, 6 p.m. PST
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Location – 815 N Kellogg Street, Suite C, Kennewick, WA 99336
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Users – 9 employees
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Devices – HP laptops; Printers – one network, individual personal printers
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Servers and Network – One onsite server (installed 03/2022); VPN used by 8 employees
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Applications –Microsoft 365 Business Suite, Adobe Acrobat 2020, Abila Fund Accounting
One-Stop Operator (OSO)
RFP #2021-001-WIOA-OSO
Proposal Deadline - May 5, 2021, 4:00 p.m. PST
Anticipated Award Period - July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Potential annual extension through June 30, 2025
Click here for the full RFP
The RFP 21-01 Review Committee recommended to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council Board of Directors to award this contract to Career Path Services. Board Minutes approving the award can be found here.
Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council
Request for Proposals 19-01
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program Services:
Dislocated Worker
Proposal Deadline: Thursday, May 9, 2019
The RFP 19-01 Review Committee recommended to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council Board of Directors to award this contract to Career Path Services. Board Minutes approving the award can be found here.
Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council
Request for Proposals 18-01
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program Services:
Adult, Dislocated Worker, Out-of-School Youth
Proposal Deadline: Thursday, May 23, 2018
The RFP 18-01 Review Committee recommended to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council Board of Directors to award the Adult and Out-of-School Youth Contracts to Career Path Services and the Dislocated Worker Contract to ResCare. Board Minutes approving the award can be found here.