Art Employment Program 2024

The State of Idaho Division of Purchasing, specifically on behalf of the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (IDVR), is seeking proposals for an Art Employment Program in 2024. This procurement focuses on utilizing teaching artists, local businesses, and arts programming to develop critical employment and postsecondary skills for students with disabilities. The program will provide Work Based Learning Experiences and Work Readiness Training across multiple IDVR Customer Center areas, including North, South Central, Southeast, and Southwest regions. Proposals are due by the RFP Closing Date, with a virtual pre-proposal conference held on October 2, 2023. The contract term is initially one year, with potential renewals up to five years upon mutual agreement. Evaluation will be conducted on a point-based system, with awards made to responsive and responsible offerors receiving the highest normalized points for each IDVR Customer Center area. Pricing is structured with a maximum total session cost of $28,000 and minimum hourly rates for students varying by region.

The procurement does not specify explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. The anticipated annual budget for the program is $298,000, with no guaranteed minimum or maximum number of sessions. IDVR reserves the right to add or remove sessions as needed during the contract term. Offerors must provide fully-burdened rates that comprehensively cover operating and personnel expenses, including overhead, salaries, administrative costs, travel, profit, and supplies. Pricing must be submitted separately for each proposed region, with detailed cost matrices for Work Readiness Training, End of Program Form, and Work Based Learning Reimbursement. While no incumbent vendors are mentioned, the program requires providers to have expertise in working with students with disabilities and the capability to develop workforce skills through arts-based programming. The contract will cover multiple counties within Idaho, offering flexibility for vendors to propose services in one or multiple regions.