FY26 WSLC LegalNoticeofIntenttoAward.docx
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- Adams County, Asotin County, Benton County, Chelan County, Clallam County, Clark County, Columbia County, Cowlitz County, Douglas County, Ferry County, Franklin County, Garfield County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Island County, Jefferson County, King County, Kitsap County, Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Mason County, Okanogan County, Pacific County, Pend Oreille County, Pierce County, San Juan County, Skagit County, Skamania County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Thurston County, Wahkiakum County, Walla Walla County, Whatcom County, Whitman County, Yakima County, Asotin City, Clarkston City, Clarkston Heights-Vineland CDP, West Clarkston-Highland CDP, Benton City, Chelan City, Chelan Falls CDP, Clallam Bay CDP, Lewisville CDP, Rock Island City, Pacific Beach CDP, Whidbey Island Station CDP, Mercer Island City, Pacific City, Bainbridge Island City, Kingston CDP, Kitsap Lake CDP, Kittitas City, Klickitat CDP, Okanogan City, Anderson Island CDP, Fort Lewis CDP, Fox Island CDP, Herron Island CDP, Ketron Island CDP, North Fort Lewis CDP, Pacific City, Raft Island CDP, Stevenson City, Hat Island CDP, Lake Stevens City, Snohomish City, Spokane City, Spokane Valley City, Puget Island CDP, Garfield Town, Yakima City, Washington
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This is a Legal Notice of Intent to Award, issued by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), announcing a sole source contract with the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The contract's primary objective is to foster partnerships between organized labor and the state's community and technical college system, focusing on workforce education and training programs. The 12-month contract, potentially extendable to 24 months, will be issued around July 15, 2025, with a maximum value of $100,000 per fiscal year. Offerors interested in the contract must submit capability statements within 10 business days of the announcement, and in the absence of qualified sources, SBCTC intends to proceed with a sole source award.
The contract aims to achieve specific goals, including increasing labor representation on college advisory committees, improving diverse participation, educating college administrators about labor issues, and maintaining effective communication on workforce education. The Washington State Labor Council is deemed uniquely qualified due to its expertise in the 34 community and technical colleges and established relationships with labor and college stakeholders. The contract is structured to comply with RCW 28B.50.252, which requires local advisory committees to include representatives from business and labor that reflect the local industry and community. Interested parties can contact Abraham L. Rocha, Contracts & Procurement Officer, for further information or to submit capability statements.
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| FY26 WSLC SoleSourceJustification.docx | DOCX document | |
| FY26 WSLC Contract.docx | DOCX document |
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State of Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
LEGAL NOTICE
Sole Source Posting
REPOSTED JUNE 23, 2025
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) contemplates awarding a sole source contract to the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The contractor will foster and facilitate partnerships between organized labor, the state’s community and technical college system, and the SBCTC. The focus is to strengthen college workforce education and training programs including, but not limited to, Worker Retraining and includes the following goals:
1. Increase active participation of labor representation on college program and general advisory committee boards.
2. Improve the diverse representation, level and quality of participation by labor representatives on advisory committees.
3. Educate college administrators and leaders about labor issues, facilitating partnerships including labor-initiated training and resolving issues between labor and the community college system.
4. Maintain effective two-way communications with the SBCTC staff on labor policy and perspectives on workforce education.
It is a requirement that an organization have demonstrated skills in the listed areas.
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is uniquely qualified to provide these services because it has program-specific expertise of the complexities within the 34 community and technical colleges in Washington State and has established relationships with the stakeholder groups within the labor community and the college system.
An additional requirement of RCW 28B.50.252 establishing the Vocational Educational Program Advisory Committee includes language specifically stating that the local committee must (c) Include representatives of business and labor who reflect the local industry, and the community. In order to contract for the work in this contract you must be a local labor representative from the community.
The 12-month contract, which may, at the sole discretion of the SBCTC, be extended to 24 months upon satisfactory progress, will be issued on or about July 15, 2025. The dollar value is estimated at no more than $100,000 per fiscal year.
Offerors contemplating the requirements are required to submit capability statements detailing their ability to meet the state’s requirements no later than 10 business days from the date of this announcement. In the absence of qualified sources, it is the state’s intent to make a sole source award of the contract.
To submit capability statements or for questions, contact:
Abraham L. Rocha, Contracts & Procurement Officer Email: arocha@sbctc.edu Telephone: 509-842-4341
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