The San Benito County Workforce Development Board (WDB) seeks a consultant to assist staff in the development of its Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Workforce Development Plan.
To qualify for consideration, your consultation solicitation proposal must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016. Late and/or incomplete submittals will be rejected as not meeting the requirement of this solicitation.
General Information
Purpose: The purpose of this Request for Quotation is for the development of the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Workforce Development Plan.
B. Background
San Benito County was created in 1874 and is located Central Coast region 45 minutes from the Pacific Ocean and an hour south of Silicon Valley. The county of San Benito is 1,389 square miles and home to the cities of Hollister; the county seat (population 36,599) and San Juan Bautista (population 1,900+).
The purpose of the WDB is to set policy for the San Benito County workforce system in coordination with statewide workforce efforts. WDB promotes and fosters employment and training opportunities for the unemployed, the under-employed and other economically disadvantaged members of our community. The WDB conducts oversight of the San Benito County America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) which provides employment and training activities for youth, adults and dislocated workers. Through the establishment of AJCC’s, the system offers residents the opportunity to maximize their employment potential through a variety of information and training services based upon individual needs and employers are provided with access to workers that will support economic growth by helping them compete in the global economy.
C. Details
Board staff will be active participants in the preparation of the Local Plan. Assistance will be provided to focus on Labor Market Information (local and regional); vision, goals and strategy; services and service delivery strategies; the AJCC; information about particular programs, populations and partners; grants and grant administration; performance goals; training strategies; transparency and inclusiveness; intake and case management; and so forth.
It is anticipated that the consultant will have two key roles in Local Plan preparation: overall project management, and stakeholder engagement. As project manager, the consultant will facilitate the effective contribution of all work teams to the successful preparation and timely delivery of the Local Plan. It will identify work or information gaps and ensure that any such gaps are closed. It will draft a Local Plan that is clear, coherent, focused and concise.
The consultant will effect successful stakeholder engagement on behalf of the Board. It will identify key stakeholders—mandated and strategic—from partner agencies, local governments, service-area residents, the business community, and advocacy groups to include in the process, ensure their engagement and incorporate their input and feedback.
The consultant will facilitate effective communication among all the work teams, including senior management, and with the governing board. It will focus planning efforts on developing and writing a Local Plan that not only meets the requirements of state WIOA authorities, but serves as an effective strategy map for the Board (both governing board and staff) to undertake transformations that may be necessary to ensure that it is as successful as it can be in meeting both the mandate and the challenge of WIOA to serve this community’s workforce development needs in the evolving economy.
Timeline
The Board proposes the following milestones:
Project Management and Engagement Plans Within two weeks of notification
First Local Stakeholder Engagement Meeting 12/19/16-12/21/16
Second Local Stakeholder Engagement Meeting 1/9/16-1/13/16
Local Plan First Draft 1/16/17
Local Plan Second Draft 1/27/17
Governing Board Review and Comments 1/27/17-2/1/17
30-day Public Comment Period 2/3/17 – 3/3/17
Submit Plans to State Board 3/15/17
Deliverables
Project Management Plan
Include tasks, schedules (including time for review) and deliverables. Include data gathering
strategies, as appropriate.
Local Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Include strategies, tasks, schedules and deliverables.
Local Stakeholder Input, Compiled
Board Local Plan
- First Draft
- Second Draft for Board Review
- Final Draft for Public Comment
- Finalized Plan for Submission to State
Additional Guidance: Consultants should familiarize themselves with the California State Plan, and Regional and Local Planning Guidance for PY 2017-2020 (EDD WSDD-146) prior to responding to this solicitation.
Responding to this Solicitation
Proposals are to be emailed to Enrique Arreola at earreola@cosb.us no later than noon on Monday, December 12, 2016. Download the document at www.sbcjobs.org
Interested consultant / firms must answer the following: A discussion of the approach your firm plans to take to this project. Please limit the discussion to no more than three pages.
Your firm’s project staffing plan and their specific qualifications relevant to the needs of this project. Please limit the descriptions of qualifications to no more than one page per person.
Your proposed fee for this project. This may be either a flat fee or a proposal based on billable hours and expenses. If the latter, please include a not-to-exceed limit.
Please add a cover page with your firm’s contact information for this solicitation and combine all four parts
Proposed Cost
Submit your proposal outlining all costs by December 12, 2016 at noon.
We anticipate rendering a decision by December 16, 2016.
Contact Information
Please direct all responses to this solicitation to:
Enrique Arreola, Deputy Director
San Benito County Workforce Development Board (WDB)
1111 San Felipe Road, Suite #108, Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 634-4918
Attachment A
The California Economic Development Department, Workforce Services Division developed guidance for the creation of local and regional workforce plans. Interested Consultants should familiarize themselves with this guidance and all referenced regulations in order to adequately propose a plan and approach to meet this guidance. Reference sections of the WIOA, NPRM and the California Unified State Plan relevant to local and regional planning are included below.
• WIOA (Public Law 113-128) Sections 106 and 107
• Title 20 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): “WIOA; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” (NPRM)
Section 679.200 through 679.580
• California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) Sections 14000 through 18012
• Department Of Labor Training and Employment Guidance Letter 14-15, Subject: WIOA
Requirements for Unified and Combined State Plans (March 4, 2016)
• California’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan PY 2016-2019
• WSDD-146, Subject: “Regional and Planning Guidance for PY 2017-2020” (July 1, 2016)
• WSD15-17, Subject: “California WIOA Regional Planning Units (RPU)” (February 24, 2016)
• WSD15-14, Subject: “WIOA Adult Priority of Services” (January 22, 2016)
• WSD15-12, Subject: “WIOA Memorandum of Understanding” (January 20, 2016