Employment Training Curriculum and Mentoring Training

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Services for People with Disabilities is requesting proposals for employment training curriculum development and mentoring services with proposals due June 30, 2026. The contract term is five years.

The scope requires developing a comprehensive curriculum addressing 13 specified topics in Competitive Integrated Employment and Customized Employment Supports — including job coaching, community integration, benefits counseling, assistive technology, and person-centered planning — with curriculum submission required within three months of contract start. The contractor must also deliver peer-to-peer mentoring sessions and technical assistance statewide via in-person and virtual platforms to state employees, providers, support coordinators, educators, employers, families, and legal guardians. Digital learning content must be developed in Articulate 360 or Adobe Captivate and delivered in SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004 format compatible with the Saba Learning Management System.

Ten mandatory minimum requirements filter eligibility: at least three years' experience developing and delivering employment curriculum, five years' policy implementation and provider operations experience, ACRE certification with three years' professional experience, and demonstrated expertise in person-centered planning, online training development, and familiarity with Charting the Life Course and the DHHS/DSPD Employment Pathway Tool. Contracted support coordinators are ineligible unless their current contracts terminate.

Bidders must submit technical and cost proposals separately. The cost proposal comprises two components: fixed cost for curriculum development and delivery, and hourly rates for mentoring sessions. Evaluation follows a three-stage process: initial responsiveness and minimum-requirement review, technical scoring against 15 weighted criteria (pass/fail on mandatory thresholds, then 0–5 scale scoring for technical points), and cost evaluation using comparative pricing. The award goes to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible offeror meeting all thresholds. Required submissions include Form 1 (Data Sheet), Form 2 (W-9), Form 3 (Conflict of Interest Disclosure), Form 4 (Business Associate Agreement addressing HIPAA compliance), Form 5 (Technical Proposal limited to two paragraphs per criterion), Form 6 (Cost Proposal), Form 7 (Attestation Statement), ACRE certification proof, and relevant experience resumes. Proposals must be submitted electronically via Utah Public Procurement Place. DHHS reserves the right to conduct interviews and negotiate terms prior to award.