REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR WIOA SERVICES
Posted: February 26, 2025
Deadline: April 18, 2025
NOTICE OF SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS TO OPERATE WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT PROGRAMS
Land of Sky Regional Council, as Administrative Entity for the Mountain Area Workforce Development Consortium, will be accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) for the operation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P. L. 113-128) programs (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth), in the Mountain Local Area (Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties). Proposals will be sought for the operation of Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs (Ages 18+), and for the operation of the Youth Programs to serve eligible Youth (ages 16 through 24 at the time of program enrollment) in the Mountain Area region.
To learn more about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) visit https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/ and https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/. North Carolina NCWorks Commission and Division of Workforce Solutions policy information is available at the Division of Workforce Solutions website: https://www.nccommerce.com/jobs-training/workforce-professionals-tools-resources/workforce-policies.
Land of Sky Regional Council will develop cost reimbursement contracts with successful bidders for the WIOA programs to be operated July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Annual contract extensions, for up to two additional years, are possible if the selected service providers demonstrate and document successful performance, and if the adequate WIOA funding is available to the Local Area to support continued program operations.
The Request for Proposals for Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, and the Request for Proposals for Youth Programs will be available at the Land of Sky Offices, 339 New Leicester Hwy., Suite 140, Asheville, NC 28806-2088 between the hours of 8:30am and 3:00pm M-F or by email request to zia@landofsky.org. Both Requests for Proposals will be released for competitive procurement on Monday, February 24, 2025, and proposals will be due by 4:00pm on Friday, April 18, 2025. Please note, the RFP for Adult/Dislocated Worker Programs does not include One-Stop Operator. For additional information contact Nathan Ramsey, Executive Director of Land of Sky Regional Council at nathan@landofsky.org.
Organizations intending to bid must submit a Letter of Intent electronically to Nathan Ramsey (nathan@landofsky.org) by 5:00pm on Friday, March 28, 2025. The Bidders’ Conference to discuss the procedures related to applying for funds and operating a WIOA Youth Program is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2025, at 1:30 PM and the Bidders’ Conference for the operation of a WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs is scheduled on the same date, at 3:00 PM. Both conferences will be held virtually via the Zoom Platform. Bidders receiving an RFP will automatically be provided the Zoom link for the bidders’ conference(s).
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is currently accepting letters of intent from entities to serve as one-stop operators for the local certified NCWorks Career Centers in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties pursuant to the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA). The deadline for submitting Letters of Intent is Friday, March 28 at 5:00 pm. The funding to serve as One-Stop Operator is anticipated not to exceed $50,000. For more information about this request for Letters of Intent and how to respond please visit www.MountainAreaWorks.org or contact Nathan Ramsey, Director, Mountain Area Workforce Development Board at Nathan@landofsky.org.
Land of Sky Regional Council and the Mountain Area Workforce Development Consortium is an Equal Opportunity and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliant Employer and Program Administrator. This Notice of Solicitation to operate WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Programs is 100 percent federally funded through an award from the US Department of Labor/ETA in the amount of $1,816,681.
