MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board RFP For Career Center Operator/Service Provider

MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board

Request For Proposals (RFP) For Career Center Operator/Service Provider

The MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board (hereinafter referred to as MMVWB) is issuing this RFP for the purpose of selecting an organization with the appropriate capacity and expertise to design, administer and implement an innovative and compliant system of one-stop workforce development services for the benefit of the job seeker and business customers in the MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Area. These services must, at a minimum, include the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and related shared partner services and be delivered in an integrated model.

A copy of the WIOA regulations is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa .

Notice of this competitive solicitation will be published in major newspapers serving the Workforce Region and via email to organizations on the MMVWB’s bidders list. The RFP will be published on the City of Lawrence website https://www.cityoflawrence.com/Bids.aspx .

Eligible bidders must submit one (1) original and seven (7) copies of the entire proposal, along with one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format via USB flash drive). Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope by the proposal due date and time. Any proposal received after the deadline will not be accepted.

Proposals are due at the Office of the City Clerk, 200 Common St., Room 107, Lawrence, MA 01840, by 11am on February 20, 2025.

The City reserves the right to reject all bids and take whatever action is in the best interest of the city.